MENTAL HEALTH – PSYCHOLOGY EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Positionality -Correct Answer providing your context to everyone you are speaking to - defines how much you know and therefore can share - allows everyone to understand your expertise and weaknesses
some reasons why MH has risen recently -Correct Answer covid, natural disasters, financial distre...
MENTAL HEALTH – PSYCHOLOGY EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025
Positionality -Correct Answer ✔providing your context to everyone you are speaking to -
defines how much you know and therefore can share - allows everyone to understand
your expertise and weaknesses
some reasons why MH has risen recently -Correct Answer ✔covid, natural disasters,
financial distress, ongoing colonisation
difficulty in addressing MH diseases comes from: -Correct Answer ✔- lack of access to
remote/rural areas
- demand is higher than supply
- complexity of MH
Decolonisation -Correct Answer ✔the process of allowing the knowledge of other
cultures to be equal and valued the same as western beliefs in all institutions
Australian Psychological Society (APS) Apology: -Correct Answer ✔- for using
techniques/procedures that did not respect aboriginal beliefs - only came from western
culture
- for using treatment that ignored aboriginal approaches to healing
- silence on important policies
- symbolic gesture
UNDRIP -Correct Answer ✔Un declaration of rights of indigenous people - dismissing
culture and self-determine breaks the human rights of aboriginal people
cultural awareness -Correct Answer ✔refers to having an understanding of the original
culture of the place you are in
cultural responsiveness/competency -Correct Answer ✔developing the skills to work in
the particular culture you are in
cultural safety -Correct Answer ✔an ongoing reflection of knowledge, behaviours,
attitudes and skills in order to ensure they are free from racism, judgements,
assumptions, etc - defined by APHRA
Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) -Correct Answer ✔the idea that indigenous
wellbeing comes from land, country, etc, and not just their individual functioning
Reflexivity -Correct Answer ✔practise to critically examining your own attitudes and
values so that you can engage with people inn a culturally safe manner
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Bio-psycho-social model -Correct Answer ✔model to define the causation of
MHCs/psychopathy that takes into account their genetics, their feelings and way of
thinking, and their social context
3 D's of defining abnormality -Correct Answer ✔deviates, distressing, dysfunctional -
must have all 3!
Deviation (as one of the 3 D's) -Correct Answer ✔what aspects from this person's
thoughts/emotions/behaviour deviates from statistically defined 'norms'
Why is deviation not enough to diagnose? -Correct Answer ✔- someone could be a
rarity
- deviation may have a more biological reason - i.e the person is an athlete
- normal is dictated by culture and time
Distress ( as one of the 3 D's) -Correct Answer ✔condition of the person is distressing
to themself or others
Why is distress not enough to diagnose? -Correct Answer ✔- distress is a normal part of
life
- how much distress is too much?
Dysfunction (as one of the 3 D's) -Correct Answer ✔the condition of the person is
interfering with their ability to complete tasks or reach their goals
why is dysfunction not enough to diagnose? -Correct Answer ✔- the definition of
dysfunction is flawed - is based on society
- some disorders involve dysfunction in more niche ways - i.e a psychopath may look
really successful
features of psychopathy -Correct Answer ✔- not as easily diagnosable as physical
illness
- definitions reflect culture, values, etc
- exists on a spectrum
DSM - 5 and its features -Correct Answer ✔manual used to diagnose MHCs based on
checklists - must be used by a professional because context of the patient is vitally
important - has biomedical approach
clinical psychologist -Correct Answer ✔person with specialist training and qualifications
in diagnosing MHCs, formulating treatments, testing/assessing - bio-psycho-social
approach
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