Mental Health Exam 1 Study Guide:2023.

Mental Health Exam 1 Study Guide:2023. Stars next to topics mean to know that topic well. Chapter 1 Mental Health (9 questions) • Difficult to define • No single, universal definition • Many components influenced by factors • Dynamic, ever-changing state – The culture of any society strongly influences its values and beliefs, and this, in turn, affects how that society defines health and illness. What one society may view as acceptable appropriate, another society may see as maladaptive and inappropriate. – The World Health Organization defines health as state of complete physical, mental, and social wellness, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. – No single universal definition of mental health exists. – In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. • Influencing factors: – Individual- a person’s biological makeup, autonomy and independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or stress management abilities. – Interpersonal- include effective communication, ability to help others, intimacy, and a balance of separateness, and connectedness. – Social/cultural- a sense of community, access to adequate resources, intolerance of violence, support of diversity among people, mastery of the environment and a positive, yet realistic, view of one’s world. More Information about individual/interpersonal/social cultural – Individual- biologic makeup, intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears makeup, intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears, inability to distinguish reality from fantasy, intolerance of life’s uncertainties, a sense of disharmony in life, and a loss of meaning in one’ life. – Interpersonal- ineffective communication, excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships, no sense of belonging, inadequate social support, and loss of emotional control. Social/cultural- lack of resources, violence, homelessness, poverty, an unwarranted negative view of the world, and discrimination such as stigma, racism, classism, ageism, and sexism