HLST 159 TOP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWERS - Beyond good physical and mental health
- Subjective experience; includes how a person FEELS about their health as well as QUALITY of
LIFE
- From a holistic perspective: to achieve wellness a person must take responsibility for his or her
own health by leading a balance lifestyle and avoiding risk behaviors
- Path towards is continuous, life long
- Used interchangeably with health
- Definition: good health and a sense of well being on many levels ex. Emotional as well as
physical, as described by the individual
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS - WHO: extent to which an individual is able to realize
apsirations and satisfy needs and change or cope with environment, resource for everyday life,
not goal, resources and physical capacties
- An individual must have both a healthy state of mind and physical well being to be considered
good health
- "An objective process characterized by a functional stability, balance, integrity
- Health as interrelated concepts (defined positively) as many healthy characteristics, but
disease or illness may be present as well
Mental Illness - CORRECT ANSWERS - Alterations in cognition, mood, or behaviour that
are coupled with significant distress and impaired functioning
- Comorbid conditions are those disorders that occur at the same time as another condition. For
example, a person with schizophrenia may also have comorbid diabetes, depression, and
hypertension
, Mental Health - CORRECT ANSWERS - WHO: a state of well-being in which each individual
is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work
productively and fruitfully, and contribute to the community
- Mental health and mental illness exist along two distinct but intersecting continua
- Culture, social determinants, resilience
Being Resilient - CORRECT ANSWERS - Does not mean being unaffected by stressors
- Instead of falling victim to negative emotions they recognize such feelings and negotiate
complex personal and societal systems to deal with their responses and the responses of others
- Characterized by optimism and a sense of mastery and competence
Recovery - CORRECT ANSWERS - Mental Health Commission of Canada (2015) states
recovery rests on several key concerns:
1) respect for individual contexts and wishes
2) hope for a better future
3) dignity and self-determination
4) collaboration and reflection
5) focus on strengths and personal responsibility.
Diathesis Stress model - CORRECT ANSWERS - Diathesis=biological predisposition
- Stress=environmental stress or trauma
- Most accepted explanation for mental illness
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS - Number of NEW cases of mental disorders in a healthy
population within a given period
- Prevalence: number of cases new or old
CORRECT ANSWERS
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWERS - Beyond good physical and mental health
- Subjective experience; includes how a person FEELS about their health as well as QUALITY of
LIFE
- From a holistic perspective: to achieve wellness a person must take responsibility for his or her
own health by leading a balance lifestyle and avoiding risk behaviors
- Path towards is continuous, life long
- Used interchangeably with health
- Definition: good health and a sense of well being on many levels ex. Emotional as well as
physical, as described by the individual
Health - CORRECT ANSWERS - WHO: extent to which an individual is able to realize
apsirations and satisfy needs and change or cope with environment, resource for everyday life,
not goal, resources and physical capacties
- An individual must have both a healthy state of mind and physical well being to be considered
good health
- "An objective process characterized by a functional stability, balance, integrity
- Health as interrelated concepts (defined positively) as many healthy characteristics, but
disease or illness may be present as well
Mental Illness - CORRECT ANSWERS - Alterations in cognition, mood, or behaviour that
are coupled with significant distress and impaired functioning
- Comorbid conditions are those disorders that occur at the same time as another condition. For
example, a person with schizophrenia may also have comorbid diabetes, depression, and
hypertension
, Mental Health - CORRECT ANSWERS - WHO: a state of well-being in which each individual
is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work
productively and fruitfully, and contribute to the community
- Mental health and mental illness exist along two distinct but intersecting continua
- Culture, social determinants, resilience
Being Resilient - CORRECT ANSWERS - Does not mean being unaffected by stressors
- Instead of falling victim to negative emotions they recognize such feelings and negotiate
complex personal and societal systems to deal with their responses and the responses of others
- Characterized by optimism and a sense of mastery and competence
Recovery - CORRECT ANSWERS - Mental Health Commission of Canada (2015) states
recovery rests on several key concerns:
1) respect for individual contexts and wishes
2) hope for a better future
3) dignity and self-determination
4) collaboration and reflection
5) focus on strengths and personal responsibility.
Diathesis Stress model - CORRECT ANSWERS - Diathesis=biological predisposition
- Stress=environmental stress or trauma
- Most accepted explanation for mental illness
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS - Number of NEW cases of mental disorders in a healthy
population within a given period
- Prevalence: number of cases new or old
