what is mental health?
the capacity of an individual to interact with others and the environment in ways that promote subjective well-being, optimal development throughout the lifespan and effective use of the persons cognitive, emotional and social abilities
psychological dysfunction dysfunction usually associated with distress, impairment in the ability to cope with everyday life, and thoughts, feelings and/or behaviour that are not typical of the person or appropriate within their culture
- if a person struggles or is unable to do the kinds of things they normally do each day
what is a psychotic illness
A psychotic illness, commonly referred to as psychosis involves loss of contact with reality. They have difficulty making sense of their thoughts, feelings or what is happening around them
remain in touch with reality despite their dysfunctional thoughts, feelings and behaviour
someone goes crazy
what are the type main approaches when diagnosing mental illness?
humanistic and trait
categorical and dimensional
thinking and feeling
the categorical approach is a "yes-no" approach to classification
what is impaired ability
does not necessarily indicate mental illness alone
if a person struggles or is unable to do the kind of things they normally do each day
a disability
can do things at a very fast rate without any breaks
what is inclusion criteria
symptoms that must be present in order for the disorder to be diagnosed
symptoms that must not be present in order for the disorder to be diagnosed
symptoms which are characteristics of the disorder and therefore enable the assessment of the presence of the disorder
What does DSM stand for ?
Doing -Sensing-Management
Diagnostic-Statistical-Manual
Diagnosis-Stats-Mental
diagnostic criteria is most commonly viewed as a cluster or related psychological and/or behavioural characteristics that tend to occur together and can be measured
a key feature of the dimensional approach that a mental disorder is not considered in terms of whether it is present or absent-rather the focus is on grading a person in terms of the degree or severity on particular dimensions
what is a strength to the dimensional approach?
the emphasis on quantifying dimensions on scales can provide a richer and more detailed description of a person’s mental health state in the form of a profile
for most disorders listed in the DSM or ICD, there is no standardised inventory or system to support mental health professionals in using a dimensional approach
very time consuming and detailed
The ICD consists of .....
identifying the disorder that best matches or reflects the symptom presented by the individual
a detailed description of each disorder listed
causes of the disorder
