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Social Determinants of Health: conditions in the environment where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks 

Special Population: Different subpopulations that may experience greater social disadvantages and/or be marginalized and oppressed 

Intersectionality: refers to the interconnectedness of social categories, such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability–all of which shape an individual’s experiences and opportunities 

Mental health: your general state of well-being and state of mind

Mental illness: something that disrupts your mental state and interrupts how you feel, think, communicate, and behave 

William Sweetzer (1843): introduced the term mental hygiene 

Mental hygiene: the art of preserving the mind against all incidents and influences calculated to deteriorate its qualities, impair its energies, or derange its movement (as defined by Issac Ray 1893)

Dorothea Dix: responsible for the mass construction of state mental hospitals in the U.S. in the 1800s 

St. Elizabeth’s: opened in 1855, envisioned by Dorethea Dix to be calm, nurturing environment however overcrowding become an issue 

Napa State Hospital: first hospital opened in California (1875) 

Thorazine: first antipsychotic medication was introduced 

Short-Doyle Act of 1957: first reform towards community-based treatment

Community Mental Health Act of 1963: to create a system of community-based care versus institutional care leading to the federal government providing funding to community mental health programs and start of deinstitutionalization 

Deinstitutionalization: the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability 

Mental Health Services Act (MHSA): passed in CA (2004), calls for the transformation of the mental health system by improving the quality of life (No Place Like Home program) and supportive housing 

Recovery: a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential 

Recovery Model: Lost in despair – discovering hope – recovering meaning 

4 Components of Recovery

10 Principles in Recovery: hope, person-driven, many pathways, holistic, peer support, relational, culture, addresses trauma, strengths/responsibility and respect

Hope: cherish a desire with anticipation, to want something to happen or be true 

Strengths-Based: everyone ha a unique set of strengths that can be supported and built upon to push through mental health/life challenges 

Person-centered recovery: each person is ultimately in charge of their own recovery, setting goals and creating a path to achieve them 

Holistic relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the individual parts, attempts to treat both the mind and body 

Increasing resilience by strengthening protective factors: 

Cultural identity: describes an individuals’s affiliation or identification with a particular group or groups 

Cultural Competency: awareness of your own cultural beliefs and values and how these may be different from other cultures—including being able to learn about and honor the different cultures of those you work with 

Cultural Awareness: understanding of the importance of race, ethnicity, and culture and being sensitive to the similarities and differences 

Cultural sensitivity: refers to the awareness and appreciation of the values, norms, and beliefs characteristic of a cultural, ethnic, racial, or other group that is not one’s own, accompanied by a willingness to adapt one’s behavior accordingly 

 Cultural stereotypes: oversimplified assumptions people make about an entire cultural group 

Explicit bias: attitudes and beliefs held on a conscious level and we are aware of 

Implicit bias: attitudes and beliefs held on a unconscious level that we are aware of 

Developmental theories: provide a framework for thinking about human growth, learning and development throughout the lifespan 

Erik Erikson lifespan development theory: as you progress through life, each stage has a natural crisis (18-40)

Emerging Adult (Arnett 2000): in-between stage where adults 18-25 are not fully mature

Transitional aged youth: a broad span of development from older adolescence to young adulthood (16-26) 

Trauma: defined as a person’s emotional response to a distressing experience 

Adverse childhood: potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (up to 17)

Goal of Foster Care: provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children and youth until they are safely returned home, placed permanently with adoptive families or legal guardians, or placed in other planned arrangements for permanency 

Transitional age youth program: prevent homelessness and secure and maintain housing for young adults aged 18 to 24 years, inclusive 

Goal of Juvenile Court: skill development, rehabilitation, addressing treatment needs, and successful reintegration of youth into the community

Elevate Justice Act: would raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction from 17 to 19, producing effective changes for youth in the adult justice system 

Older Americans Act: foundation of support for people over 60 years old including meal delivery, information and referral, health and wellness programs, in-home care, transportation, elder abuse prevention, caregiver support and adult daycare

Mandated reporter: health care professionals required to report abuse under 18 and over 65

Differential diagnosis: process of differentiating between two or more conditions that share similar signs or symptoms 

Young-old (60-74): golden years, good health social engagement, similar to midlife

Old-Old (75-84): living independently, increased physical impairment, chronic disease increase

Oldest-old (85-99): more chronic ailments, most hospitalizations, fastest growing 

Juvenile delinquency: violation of a law committed by a person before his 18th birthday