Questions and Answers
What are examples of perpetuating factors mentioned in the text?
Environmental stressors like social exclusion and bullying
Which of the following factors is likely to reduce the duration of illness and promote full recovery?
Social support
What is a key difference between mental health and mental illness based on the text?
Using past experiences to plan for the future vs. focusing on the past
Which of the following is an example of a prognostic factor according to the text?
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How does noncompliance affect recovery according to the text?
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Which factor increases the risk of relapse according to the text?
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What is mental wellness primarily about?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mental health according to the text?
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How is mental illness defined in the text?
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Where do mental health and mental illness lie on the mental health continuum?
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What do the '4 P's' refer to when influencing mental health?
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What does mental health involve in terms of engagement with others?
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What do predisposing factors refer to in the context of mental health?
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Which term describes events or circumstances that keep an illness in motion or cause symptoms to continue occurring over time?
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What distinguishes precipitating factors from causes in the development of a mental disorder?
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Why are predisposing factors described as probabilistic and not deterministic?
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Which factor refers to events or circumstances that immediately lead to the development of a disorder?
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In terms of mental health, what do perpetuating factors primarily do?
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Study Notes
Factors Influencing Mental Health
- Perpetuating factors are events or circumstances that keep an illness in motion or cause symptoms to continue occurring over time.
- Precipitating factors refer to events or circumstances that immediately lead to the development of a disorder.
- Predisposing factors refer to inherent or acquired characteristics that make an individual more susceptible to a mental disorder.
Characteristics of Mental Health
- Mental wellness is primarily about living a fulfilling life despite challenges.
- Mental health involves engagement with others, social connections, and a sense of belonging.
- Characteristics of mental health include self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-actualization.
- One characteristic of mental health is NOT mental illness.
The Mental Health Continuum
- Mental health and mental illness lie on a continuum, with mental health at one end and mental illness at the other.
Prognostic Factors
- Compliance with treatment is a prognostic factor that can reduce the duration of illness and promote full recovery.
- Noncompliance affects recovery by delaying or hindering progress.
Risk of Relapse
- Stress increases the risk of relapse.
Mental Illness Definition
- Mental illness is a mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, emotion, or behavior.
The 4 P's
- The 4 P's refer to predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating, and protective factors that influence mental health.
Important Distinctions
- Precipitating factors are distinct from causes in the development of a mental disorder because they are events or circumstances that immediately lead to the development of a disorder.
- Predisposing factors are probabilistic, not deterministic, meaning they increase the likelihood but do not guarantee the development of a mental disorder.
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Explore the difference between perpetuating factors, such as environmental stressors and stigma, and prognostic factors, like early detection and evidence-based treatment, in determining the outcome of mental health treatment.
