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What drives “concept creep” in mental health?

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More awareness of mental illnesses but not necessarily the correct understanding of them and/or overuse of certain terms, broadening society’s definition of some conditions.

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What are the risks of the broadening definitions of mental illness?

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Overdiagnosis, incorrect care, and strain on the psych system which can take away care from those who need it most.

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How can professionals resist very broad concepts of mental illness?

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Be specific when diagnosing, avoid self-reports, and make the treatment plan appropriate for the severity

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What do we mean when we say that those with mental health conditions face a “double jeopardy”?

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People have to face both the actual condition, and the stigma that comes with it.

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Name the four kinds of mental health stigma

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Self-stigma
Stigma by association
Public stigma
Structural stigma

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What needs to be done to make sure a contact-based intervention will work?

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Makes sure it’s appropriate for the culture
PWLE need to lead and shape the programs
Over a long period is most effective

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How can the media make stigma worse?

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When it reinforces harmful stereotypes

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Why is housing important in schizophrenia recovery?

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Safe and affordable housing improves quality of life and reduce time in hospital

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What does the HOPE model stand for?

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Housing, Occupation, People, Economics

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How does CBT work in treating schizophrenia?

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It challenges distorted thinking

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How does the ARC model of cognitive training help with schizophrenia?

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Adaptation: modify life demands
Remediation: Use neuroplasticity to improve function
Compensation: Bypass mental deficits with strategies

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How do supported job and education help those with schizophrenia?

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People are place in jobs and get help using flexible hours and low stress environments.

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How can culture affect Dissociative Identity Disorder?

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Some identities can reflect local beliefs. The difference is that DID is distressing, happens at strange times, and affects daily life.

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How do kids shape their own growth?

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By exploring, selecting their own activities and influencing their own development.

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Is development gradual or sudden ?

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Both!

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How can culture affect development?

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Family style, traditions, society.

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Why are all children so different?

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Genes
How they interact with others
Their environment

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What challenges do kids in poverty face regarding developmental psychology?

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Issue with their health, brain development, schooling, emotions

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How does labelling kids affect their behaviour?

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Behaviour can be shaped by labels and influence self-image

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How do infants first manage emotions using co-regulation?

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Caregivers soothe with touch, voice, and feeling

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Describe both self-comforting and self-distraction

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Self-comforting- sucking fingers, rubbing hands
Self-distraction- looking away from upsetting

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What helps improve emotion regulation?

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Frontal lobe growth
Adults expect more as kids grow

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How do media and culture reflect the bioecological layers

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Media is part of the exosystem
COVID noted a spike in screen time- that affected the chronosystem

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Identify four ways we learn about ourselves

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Watching our own behaviour
From others’ reactions and feedback
Comparing ourselves to similar people
Through cultural values and social roles

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What's the difference between explicit and implicit self esteem?
Explicit is what you say about yourself Implicit is what you unconsciously feel
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What do humans do when their identity feels threatened?
Find other ways to feel successful Blame failures on other things Reminisce on past successes Reframe feedback to protect ourselves
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Why do people reject compliments?
They want feedback that matches how they see themselves
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What shapes first impressions?
We notice the most salient cues We use past knowledge to interpret behaviour We often assume that behaviour represents the person's personality
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Why are impressions hard to change?
Self-fulfilling prophecy: expectations elicit confirming behaviour Perseverance bias: Impressions persist after discredited evidence has been presented Often we seek behaviour that is consistent with our impressions, which reinforces beliefs
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How do people and different cultures deal with contradictory evidence about a person?
May explain away contradictions or could assume person has changed Collectivist cultures are more likely to assume someone has changed over individualist cultures
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What determines when people will use central or peripheral processing?
Central route: used when motivated and able (deep thinking) Peripheral route: used when distracted, focuses on surface cues
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Describe the low-ball persuasion technique
Attractive offer and then change terms after commitment
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Describe the bait-and-switch persuasion technique
Withdraw an enticing offer and then offer a pricier alternative
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Describe the disrupt-then-reframe persuasion technique
Confuse, then reframe, then persuade
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Why does it work to try and persuade a sad person?
Increases their empathy and desire to feel better
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What makes people want to help others?
Feel good/avoid feeling bad Connect with others Because they care To do the right thing
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Why do people not help in an emergency?
Think someone else will do it Not sure if it's actually an emergence Don't want to look silly
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How can we encourage others to help?
Make your needs clear Ask one person Set examples
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What are the 3 parts of Freud's structural model?
Id: instinctual drives Ego: reality-based mediator Super-ego: internalised morality
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Briefly describe Freud's psychosexual stages model (don't both describing each stage)
It describes development stages Each stage focuses on a different bodily pleasure zone Fixations shape personality and behaviour
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What are the themes and focus of Freud's oral stage?
Focus on the mouth and sucking A big theme is dependency A fixation on this may lead addiction depression (yeah... really?)
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What defines the anal stage?
A focus on control and autonomy Toilet training is a key conflict
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What happens during Freud's phallic stage?
There's a focus on genitals and gender identity Boys are scared of castration (wtf) Girls have penis envy (again WTAF)
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What happens during Freud's latency stage?
Sexual desire is repressed and kids focus more on learning
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According to Freud, what is fixation?
Unresolved conflict during a stage
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