MENTAL HEALTH AS A CONTINUUM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024.
Study design dot points:
• mental health as a continuum (mentally healthy, mental health problems, mental disorders) influenced
by internal and external factors that can fluctuate over time
• the typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person, including high levels of functioning, social and
emotional well-being and resilience to life stressors - Answer
What is Mental health? - Answer Mental health is a state of emotional and soical wellbeing in which an
individual can cope with normal stresses of life and can work productively and can contribute to their
community.
Involving
• Social and emotional wellbeing
• Environmental quality
• Self management skills
• Physical health
Typical characteristics of good mental health? - Answer High levels of functioning:
independence, goals, development
Social wellbeing
connected, reciprocated, valued, desired
Emotional wellbeing
, balanced, normal range, strategies
Resilience
the capacity to recover quickly from set backs
Mental illness - Answer Mental illness is a mental disorder that that affects one or more functions of the
mind.
A mental illness can interfere with a person's thoughts, emotions, perceptions and behaviours.
Mental health on a continuum ? - Answer
What impacts on seeking treatment? - Answer Access
Education
Stimga
Labelling
Stigma - Answer Stigma
Stigma is a sign of disgrace that sets someone apart from one another.
Mentally healthy - Answer Mentally healthy means being in a generally positive state of mental
wellbeing, having the ability to cope with and manage life's challenges, working productively, striving to
fulfil one's goals and potential, and having a sense of connection to others and the community in general
A mental health problem - Answer A mental health problem adversely affects the way a person thinks,
feels and/or behaves, but typically to a lesser extent and of a shorter duration than a mental disorder.
For example, the sadness and despair associated with loss or grief, and symptoms associated with stress.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024.
Study design dot points:
• mental health as a continuum (mentally healthy, mental health problems, mental disorders) influenced
by internal and external factors that can fluctuate over time
• the typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person, including high levels of functioning, social and
emotional well-being and resilience to life stressors - Answer
What is Mental health? - Answer Mental health is a state of emotional and soical wellbeing in which an
individual can cope with normal stresses of life and can work productively and can contribute to their
community.
Involving
• Social and emotional wellbeing
• Environmental quality
• Self management skills
• Physical health
Typical characteristics of good mental health? - Answer High levels of functioning:
independence, goals, development
Social wellbeing
connected, reciprocated, valued, desired
Emotional wellbeing
, balanced, normal range, strategies
Resilience
the capacity to recover quickly from set backs
Mental illness - Answer Mental illness is a mental disorder that that affects one or more functions of the
mind.
A mental illness can interfere with a person's thoughts, emotions, perceptions and behaviours.
Mental health on a continuum ? - Answer
What impacts on seeking treatment? - Answer Access
Education
Stimga
Labelling
Stigma - Answer Stigma
Stigma is a sign of disgrace that sets someone apart from one another.
Mentally healthy - Answer Mentally healthy means being in a generally positive state of mental
wellbeing, having the ability to cope with and manage life's challenges, working productively, striving to
fulfil one's goals and potential, and having a sense of connection to others and the community in general
A mental health problem - Answer A mental health problem adversely affects the way a person thinks,
feels and/or behaves, but typically to a lesser extent and of a shorter duration than a mental disorder.
For example, the sadness and despair associated with loss or grief, and symptoms associated with stress.
