NURS309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: In Utero, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychoactive Drug
22 Jun 2018
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MENTAL HEALTH-what is it?
Demons video
•My pill journey
•Definitions
What is health?
“A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity”. (WHO)
What is mental health?
“A state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can
cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution
to her or his community”. (WHO definition)
•How do you balance your life? Maintaining mental health.
•Build healthy self-esteem
•Create positive parenting and family relationships
•Make friends who count
•Figure out your priorities
•Get involved
•Learn to manage stress effectively
•Cope with change
•Deal with your emotions
•Learn to be at peace with yourself
•Mental illness in Canada:
an overview
•Being Mad In Canada
•CCHS (Canadian community health survey) reports: I in 5 Canadians (20%) will
personally experience a mental illness during their lifetime. Most reported include
Depression, schizophrenia, anxiety d/o, personality d/o, eating disorder
•Mental illness affect people of all ages, educational and income levels, and cultures
•The onset of most mental illnesses occurs during adolescence and young adulthood
•Genetic, personality, and environmental factors
•Can be treated effectively
•Economic cost of mental illness is huge! $7.4 Billion in 1993
•86% of hospitalizations for mental illness occur in general hospitals
•Mental illness
•Mental illnesses are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or behavior (or some
combination) associated with significant distress and impaired functioning over an
extended period of time.
•Symptoms vary from mild to severe
•Effects all people regardless of occupation, education, income, age, or culture.
•Mental health is as important as physical health to daily living and functioning.
•Mental health and physical health are intertwined.
•Mental illnesses can occur together (concurrent disorders or dual diagnosis)
(Public health agency of Canada)
•Effects of mental illness on the person and their family
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Document Summary
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . (who) Create positive parenting and family relationships: make friends who count. Cope with change: deal with your emotions. Learn to be at peace with yourself: mental illness in canada: an overview. Cchs (canadian community health survey) reports: i in 5 canadians (20%) will personally experience a mental illness during their lifetime. Depression, schizophrenia, anxiety d/o, personality d/o, eating disorder: mental illness affect people of all ages, educational and income levels, and cultures. The onset of most mental illnesses occurs during adolescence and young adulthood: genetic, personality, and environmental factors. Effects of mental illness on the person and their family: age of onset. Causes of mental illness: do we really know, genetics (twin studies, family history, neuropsychiatry) Physical construction of the brain (lobes, damage, neuron loss: genetics/heredity (twin studies, neurotransmitters (dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin )
