IDIS 199 CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) - ✔✔Therapy that involves changing maladaptive
thinking patterns and modifying behaviour
anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma
✔✔Cognitive Processing Therapy - CPT - ✔✔a type of CBT
focus on evaluating and changing upsetting thoughts
reducing symptoms of PTSD
✔✔Usefulness of mindfulness for students - ✔✔Practicing mindfulness has sustained
(+) effects on student well-being and resilience to stress.
Mindfulness research for students demonstrate a beneficial long lasting effect
✔✔Medical and Pharmacological Approaches - ✔✔assessments of symptoms in
psychosocial, family, and medical context of individual
Alternative medical explanation
- medical explanation for symptoms - ex. thyroid problems
- family history and other risk factors
medication
- can be important and sometimes a central part of it
- family doctors work with psychiatrists to find what medication and the tolerability of it
physical and mental health interaction
- physical often linked with mental health problems
- take a holistic treatment approach - care for the whole person
✔✔Wellbeing vs Mental health - ✔✔Well-being: broad category that reps a state of
harmony socially, mentally, and physically.
Mental health is a well state of psychological, emotional, and social
✔✔Biopsychosocial Model - ✔✔3 domains of determinants
Biological
- genetic determinants
- brain development
Psychological
- thoughts
- behaviours
- self-concept
- self-awareness
Social
- connectedness
- context
- maltreatment
, ✔✔risk factor - ✔✔a biological/psych/sociological characteristic or exposure that
increases the likelihood of a negative outcome
✔✔distal vs proximal risk factor - ✔✔distal: early risk factor
proximal: risk factor that happened recently
✔✔Distal Risk factor Examples - ✔✔trauma/abuse/neglect/bullying
unsafe/insecure home
poor early attachment
early losses
poor nutrition/sleep/recreation
family history
✔✔proximal risk factor examples - ✔✔social isolation
abusive relationships
substance misuse
poor sleep quality
non-regular exercise
poor emotional/behavioural self-regulation
symptoms of anxiety/depression
chronic stress
✔✔protective factor - ✔✔A characteristic or exposure that lowers the likelihood of
negative outcomes or that reduces the impact of a risk factor
✔✔distal protective factor examples - ✔✔secure attachments
nurturing and compassionate relationships
safe and secure home
✔✔proximal protective factor examples - ✔✔healthy coping strategies
social support and sense of belonging
security and stability
good sleep hygiene
no substance misuse
study-life balance
✔✔Key Characteristics of university health support - ✔✔Proactive and preventative,
engaging, student accessible, compassionate, helpful
✔✔Why is there an increased demand for support at university? - ✔✔Critical
development period for the brain.
Stigma related to mental health is decreasing.
Increased exposure to stressors: Financial, Academic, Social.
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) - ✔✔Therapy that involves changing maladaptive
thinking patterns and modifying behaviour
anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma
✔✔Cognitive Processing Therapy - CPT - ✔✔a type of CBT
focus on evaluating and changing upsetting thoughts
reducing symptoms of PTSD
✔✔Usefulness of mindfulness for students - ✔✔Practicing mindfulness has sustained
(+) effects on student well-being and resilience to stress.
Mindfulness research for students demonstrate a beneficial long lasting effect
✔✔Medical and Pharmacological Approaches - ✔✔assessments of symptoms in
psychosocial, family, and medical context of individual
Alternative medical explanation
- medical explanation for symptoms - ex. thyroid problems
- family history and other risk factors
medication
- can be important and sometimes a central part of it
- family doctors work with psychiatrists to find what medication and the tolerability of it
physical and mental health interaction
- physical often linked with mental health problems
- take a holistic treatment approach - care for the whole person
✔✔Wellbeing vs Mental health - ✔✔Well-being: broad category that reps a state of
harmony socially, mentally, and physically.
Mental health is a well state of psychological, emotional, and social
✔✔Biopsychosocial Model - ✔✔3 domains of determinants
Biological
- genetic determinants
- brain development
Psychological
- thoughts
- behaviours
- self-concept
- self-awareness
Social
- connectedness
- context
- maltreatment
, ✔✔risk factor - ✔✔a biological/psych/sociological characteristic or exposure that
increases the likelihood of a negative outcome
✔✔distal vs proximal risk factor - ✔✔distal: early risk factor
proximal: risk factor that happened recently
✔✔Distal Risk factor Examples - ✔✔trauma/abuse/neglect/bullying
unsafe/insecure home
poor early attachment
early losses
poor nutrition/sleep/recreation
family history
✔✔proximal risk factor examples - ✔✔social isolation
abusive relationships
substance misuse
poor sleep quality
non-regular exercise
poor emotional/behavioural self-regulation
symptoms of anxiety/depression
chronic stress
✔✔protective factor - ✔✔A characteristic or exposure that lowers the likelihood of
negative outcomes or that reduces the impact of a risk factor
✔✔distal protective factor examples - ✔✔secure attachments
nurturing and compassionate relationships
safe and secure home
✔✔proximal protective factor examples - ✔✔healthy coping strategies
social support and sense of belonging
security and stability
good sleep hygiene
no substance misuse
study-life balance
✔✔Key Characteristics of university health support - ✔✔Proactive and preventative,
engaging, student accessible, compassionate, helpful
✔✔Why is there an increased demand for support at university? - ✔✔Critical
development period for the brain.
Stigma related to mental health is decreasing.
Increased exposure to stressors: Financial, Academic, Social.
