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21 Cards in this Set
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When does Mental Wellness exist? |
When we have a reasonable balance in the aspects of our life, physical/spirtual/ intellectual/ emotional and social |
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What does "Mental Illness" refer too? |
When one has an emotional or mental problem that could possibly be long lasting and affect many aspects of life |
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Genetic factors contributing to mental illness? |
Can be more likely if it runs in the family, genetic structure can be more prone to mental illness |
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Biological Factors contributing to mental illness? |
Age and Gender are known to up the likelihood of having a mental illness |
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Physical Factors contributing to mental illness? |
Having a physical illness can increase your likelihood of having a mental one. For example, physical troubles can lead to depression |
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Environmental factors that contribute to mental illness? |
Things such as finance issues, health care stressers and relationships can all affect one's mental health |
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What do risk factors do to mental health? |
They can expose a person to higher levels of stress and mixed potions making them more likely to have mental illness issues |
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What do Protective factors do to mental health? One example? |
These factors reduce or minimize the likelihood since they are emotionally stable Close family ties |
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2 Risk/Protective factors at an Individual level |
Risk - Low self-esteem & being easily angered Protective - Sense of Humor & Personal Goals |
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2 Risk/ Protective Factors at a Relationship level |
Risk - Physical Abuse & Family Troubles Protective - Parental support for Education & One close relationship (at least) |
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2 Risk/ Protective Factors at a Community Level |
Risk - Easy access to alcohol & lack of basic needs Protective - Stable Housing & Community involvement |
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4 signs and symptoms of a person with mental health issues (including oneself) |
talk or thoughts of suicide trouble sleeping lack of motivation for prolonged period of time Sudden irritability |
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The MHCC's 3 Main objectives |
1. To develop a national mental health strategy 2. To overseethe developmentand implementation of an anti-stigma andanti-discrimination campaign 3. To create a Knowledge Exchange Centre,with the aimofmobilizing evidence-basedknowledge to improvebest practices and increase dialogueabout mental health issues across Canada |
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What is Stigmatization? |
the negative behaviour or actions to a person with a specific characteristic, for the sole reason of their characteristic |
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5 ways to end stigma |
1. Be kind 2. Language Matters 3. Educate yourself 4. listen and ask 5. talk about it |
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What is a concurrent disorder? |
A disorder where both substance abuse disorder and mental disorder coexist in the individual |
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Warning signs for suicide? |
•Expressing suicidal ideations (thoughts) •Expressing the intentionto die by suicide •Expressing negativethoughts about oneself •Expressions ofhopelessness, desperation, helplessness •Relayingfinal wishes tofamily members or friends |
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5 Risk factors that could increase risk of suicide? |
access to firearms Previous attempts family history related stressers key symptoms |
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2 Internal and External protective factors of suicide? |
Internal - Religious Beliefs & ability to cope External - Feeling of responsibility for others & Various social supports |
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What is PTSD? |
Post-traumatic stress disorder - consistent and persistent mental issues based off of injury or physiological shock |
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What therapy is used to help individuals work to confront their emotions about their trauma? |
CPT - Cognitive Processing Therapy |
