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Summary Mental Health Model in Community Psychology
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- University Of The Witwatersrand (wits)
Constructs, theories, values and assumptions of the mental health model. Summary and examples.
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Mental Health Model1. Key Assump- - focus shifts to broader community/population (instead of
tions of the Men- individual/family)
tal Health Model - psychosocial problems are distributed across large seg-
(5) ments of the population
- problems frequently caused by similar risk factors
- can use our understanding of these contexts and risk
factors to help larger populations.
- focus on preventing problems instead of only intervening
once problems are shown
2. Prevention (3) - goal of community psych
- reduce factors in social context that place people at risk
- altering the course of events that lead to negative out-
comes
3. 3 Types of pre- 1. Primary
vention 2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Primary Preven- - prevent occurrence of event; reduce incidence
tion (2) - risk factors identified; interventions developed before the
disorder appears
5. Primary Preven- - contraceptives to teens to prevent teen pregnancy
tion examples (3) - vaccines to prevent the flu
- drug awareness campaign to prevent initial use of drugs
6. Secondary Pre- - early identification and management of issues to reduce
vention (2) severity
- provide help before it gets any worse
7. Secondary pre- - intervention targeted at youth who have started using
vention exam- drugs and who show early symptoms of drug abuse
ples (2) - suicide hotlines for people to call where professionals
help de-escalate suicidal tendencies
8. Tertiary Preven- - identifying an existing problem to limit its long-term im-
tion (2) pact and prevent it from happening again
- help people cope with their existing problem (it cannot be
prevented anymore but further damage can be prevented)
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