IDIS 199 MIDTERM REVIEW - MODULE
1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Well-being - Correct Answers -a holistic or overall state or condition of feeling
comfortable, healthy, and happy. Well-being is made up of many components, one of
which is mental health
Mental health - Correct Answers -includes psychological, emotional, and social aspects
of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Mental health is a prerequisite to realizing potential,
being able to cope with normal life stress, and being productive at work or school. For
the purposes of this course, mental health will be considered as an important part of the
broader concept of well-being
Components of Well-being (3) - Correct Answers -Mental Health
Physical Health
Supportive/Secure Environment
Contributors to Mental Health (4) - Correct Answers -Realizing Potential
Emotional Health
Psychological Health
Social Connectedness
Mental Health Spectrum - Correct Answers -Well
Symptoms
Concerns or Problems
Disorders, Conditions, or Illness
Mental Health Spectrum: Well - Correct Answers -Being mentally well is reflected in
feeling content, capable, and happy
Stress and disappointment are normal parts of life, but when feeling mentally well, these
are mostly manageable and any associated discomfort is short-lived and appropriate to
the stressor or context
A healthy lifestyle, good psychological coping, and supportive relationships help to
maintain mental health and resilience
Psychodynamic Model - Correct Answers -model that views disorders as the result of
childhood trauma or anxieties and that holds that many of these childhood-based
anxieties operate unconsciously
The Psychodynamic Model was developed by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th
century/early 20th century
, The psychodynamic model poses that unconscious (suppressed or repressed) feelings
or thoughts, often from childhood or past, cause inner psychic/mental conflict resulting
in problems in thinking, feeling, and behaviour
Through a therapeutic relationship, the individual can understand these feelings and
generalize learning from the therapeutic relationship to future relationships. Examples
include neuroses and psychosomatic disorders (i.e. conversion disorder)
Medical/Disease Model - Correct Answers -The Medical or Disease Model was based
on the work of Aristotle, galen, and Hippocrates
Emil Kraeplin, credited as the founder of modern psychiatry, believed that psychiatric
illness were diseases caused by biological and genetic malfunction
He studied patients admitted to asylums in the 19th and 20th centuries, notes that
illness ran in families and differentiated dementia (psychotic illness) from mood
disorders
The medical/disease model views problems of mental functioning (social, emotional,
psychological) from a disease perspective with a biological basis at the core
This model emphasizes recovery through somatic treatment such as medication and
brain stimulation
Behavioural Model - Correct Answers -The Behavioural Model is based in learning
theories developed by Pavlov in the 1920's, Watson in the 1930's, and Skinner in the
1950's
Skinner's experiments used electric current to teach rats select behaviours
This model focuses on problem behaviours that are thought to represent maladaptive
learning or conditioning (learned response) arising from interplay between exposures
(i.e. stressor) and individual personality
Behaviour therapy aims to reverse this learning (counter conditioning) or teach a new
response (aversion therapy) or systematic desensitization through repeated exposure
Examples include phobias and compulsive behaviours
Mental Health Spectrum: Symptoms - Correct Answers -Mental health symptoms refer
to experiences that can be associated with some distress, but may be situational and
not necessarily indicative of a problem or disorder
The most common symptoms university students experience include:
Anxiety: worry, difficulty relaxing, heart racing
Depressive: feeling sad, less hopeful, getting down on yourself
Sleep problems: trouble falling asleep, shifted sleep
Symptoms might be transient and subside when a stressor or disappointment resolves
They can also be helped often by lifestyle changes, self-help, and short-term problem
focused counselling
However, if symptoms persist and are associated with distress then they might reflect a
mental health concern or problem
Mental Health Spectrum: Concerns or Problems - Correct Answers -A mental health
problem is defined as the presence of symptoms that persist and are associated with
1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Well-being - Correct Answers -a holistic or overall state or condition of feeling
comfortable, healthy, and happy. Well-being is made up of many components, one of
which is mental health
Mental health - Correct Answers -includes psychological, emotional, and social aspects
of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Mental health is a prerequisite to realizing potential,
being able to cope with normal life stress, and being productive at work or school. For
the purposes of this course, mental health will be considered as an important part of the
broader concept of well-being
Components of Well-being (3) - Correct Answers -Mental Health
Physical Health
Supportive/Secure Environment
Contributors to Mental Health (4) - Correct Answers -Realizing Potential
Emotional Health
Psychological Health
Social Connectedness
Mental Health Spectrum - Correct Answers -Well
Symptoms
Concerns or Problems
Disorders, Conditions, or Illness
Mental Health Spectrum: Well - Correct Answers -Being mentally well is reflected in
feeling content, capable, and happy
Stress and disappointment are normal parts of life, but when feeling mentally well, these
are mostly manageable and any associated discomfort is short-lived and appropriate to
the stressor or context
A healthy lifestyle, good psychological coping, and supportive relationships help to
maintain mental health and resilience
Psychodynamic Model - Correct Answers -model that views disorders as the result of
childhood trauma or anxieties and that holds that many of these childhood-based
anxieties operate unconsciously
The Psychodynamic Model was developed by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th
century/early 20th century
, The psychodynamic model poses that unconscious (suppressed or repressed) feelings
or thoughts, often from childhood or past, cause inner psychic/mental conflict resulting
in problems in thinking, feeling, and behaviour
Through a therapeutic relationship, the individual can understand these feelings and
generalize learning from the therapeutic relationship to future relationships. Examples
include neuroses and psychosomatic disorders (i.e. conversion disorder)
Medical/Disease Model - Correct Answers -The Medical or Disease Model was based
on the work of Aristotle, galen, and Hippocrates
Emil Kraeplin, credited as the founder of modern psychiatry, believed that psychiatric
illness were diseases caused by biological and genetic malfunction
He studied patients admitted to asylums in the 19th and 20th centuries, notes that
illness ran in families and differentiated dementia (psychotic illness) from mood
disorders
The medical/disease model views problems of mental functioning (social, emotional,
psychological) from a disease perspective with a biological basis at the core
This model emphasizes recovery through somatic treatment such as medication and
brain stimulation
Behavioural Model - Correct Answers -The Behavioural Model is based in learning
theories developed by Pavlov in the 1920's, Watson in the 1930's, and Skinner in the
1950's
Skinner's experiments used electric current to teach rats select behaviours
This model focuses on problem behaviours that are thought to represent maladaptive
learning or conditioning (learned response) arising from interplay between exposures
(i.e. stressor) and individual personality
Behaviour therapy aims to reverse this learning (counter conditioning) or teach a new
response (aversion therapy) or systematic desensitization through repeated exposure
Examples include phobias and compulsive behaviours
Mental Health Spectrum: Symptoms - Correct Answers -Mental health symptoms refer
to experiences that can be associated with some distress, but may be situational and
not necessarily indicative of a problem or disorder
The most common symptoms university students experience include:
Anxiety: worry, difficulty relaxing, heart racing
Depressive: feeling sad, less hopeful, getting down on yourself
Sleep problems: trouble falling asleep, shifted sleep
Symptoms might be transient and subside when a stressor or disappointment resolves
They can also be helped often by lifestyle changes, self-help, and short-term problem
focused counselling
However, if symptoms persist and are associated with distress then they might reflect a
mental health concern or problem
Mental Health Spectrum: Concerns or Problems - Correct Answers -A mental health
problem is defined as the presence of symptoms that persist and are associated with
