Mental wellbeing and phobia

Functioning

How well an individual independently performs in their environment, including underlying cognitions and emotions that enable them to meet their daily demands.

adapative behaviour

Actions that enable a person to carry out their usual everyday tasks.

maladaptive (dysfunctional) behaviour

Actions that interfere with a person’s ability to carry out their usual activities in an effective way.

resilience

The ability to cope with and adapt well to life stressors and restore positive functioning.

Social and emotional wellbeing

The holistic foundation of physical and mental health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples, consisting of seven domains including body, mind and emotions, family and kinship, community, culture, country, spirituality and ancestors.

mental health problems

Problems that cause emotional, cognitive and behavioural difficulties that affect relationships and functioning in everyday life.

mental disorder (illness)

Mental health state that involves a combination of thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours which are usually associated with significant personal distress and impair the ability to function effectively in everyday life.

distress

Unpleasant or upsetting emotions such as sadness, anxiety or feeling overwhelmed.

dysfunction

The condition negatively impacts the person’s ability to complete daily activities and cope with everyday life.

deviance

deviance

Biopsychosocial model

Mental health is influenced by the interaction of internal (biological and psychological) and external (sociocultural) factors.

Biopsychosocial framework

Approach to describing how biological and psychological and social/cultural factors combine and interact to influence a person’s physical and mental health.

Predisposing risk factors

Increase the susceptibility to a specific mental health disorder.

Precipitating risk factors

Increase susceptibility to and contribute to the occurence of a specific mental disorder.

perpetuating risk factors

Maintain the occurrence of a specific mental disorder and inhibit recovery.

protective factors

Reduce or prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of a mental disorder.

biological risk factors

A range of factors that relate to the physiological functioning of the body. Eg. genetic vulnerability, neurotransmitter dysfunction (predisposing), poor sleep, substance abuse (precipitating), poor response to medication due to genetics, substance misuse (perpetuating)

Psychological functioning