Psychology (Mental Health)

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looks at the unit of mental health which is often covered by Yr 12 psych
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
what is mental health?
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 2

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what is a psychotic illness
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  • 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

Pregunta 3

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what are the type main approaches when diagnosing mental illness?
Respuesta
  • humanistic and trait
  • categorical and dimensional
  • thinking and feeling

Pregunta 4

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the categorical approach is a "yes-no" approach to classification
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
what is impaired ability
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 6

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what is inclusion criteria
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 7

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What does DSM stand for ?
Respuesta
  • Doing -Sensing-Management
  • Diagnostic-Statistical-Manual
  • Diagnosis-Stats-Mental

Pregunta 8

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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
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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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
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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what is a strength to the dimensional approach?
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 11

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The ICD consists of .....
Respuesta
  • 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
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