HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deinstitutionalisation, Neoliberalism, Moral Treatment
23 Apr 2018
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Initially, ppl living in these housing estates did not do well on numerous mental health qualities: from high suspiciousness, isolation, depression, and anxiety to increased trust, optimism, hope for future, neighbourhood identification. They then went in and cleaned up the housing estate and these scores increased: depression and anxiety rates in these estates dropped as well. These changes increased interaction between neighbours: settings were not as negative, spent more time outside. Tells us something about how mental health can be determined and shaped by environment: and how environment shapes social behaviour. Feeling good, positive emotions: happiness, security, sense of control over destiny, assumes that negative emotions are not wanted and that we do not want/need them which is problematic. Functioning well (inherently social: connecting to others, meeting needs. Social support as a protective factor in mental health: when a person"s community or social network offers instrumental or expressive support.
