mental health - correct answer one’s ability to cope with problem in life and draw satisfaction from living throughout various life stages
-at times of
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mental illness - correct answer pattern of behavior that is disturbing to self or community / disorders affecting mood, behavior, thinking
-ineffective coping
-behaviors can interfere with ADLs, impair judgement, and alter reality
historical perspective of mental illness - early history - correct answer -possessed
-removed from society/jailed
-some beliefs still practiced today
historical perspective of mental illness - classical era (greco roman) - correct answer -saw nature as healing force
-humoral theory of disease
-humor thought to be basic internal fluids capable of controlling behaviour
-melancholia/hysteria derived here
historical perspective of mental illness - middle ages, renaissance, protestant reformation - correct answer -spiritual explanations
-mistreated by incarceration
historical perspective of mental illness - modern developments - correct answer -discovery of phenothiazines (tranquilizer)
-community mental health
-deinstitutionalization -> led to homelessness
-psychotropic meds
egocentric - correct answer self centered, selfish
hysteria - correct answer multiple physical dramatic complaints with no organic basis
somatization - correct answer transfer of mental experiences into bodily symptoms
somatoform disorders - correct answer psychological problems in which there are symptoms of a physical disorder without a physical cause
3 features of somatic symptom illnesses - correct answer 1. physical complaints suggest medical issue but have no organic basis
2. psychological factors impt in initiating, exacerbating, maintaining symptoms
3. symptoms not under clients conscious control
types of somatoform disorders - correct answer 1. munchausen by proxy
-inflict illness on someone else to be a hero
2. conversion disorder
-unexplained deficits in sensory motor function -> suggest neurologic with psychological disorders
3. pain disorders
-not relieved by meds & affected by psychological factors
4. hypochondriasis
-pt misinterprets normal bodily sensations
5. malingering
-intentional production of false symptoms motivated by external incentives
primary vs secondary gain - correct answer primary
-direct external benefits that being sick provides -> relief of anxiety/stress/conflict
secondary
-internal benefits received from others when sick -> attention, one realizes they have to be sick to have needs met
psychosocial theories of somatic disorders - correct answer -pt keeps stress in rather than expressing (internalization)
-express stress through physical symptoms
-physical symptoms exacerbate in stressful situations helping them meet their needs through primary/secondary gain
-unconscious defense mechanism
biological theories of somatic disorders - correct answer -cant differentiate relevant/irrelevant stimuli -> respond equally to both
-experience normal body sensation and attach pathological meaning to it [Show Less]