Mental Health Overview
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What is the definition of health?

  • The ability to cope with normal stress of life
  • A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being (correct)
  • The absence of disease or infirmity
  • A state of emotional attitudes towards the community

    • What is mental health?

  • The relation between persons
  • A state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities (correct)
  • A state of emotional attitudes towards the community
  • The absence of mental illness

    • What are the characteristics of a mentally healthy person?

  • Feeling right towards others and comfortable about oneself (correct)
  • Feeling uncomfortable about oneself
  • Underestimating one's own ability
  • Overestimating one's own ability

    • What is the first characteristic of a mentally healthy person?

    <p>He feels comfortable about himself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is mental health fundamental to humans?

    <p>Because it enables us to think, emote, interact with each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of mental health?

    <p>It is a vital concern of individuals, communities and societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relation of mental health to the community?

    <p>It is also a matter of relation of the individual towards the community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of promoting mental health?

    <p>It enables us to think, emote, interact with each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the second characteristic of a mentally healthy person?

    <p>He feels right towards others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for mental illnesses in which the person is 'insane' and out of touch with reality?

    <p>Psychosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for disorders of psychological development, such as specific reading disorders?

    <p>Disorders of psychological development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for mental illnesses that have their origin in organic conditions such as cerebral arteriosclerosis?

    <p>Organic conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for mental illnesses characterized by morbid fears, compulsions, and obsessions?

    <p>Neurosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for mental illnesses that are a legacy of unfortunate childhood experiences and perceptions?

    <p>Personality and character disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a mental illness in which the patient lives in a dream world of his own?

    <p>Schizophrenia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a mental illness characterized by varying symptoms of excitement and depression?

    <p>Manic depressive psychosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a mental illness associated with undue and extreme suspicion and delusions?

    <p>Paranoia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for mental illnesses that have heredity as a factor?

    <p>Heredity illnesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the increased likelihood of a child developing schizophrenia if their parents are schizophrenic?

    <p>40 times</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a social pathological cause of mental illhealth?

    <p>Good education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines an individual's attitudes and provides the framework for mental health?

    <p>Social environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an environmental factor capable of producing abnormal human behaviour?

    <p>Deficiency of thiamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is crucial for mental health during the prenatal period?

    <p>Emotional support for the mother</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many years of life are critical for the roots of mental health?

    <p>The first 5 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is important for the infant and young child for mental health?

    <p>A warm, intimate relationship with parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a traumatic factor that can affect mental health?

    <p>Road accidents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most sensitive period for radiation damage to the nervous system?

    <p>Prenatal period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential consequence of broken homes on children's mental health?

    <p>Behaviour disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can children with emotional problems receive support?

    <p>Both A and B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is crucial for a child's mental health in the school setting?

    <p>Teacher-pupil relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a critical need of adolescents?

    <p>Need for independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common cause of mental illness in the elderly?

    <p>Organic conditions of the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fundamental human need?

    <p>Need for recognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of a child's mental health in the school setting?

    <p>Emotional well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a challenge associated with the transition from adolescence to manhood?

    <p>Stormy relationships with parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What remains consistent throughout a person's life?

    <p>Basic needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a mentally healthy person?

    <p>They are able to feel a part of a group without being submerged by it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about mental and behavioural disorders?

    <p>They are understood as clinically significant conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a mental and behavioural disorder due to psychoactive substance use?

    <p>Harmful use of alcohol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a mentally healthy person in relation to their emotions?

    <p>They are able to take responsibility for their emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a mood disorder?

    <p>Bipolar affective disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a mentally healthy person in relation to their relationships?

    <p>They are able to form satisfying and lasting relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an organic mental disorder?

    <p>Delirium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about mental and behavioural disorders?

    <p>They may be experienced by individuals at any point in their life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorder?

    <p>Generalized anxiety disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Mental Health Definition and Characteristics

    • Mental health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
    • A mentally healthy person realizes their abilities, can cope with normal stress, work productively, and contribute to their community.
    • Characteristics of a mentally healthy person include:
      • Feeling comfortable about themselves, with self-respect and acceptance of their shortcomings.
      • Feeling right towards others, with ability to form satisfying and lasting friendships.
      • Being able to meet life's demands, think for themselves, and take responsibility for their actions.

    Types of Mental Illness

    • Mental and behavioral disorders are characterized by altered thinking, mood, or behavior, with personal distress and/or impaired functioning.
    • Examples of mental health disorders include:
      • Organic, symptomatic mental disorders (e.g., dementia, delirium).
      • Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (e.g., alcohol dependence, opioid dependence).
      • Schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders (e.g., paranoid schizophrenia, delusional disorders).
      • Mood (affective) disorders (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, depressive episode).
      • Neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder).
      • Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (e.g., eating disorders, non-organic sleep disorders).
      • Disorders of adult personality and behavior (e.g., paranoid personality disorder, transsexualism).
      • Mental retardation.
      • Disorders of psychological development (e.g., specific reading disorders, childhood autism).
      • Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (e.g., hyperkinetic disorders, conduct disorders, tic disorders).

    Major and Minor Mental Illnesses

    • Major illnesses, known as psychoses, include:
      • Schizophrenia (split personality).
      • Manic depressive psychosis (symptoms vary from excitement to depression).
      • Paranoia (undue and extreme suspicion).
    • Minor illnesses include:
      • Neurosis or psychoneurosis (difficulty reacting normally to life situations).
      • Personality and character disorders (result of unfortunate childhood experiences and perceptions).

    Causes of Mental Ill-health

    • Mental illness is caused by multiple factors, including:
      • Organic conditions (e.g., cerebral arteriosclerosis, neoplasms, metabolic diseases).
      • Heredity (e.g., parental schizophrenia).
      • Social pathological causes (e.g., worries, anxieties, emotional stress, unhappy marriages, poverty, industrialization).
      • Environmental factors (e.g., toxic substances, psychotropic drugs, nutritional factors, minerals, infective agents, traumatic factors, radiation).

    Crucial Points in the Lifecycles of Human Beings

    • Prenatal period: Pregnancy is a stressful period, and women need help for their physical and emotional needs.
    • First 5 years of life: The roots of mental health are in early childhood, and a warm, intimate relationship with parents is essential.
    • School child: The school environment affects the mental health of the child, and proper teacher-pupil relationships are crucial.
    • Adolescence: This transition is often stormy and fraught with dangers to mental health, and adolescents need to be recognized and understood.
    • Old age: Mental health problems in the aged are often caused by organic conditions, economic insecurity, lack of a home, poor status, and insecurity.

    Basic Needs of Humans

    • Throughout life, humans need:
      • Affection
      • Belonging
      • Independence
      • Achievement
      • Recognition or approval
      • A sense of personal worth
      • Self-actualization

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