Across
- 7. A way to represent mental health - ranging from mentally healthy, through to a mental health problem, to a diagnosable mental disorder.
- 12. Factors that affect our mental health: social support, access to health care, level of income, attachment, external stressors, level of education…
- 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.
- 14. Physiologically based or determined influences that we have little control over such as our genes, immune system functioning, specific neurotransmitters….
- 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.
- 21. Characteristics of people who are _____________: learn from their experiences, think clearly, enjoy and appreciate other people/life.
- 22. The ability to have satisfying relationships and interactions with others.
Down
- 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. Often used in research studies (or ‘clinical trials’) to determine how effective a new or improved medication/treatment is.
- 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. Way of describing and explaining how certain factors combine and interact to influence a person’s mental health.
- 5. Factors that affect mental health: perceptions, emotions, learning and memory, attitudes, personality traits, coping skills…
- 6. How well an individual independently performs or operates in their environment.
- 8. Thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours that are usually associated with significant personal distress and impair the ability to function effectively in everyday life.
- 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…
- 10. To be able to understand, share and regulate emotions, to acknowledge and appropriately share both positive and negative emotions with others.
- 11. How we feel about ourselves and our lives. There are different domains - social and emotional are two of them.
- 15. Actions that enable a person to effectively carry out their usual everyday tasks.
- 16. that affect our mental health: brain function, immune system, substance use, hormones, neurotransmitters and neurotransmission…
- 17. Behaviour that disrupts or impairs everyday functioning.
- 19. Influences that originate inside or within a person.
- 20. ‘Bouncing back’ from adversity or difficult experiences of life (stressors) and restoring positive functioning.