Mental and Physical Health (Unit 5)

Mental health

A state of mental well being that enables people to cope withthe stress of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work wells, and contribute to their community.

Physical health

The overall well being if an individual's body, encompassing factors such as fitness, nutrition, and the absence of illness or injury

Stress

A state of psychological tension or strain

General adaptation syndrome

Describes the physiologic changes your body goes through as it responds to stress

Problem focused coping

A stress management strategy in which a person's directly confronts a stressor in a attempt to decrease or eliminate it

Emotion focused coping

A technique in which an individual addresses the negative emotional reactions that are associated with a particular problem

Positive psychology

Focuses on making human existence more fulfilling rather than focusing on the treatment of mental illness

Gratitude

Core aspects of human excellence that allow us to survive and thrive

Psychological disorder

Impacts ones cognition, emotion, or behavior, and these behaviors are maladaptive

DSM-5

The diagnostic tool used by clinical practitioners to diagnose a wide assortment of recognized disorders.

Maladaptive

Disrupt everyday life rather than improve it as adaptive behaviors do.

Socioculture perspective

Psychologists look at an individual’s behavior based on the influence of the individual’s culture

Biopsychosocial perspective

An integrated approach to psychology that incorporates three different perspectives and types of analysis: biological, psychological, and social - cultural

Neurodevelopment

The brain's development of neurological pathways that influence performance or functioning skills

Schizophrenic spectrum disorders

A range of conditions that share symptoms with schizophrenia, such as disorganized thinking hallucinations, delusions, and social withdrawal

Depressive disorders

The most common mood disorders and is characterized by a depressed mood and physical symptoms such as loss of appetite and fatigue for 2 or more weeks in the absence of a clear cause.

Bipolar disorders

The disorders in which someone alternates between episodes of mania and depression.

Anxiety disorders

A disorder characterized by excessive worry about numerous aspects of life

Obsessive - compulsive disorders

A psychiatric illness characterized by excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive maladaptive behaviors

Dissociative disorders

An individual becoming split off or dissociated form their core sense of self

Trauma - stressor disorders

A group of emotional and behavioral problems that may result from childhood traumatic and stressful experiences.

Eating disorders

A mental health condition where you use the control of food to cope with feelings and other situations

Personality disorders

Long term patterns of behavior and inner experiences that differ significantly from what is expected

Psychotherapy

An ongoing relationship between a patient and a therapist, in which the two discuss the patient's experiences and symptoms

Psychodynamic therapies

A form of depth psychology that focuses on the unconscious mind and past experiences to understand current behaviors

Cognitive behavioral therapies

A structured short term therapeutic technique that aims to change a client's maladaptive cognitions and behaviors into more realistic and/or adaptive ones.

Hypnosis

A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.

Psychoactive medications

Substances that can alter perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, or behavior by changing the brain's neurochemistry.