Mental Health Ch.1

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What is the definition of mental health according to the text?

Successfully adapting to stressors from internal or external environments (correct)

Exhibiting thoughts, feelings, and behaviors incongruent with cultural norms

Experiencing physical and psychological responses to stress

Suffering from stressors in the external environment

Which concept is associated with fulfilling one's highest potential according to Maslow?

Physiological needs

Esteem

Self-actualization (correct)

Love/belonging

What is the main idea behind Maslow's 'hierarchy of needs'?

Achieving self-actualization

Attaining social status

Meeting basic physiological needs first (correct)

Striving for perfection in all aspects of life

What defines mental health in terms of behaviors?

Behaviors congruent with local and cultural norms Signup and view all the answers

How does the concept of mental health relate to stress adaptation based on the text?

Adapting successfully to stressors from internal or external environments Signup and view all the answers

Which coping mechanism may individuals use at the mild level of anxiety?

Physical exercise Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of coping skills?

To enhance adaptation Signup and view all the answers

At what level is the strength of the ego tested according to the text?

Mild to moderate level Signup and view all the answers

Which defense mechanism is employed when someone hides negative feelings through exaggerated positive expressions?

Reaction formation Signup and view all the answers

In the context of ego defense mechanisms, which one involves attributing one's unacceptable thoughts to others?

Projection Signup and view all the answers

What coping behavior can enhance one's adaptation according to the text?

Engaging in physical exercise Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome involves using physiological responses to adapt to stress?

Stage of resistance Signup and view all the answers

What is the immediate response associated with the fight-or-flight syndrome?

Release of norepinephrine and epinephrine Signup and view all the answers

Which syndrome has come to be known as the 'fight-or-flight' syndrome?

Alarm reaction syndrome Signup and view all the answers

What occurs in the Stage of exhaustion according to Selye's general adaptation syndrome?

Adaptive energy is depleted and diseases may ensue Signup and view all the answers

Which biological responses are associated with sustained responses in fight-or-flight?

Increased gluconeogenesis and basal metabolic rate Signup and view all the answers

What defines stress according to Hans Selye?

A state manifested by a specific syndrome Signup and view all the answers

Individuals with psychoses often exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Awareness of maladaptive behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages of grief?

Adaptation Signup and view all the answers

What is the period of grief-related emotions and behaviors called?

Mourning Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used for grief that may include feelings such as sadness, guilt, and despair?

Normal grief Signup and view all the answers

In individuals with psychoses, what is the flight from reality into a less stressful world or an adaptive one indicative of?

Attempt to adapt Signup and view all the answers

What may maladaptive responses to grief culminate in?

Risk for suicide Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic did Maslow believe self-actualized individuals possess?

The ability to manifest spontaneity Signup and view all the answers

According to Maslow, what is the capacity that self-actualized individuals have in terms of problem-solving?

Capacity for focusing concentration on problem-solving Signup and view all the answers

What did Horwitz describe as one of the elements affecting how individuals view mental illness?

Cultural relativity Signup and view all the answers

How did Maslow describe the emotional reaction of self-actualized individuals?

Intensity of emotional reaction Signup and view all the answers

What was the identified characteristic related to interpersonal relationships in self-actualized individuals according to Maslow?

The ability to achieve satisfactory interpersonal relationships Signup and view all the answers

How did Horwitz define mental illness?

"Maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with the local and cultural norms, and interfere with the individual’s social, occupational, and/or physical functioning." Signup and view all the answers