Understanding Mental Health Disorders
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According to the WHO, mental health is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.

  • A disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation or behavior
  • A response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one
  • An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss (correct)
  • A clinically diagnosable disorder that significantly interferes with an individual's cognitive, emotional or social abilities

    • What percentage of the Dunedin Cohort Study participants met diagnostic criteria for at least one psychological disorder by mid-life?

  • 50%
  • 86% (correct)
  • 14%
  • 100%

    • According to the DSM-5, what is the definition of a mental disorder?

  • A response to a common stressor or loss, such as the death of a loved one
  • A disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation or behavior
  • A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities
  • A clinically diagnosable disorder that significantly interferes with an individual's cognitive, emotional or social abilities (correct)

    • What is the Dunedin Cohort Study?

    <p>A study on the prevalence of psychological disorders in mid-life</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

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