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Page 1: Mental Health Questions

1. Explain the meaning of the term Normality with reference to an example.2. Name and explain the 6 approaches used to explain and describe normality and abnormality p542.3. Explain the meaning of the term abnormality with reference to an example. P5444. Explain the term Health with reference to an example.5. Explain “WHOs” definition and distinguish between the 3 aspects of health. P546 Fig 11.66. Explain the terms Physical wellbeing and Mental wellbeing. P546 AND Physical health and Physical illness p547( What is the difference)7. Distinguish between illness and disease with reference to an example.8. Describe the relationship between illness and disease with reference to a example.9. Explain the meaning of mental health with reference to examples of the thinking, feeling and behaviour of a mentally healthy person.10. Explain the meaning of mental illness including its key elements. P549 -Psychological Dysfunction -Distress -Impairment -Atypical

MENTAL HEALTH Ch 11 p 541 - Class / Revision

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11. What is the biopsychosocial framework? Name and describe the 3 domains p55412. Complete Learning Activity 11.12 p567 DSM13. What is the ICD- Name the ICD chapter that specifically relates to mental disorders p56914. Read about the ICD- How does it differ to the DSM15. List 2 strengths and limitations of the categorical approach p 57016. Explain the Dimensional approach to classification of mental disorders p57317. List the strengths and limitations of the dimensional approach.18. Read and comment on box 11.10 p57719. Explain the difference between stress and stressors- What is a stress response?20. Explain the fight or flight response in relation to physiological responses to stress p 585

MENTAL HEALTH

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21. What is the HPA axis and what is its role in the fight/flight response.22. Explain 3-4 Body systems involved in a physiological stress response p 58623. Explain Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome- Ensure to include an explanation on each stage p 589-59024. List the strengths and limitations of Selyes GAS p 59125. Explain the terms Eustress and Distress p 59226. Explain the meaning of the phrase ‘psychological response to stress”27. Explain the 3 psychological responses to stress. *Behavioural changes E.G.... *Emotional changes E.G.... *Cognitive changes E.G..... How do they differ from the physiological responses to stress? p 595 28. Explain Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping. p599 , Ensure you include : *primary appraisal *secondary appraisal *reappraisal *coping *problem focused coping *Emotion focused coping 29. Name and describe the strengths and limitations of the model p599 30. Explain how Social, Cultural and environmental factors influence the stress response. p 602

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31. Explain the term Allostasis and Allostatic load p61432. In what ways is Allostasis similar and different to homeostasis p 61233. Complete Learning Activity 12.13 p 622 on Strategies for coping with stress.34. Explain the meaning of social support with reference to an example.35. Name and describe the four forms of social support. P623-624 *Appraisal support *Tangible assistance *Informational support *Emotional support. 36. Complete End of Chapter TEST

MENTAL HEALTH

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1. Explain the terms Anxiety and Anxiety disorders.2. What is a phobia and how does it differ from an ordinary fear.3. List 3 key characteristics of a specific phobia.4. What is Anticipatory anxiety ( provide an eg)5. What is a panic attack,6. Distinguish between the terms simple phobia and specific phobia.7. What is GABA? Explain how GABA may contribute to phobic anxiety and make some people more predisposed to developing a specific phobia.8. What are benzodiazepines? Explain how they may be used to manage anxiety. Explain the role of GABA.9.Read box 13.4 p 642- What is a caffeine induced anxiety disorder.10. Complete L.A. 13.3 p 648 Freud’s Psychodynamic model- *oral, anal, phallic, latency stages. Defence mechanism, Oedipal complex and Displacement p 644

ANXIETYP630, chapter 13

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11. Explain how phobias develop using the Behavioural model. p646 ( use baby Albert)12. Name, and explain 3 types of cognitive biases that are associated with specific phobias p 64913. Explain the 3 sociocultural factors that may contribute to an individual developing a phobia p 65014. Complete LA 13.9 p 66115. Explain Systematic Desensitisation p662 and read the case of Peter p 66416. What is Flooding p66517. Complete end of Ch TEST.

ANXIETY