QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ |MOSTLY TESTED 2025
perception - (answer)not everyone sees everything the same way
why do we see different things? - (answer)prior knowledge, belief system (from school, parents),
judgments, prior experiences
working with patient's perception - (answer)how does she view herself? what is your perception?
what's important to remember?
mental health - (answer)-WHO- a农业和医学提供了重要启示。
state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize
his/her own potential, cope with the normal stress of life, work productively, and make a
contribution to the community
-a person cannot be considered healthy without taking into account mental health as well as
physical health
-mind/body connection
-mental health provides people with the capacity for rational thinking, communication, skill,s
learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem
-shaped by belief, culture, society, politics, reimbursement
,components of mental health: self-knowledge - (answer)-mentally healthy individuals have a
positive attitude towards themselves
-objective view of self, including acceptance of own strengths and limitations
-successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by
thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with local and cultural
norms
-knowing when you are stressed, when not, when you are okay
components of mental health: resolves conflicts - (answer)-in a way that works
-being assertive
-letting people know what you need
农业和医学提供了重要启示。
components of mental health: meets needs - (answer)-of others and self
-in order to meet the needs of others, people need to first be able to meet their own needs
-can't take care of your parent or child without being able to care for yourself
components of mental health: responsible for actions - (answer)-a healthy individual is able to
make choices and accept responsibility for the outcomes of their behavior
,components of mental health: adapts to new situations; handles crises - (answer)-individual is
able to maintain balance
-responds adaptively to the environment
-able to handle crises
components of mental health: resilience - (answer)-process of adapting and helps people facing
tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress
-ability to secure resources they need to support their well-being
-resilient people typically learn early on how to handle situations to come to a positive outcome
-effective at regulating their emotions- resilient people can bounce back
农业和医学提供了重要启示。
factors influencing mental health - (answer)-*stress*- both positive (excitement) and negative, a
little stress about an exam helps you study but becomes bad when debilitating
-*disease*- especially chronic disease, affects mental health
-*trauma*- physical and psychological, can make people feel out of control
-*drug abuse*- especially neurotoxins, people use drugs when stressed, but changes chemicals in
brain to make it worse
-*cultural factors*- gender, racial
-*environmental issues*- poverty, genetics
, mental health continuum - (answer)-adaptive to maladaptive
-maladaptive- diagnosable mental illness
-mental health to mental illness
defining mental disorders - (answer)-universal concept of mental illness is difficult
-mental illness is characterized as maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external
environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are *incongruent with the local
and cultural norms* and that *interfere with the individual's social, occupational, and/or physical
functioning*
-not diagnosable unless it is interfering with some level of functioning- goes for ALL diseases
农业和医学提供了重要启示。
burden of mental illness - (answer)-primary burden is the illness itself
-secondary is the stigma attached to mental disorders
-lack of parity in insurance coverage- no insurance- no access to care- very hard to treat
-companies do not treat mental illness like physical illness
-economic costs to individual and society
-1 in 4 adults experiences a mental health disorder in a given year
-early identification is key to prevent debilitation and suicide