Psych Mental Wellbeing

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Mental wellbeing

an individual’s current state of mind, including their ability to think, process information and regulate emotions

Resilience

The ability to successfully cope with and adapt to adversity and restore positive functioning

Social wellbeing

the ability for an individual to form bonds with others and maintain positive relationships

Emotional wellbeing

The ability for an individual to appropriately control and express their own emotions in an adaptive way, as well as under

stand the emotions of others

Social and emotional wellbeing model

situates mental wellbeing within a broader, holistic framework that recognises the importance of culture and history as factors that influence wellbeing and reflects the understandings and specific needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Multidimensional

Made up of different components

Holistic

Considers the whole person

Cultural responsiveness

Involves health professionals learning about local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ culture and history

The dimensions of SEWB

• Body and behaviours

• Mind and emotions

• Family and kinship

• Community

• Culture

• Spirit, spirituality and ancestors

• Country and land

Stress

A state of physiological or psychological tension triggered by a stimulus that exceeds the ability to cope

Anxiety

a state of heightened physiological arousal that is associated with feelings of worry or uneasiness that something is wrong or something unpleasant is about to happen

Specific phobia

A type of anxiety disorder that is categorised by excessive and disproportionate fear when encountering a specific stimulus

Mental disorder

cause severe and profound disturbances to an individual’s ability to function

Long term potentiation

The long lasting and experience dependent strengthening of synaptic connections, as a result of repeated high-intensity stimulation