NUSC 3P14- Mental Health
Promotion Week 1 Exam Study
Guide
What is mental health? - Answer a state of well-being in which every individual realizes
his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
what are some key attributes of mental health? - Answer - able to love and experience
joy
- accurately appraise reality
- able to deal with conflicting emotions
- able to control ones own behaviour
- able to work and be productive
- think clearly
-relate to others
What is mental illness? - Answer -refers to wide range of behaviour, thinking, emotions
that
bring distress, suffering, impairment in everyday functioning.
- illness occurs when person is unable to cope with daily stresses of life
explain the mental health continuum - Answer top left: good mental health diagnosed
with mental disorder (pt is able to manage disorder)
top right: good mental health, and not diagnosed with a mental disorder
bottom left: poor mental health and poor management of mental disorder
(hospitalization)
bottom right: poor mental health, but not diagnosed with mental disorder
what is the leading cause of illness and disability? - Answer depression
what percentage of mental illness begins in adolescents and early adulthood? - Answer
70%
Promotion Week 1 Exam Study
Guide
What is mental health? - Answer a state of well-being in which every individual realizes
his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
what are some key attributes of mental health? - Answer - able to love and experience
joy
- accurately appraise reality
- able to deal with conflicting emotions
- able to control ones own behaviour
- able to work and be productive
- think clearly
-relate to others
What is mental illness? - Answer -refers to wide range of behaviour, thinking, emotions
that
bring distress, suffering, impairment in everyday functioning.
- illness occurs when person is unable to cope with daily stresses of life
explain the mental health continuum - Answer top left: good mental health diagnosed
with mental disorder (pt is able to manage disorder)
top right: good mental health, and not diagnosed with a mental disorder
bottom left: poor mental health and poor management of mental disorder
(hospitalization)
bottom right: poor mental health, but not diagnosed with mental disorder
what is the leading cause of illness and disability? - Answer depression
what percentage of mental illness begins in adolescents and early adulthood? - Answer
70%
