W1 defining mental health Flashcards
Child and youth mental health
The capacity to develop
- physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually
- ability to initiate, develop and sustain mutually beneficial relationships
- ability to become aware of others and empathise with them
- ability to use psychological distress as a developmental process which does not hinder or impair further development
Leading causes of burden to health antenatal and infancy
infant and congenital conditions are the dominant burden at this age
Leading causes of burden to health of preschoolers
- parental mental and substance use disorders
- injuries
- infectious diseases peak at this age
Leading causes of burden to health of primary schoolers
- parental mental and substance use disorders increase substantially at this point
- respiratory diseases peak
- injuries
- skin disorders emerge
Leading causes of burden to health to adolescents and young adults
- mental and substance use disorders
- injuries emerge as an increased burden at this age
- respiratory diseases begin to decline
- skin disorders
- musculoskeletal disorders begin to emerge as greater burden
Theoretical models of mental health
- medical or biological
- psychological
- systematic, social and environment
Medical/biological theory of mental health
- illness determined by a person’s genetic makeup
- classified according to the ICD 10 or DSM 5
Psychological theory of mental health
- cognitive and emotional factors
- attachment theory
- temperament
- psychological development
Systematic, social and environmental theory of mental health
- family and life stressors
- social support
- poverty and income
- housing
- parenting style
- parental mental health
- cultural influence
- peer relationships
Biopsychosocial approach to mental health
Bio - biological
Psycho - psychological
Social - family background, relationships, spirituality and culture
Theories of development related to biopsychosocial approach
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Social determinants of health
- structural determinants
- intermediary determinants
Structural determinants of health
Socioeconomic and political context
- governance
- policies
- values
- these can lead to unequal distribution of material and monetary resources
- these shape a person’s socioeconomic position
Intermediary determinants
Effected by socioeconomic status which is shaped by structural determinants
- material circumstances
- psychosocial circumstances
- behavioural and biological circumstances
- intermediary determinants determine health and health inequities
