Mental health A state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize his/her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the community. Mental and physical health are interconnected- any distinction between mental and physical illne...
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Mental health ✅A state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize his/her
own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and make a
contribution to the community.
Mental and physical health are interconnected- any distinction between mental and
physical illness is artificial
Mental health is best viewed on a continuum
Mental illness ✅All psychiatric disorders with definable diagnoses that cause
significant dysfunction
Mental illness risk factors ✅Inborn vulnerability
Poor social environment
Economic hardship
Poor health policy
Diathesis stress model (nature plus nurture) ✅Diathesis (nature)- biological
predisposition
Stress (nurture)- environmental stress or trauma
An interplay between these two factors is the most accepted explanation for mental
illness.
Dsm-v ✅Provides criteria for psychiatric disorders and a basis for the development of
comprehensive and appropriate interventions.
157 included disorders in 20 categories
Used across all psychiatric settings
Tool for collecting epidemiological data
, Feeding and eating disorders
Elimination disorders
Sleep-wake disorders
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ✅Hierarchy of needs
Humans are motivated by unmet needs
Basic needs must be met before higher level needs
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory ✅Psychosocial stages
Emphasize the social aspect of personality development
Includes entire lifespan
Transference ✅Unconscious feelings by the patient toward the healthcare provider
Countertransference ✅Unconscious feelings by the healthcare provider toward the
patient
Functions of the brain ✅The brain coordinates and directs the body's responses to
internal and external changes. This includes but is not limited to:
Monitoring the composition of body fluids
Regulating the contraction of skeletal muscles
Initiation and regulation of basic drives (hunger, thirst, sex, etc...)
Storage and retrieval of memories
Regulation of mood and affect
Regulation of sleep cycle
Production and interpretation of language
Structure of the brain ✅Frontal lobe:
- Supresses socially inappropriate behavior
- Predicts consequences of actions
- Plays a role in the choice between good and bad actions
- Schizophrenia
Temporal lobe:
- Assists with the perception and interpretation of sound
- Plays a role in the recognition of objects and visual memory
Parietal lobe:
- Assists with the interpretation of touch
- Plays a role in the knowledge of numbers and their relationships
- Helps with the understanding of objects, shapes, and space
Occipital lobe:
- Processes and makes sense of visual information
- Disfunction of hallucinations
Cerebellum:
- Plays a major role in balance and voluntary motor skills
Brainstem:
- Allows the transfer of information between the brain and body
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