How would you define someone as mentally healthy? - ANSA state of emotional, psychological,
and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and
coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability
How would you define someone as mentally ill? - ANSIndividuals experience dissatisfaction with
self, relationships and ineffective coping. Daily life an seem overwhelming of unbearbale.
Individuals may believe that their situation is hopeless
health-illness continuum - ANSdescription of a person's health status as a range with anchors
that include poor health or imminent death on one end of the continuum to high-level wellness
on the other end
Mental health - ANSdifficult to define; no single, universal definition; dynamic, ever-changing
state
What is the DSM-V? - ANSA taxonomy published by the American Psychiatric Association
(APA) and describes all mental disorders, outlining specific diagnostic criteria for each based on
clinical experience and research
What is a taxonomy? - ANSMental disorders, outlining specific diagnostic criteria for each based
on clinical experience and research
What did they think about mental illness in the ancient times? - ANSSickness as displeasure of
gods: punishment for sins; view as demonic or divine
Who is Dorothea Dix? What did she do? - ANSDuring the Period of Enlightenment (1790's), she
opened 32 state hospitals that offered asylum to the suffering, and believed that society was
obligated to those who were mentally ill and advocated adequate shelter, nutritious food and
warm clothing
Who is Sigmund Freud? - ANSDeveloped psychoanalytic theory, scientific study and treatment
of mental illness. He challenged society to view human begins objectively, and studied the mind,
it's disorders and their treatments
What is psychopharmacology and what were the first drugs developed? - ANSDevelopment of
psychotropic drugs; chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and lithium. Drugs actually reduced agitation,
psychotic thinking, and depression and hospital stays were shortened, and many people were
becoming well enough to go home
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