unit 1 mental health

genetic factors, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, biological rhythms

Freud. mental disorders are vied as arising from within individual.

biological and psychological drives with which a person is born; instant gratification of needs

mediates the drives of id with reality that promotes well-being; does not concern itself with moral values / social taboos

concerned with moral behavior.

thoughts, feelings & experiences that are easily remembered

thoughts, feelings & experiences that are forgoten but can easily be recalled

thoughts, feelings, experiences & dreems that cannout be brought to conscious thought or remembered

birth - 18 months

18 months - 3 years

3 - 6 years

6-12 years

12 years - early adulthood

Intrapersonal / developmental theory

birth - 1 year

1 - 2 years

3 - 5 years

6 - 11 years

12 - 19 years

20 - 30s

40s - 50s

60 +

• hierarchy of needs
• physiological -> safety -> love & belonging -> esteem & recognition -> self-actualization

all behavior is learned, and therefore can be modified by a system of rewards & punishment (B.F. Skinner)

(Piaget) intelligence grows by exposing children to the world around them

"everyone gets down in the dumps sometimes"

• "i've had it. Its my last straw"
• "what would you like to do today"

"your doctor is very good, I'm sure he only has your best interests in mind"

"I think I hear you saying you're afraid, is that correct?"

"it sounds like you should tell your husband"

"what are your concerns about your illness?"

"you seem tense"

"was this before or after your accident"

"why do you feel this way"

"I'm sure things will get better"

• "what do you thing I should do about my husband?"
• "what do you thing you should do about your husband"

"what would you like to talk about"

"I hear what you're saying, go on"

• " i can't study, my mind keeps wandering"
• "you are having difficulty concentrating"

"what made you so angry last night"

"i'm not sure i understand, please explain"

"maybe this is something you and I can figure out together"

" I find that hard to believe"

• "i have 3 kids, their dad left us"
• "it must be hard for you to raise 3 children by yourself"

• "my mom is dead, i hate it here, i'm not sick"
• "what don't you like about the hospital"

you have an unresolved fight with your partner in the morning before clinical, but you go to clinical and perform well after putting the fight out of your mind

a girl who was bullied and teased at school picks on her younger siblings

a teenager who spent much time in the hospital with serious illness decided to become a doctor

you snap at your child before school so decide to buy him his favorite treet

a boy who does very poorly in sports works hard to make the high honor roll

4 y/o wets teh bed after the birth of baby sister

jane hates nursing school, but enrolled to please her parents. she tells friends what a wonderful career it will be and that she enjoys the challenge

when you receive the news that your elderly mother has died you say at least she did not have to suffer and she lived a good life

a person who is very uncomfortable with his homosexuality condemns his fater for his homophobia comments

a young woman cannot remember sexual abuse she suffered as a teen

a 4 y/o tells her friend " don't hit your doll. Its not nice to hit"

Mother with a developmentally disabled child saves for his college

a young man develops a paralyzed arm after argument with father

john tells the rehab nurse " i drink to deal with my job stress"

Say nothing

" i have not started dinner yet, and i'd like some help"

(thinking to yourself)

"i'm going to do what i want to do, when i want to do it, and you can't stop me"

clinet, for the purpose of assessment and treatment of a mental disorder, consents to hospitalization and signs a document indicating this

detaining a client in a psychiatric facility against his or her own will may be requested in most states on basis of being dangerous to self / others

indicating permission for treatment in case of future incompetence