Chapter 11 Mental Health

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Across
  1. 7. A way to represent mental health - ranging from mentally healthy, through to a mental health problem, to a diagnosable mental disorder.
  2. 12. Factors that affect our mental health: social support, access to health care, level of income, attachment, external stressors, level of education…
  3. 13. Likely to be willing and able to sustain healthy relationships, can effectively resolve conflicts with others, are respectful and are able to interact in socially appropriate ways.
  4. 14. Physiologically based or determined influences that we have little control over such as our genes, immune system functioning, specific neurotransmitters….
  5. 18. An individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make contributions to their community.
  6. 21. Characteristics of people who are _____________: learn from their experiences, think clearly, enjoy and appreciate other people/life.
  7. 22. The ability to have satisfying relationships and interactions with others.
Down
  1. 1. Requires that participants are aware of the purpose of the research and know what will be expected of them as they participate before giving written permission that they agree. .
  2. 2. Often used in research studies (or ‘clinical trials’) to determine how effective a new or improved medication/treatment is.
  3. 3. Negatively affects the way a person thinks, feels and/or behaves, but is less severe and the duration tends to be shorter than a mental disorder.
  4. 4. Way of describing and explaining how certain factors combine and interact to influence a person’s mental health.
  5. 5. Factors that affect mental health: perceptions, emotions, learning and memory, attitudes, personality traits, coping skills…
  6. 6. How well an individual independently performs or operates in their environment.
  7. 8. Thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours that are usually associated with significant personal distress and impair the ability to function effectively in everyday life.
  8. 9. Associated with mental processes: our thoughts, attitudes, our skills in interacting with others, how we learn, perceptions of ourselves, others and our external environment, how we learn, respond to and manage stress…
  9. 10. To be able to understand, share and regulate emotions, to acknowledge and appropriately share both positive and negative emotions with others.
  10. 11. How we feel about ourselves and our lives. There are different domains - social and emotional are two of them.
  11. 15. Actions that enable a person to effectively carry out their usual everyday tasks.
  12. 16. that affect our mental health: brain function, immune system, substance use, hormones, neurotransmitters and neurotransmission…
  13. 17. Behaviour that disrupts or impairs everyday functioning.
  14. 19. Influences that originate inside or within a person.
  15. 20. ‘Bouncing back’ from adversity or difficult experiences of life (stressors) and restoring positive functioning.