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What is mental health?

- ability to recognize own potential

- ability to cope with normal stress

- work productively

- make contribution to community

When assessing, what are the mental health traits you should be thinking
about?

- think rationally

- communicate appropriately

- learn

- grow emotionally

- be resilient

- healthy self-esteem

Significatn dysfuction in mental functioning is related to what three things

- developmental

- biological

,- physiological disturbances

Examples of physiological disturbances can be

- electrolyte imbalance

- neurotransmitter imbalance

What is resilience

ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being

Resilience is characterized by

- optimism

- sense of mastery

- competence

True or False: Resilience is essential for recovery to functional state

True

What is treatment for mental health based on

Diathesis-stress model

What is diathesis

biological predisposition

What is a common leader to mental disorders

combination of genetic vulnerability and negative envormental stressors

What is the consumer/recovery movement

demanded increased involvement in decisions concerning their own

, treatment promoted the concept of recovery

What is the national alliance on mental illness (NAMI)

group formed by mental illness patients and their families to advocate for
better treatment

What is the decade of the brain?

1990; Goal was to make legislators and the public aware of the advances
made in neuroscience and brain research

What did the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health advocate for?

- early diagnosis and treatment

- adoption of principles of recovery

- increased assistance in helping people find housing and work

What is the mental health parity act

legislation required insurers that provide mental health coverage to offer
annual and lifetime benefits at the same level provided for medical/surgical
coverage

What is incidence?

number of new cases in a time period

What is prevalence?

the number of cases of an illness overall, whether new or chronic

Groups treated for specific mental disorders studied for

- natural history of illness

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