HLTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Panic Attack, Organization Of Ukrainian Nationalists, Compassion Fatigue
16 Jun 2016
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Background: peer health outreach coordinator health promotion- student wellness services. Successful mental health = successful performance of mental functions, including: productive activities, fulfilling relationships, ability to adapt, change, and cope with adversity (that doesn"t go through your daily commitments) *notes: you could have issues throughout the day, but it is your ability to bounce back and deal with the stresses of life. Term used to describe a range of mental disorders affecting: thinking, mood, behaviour. Someone with a mental illness could still be coping fine, deal with all the ups and downs of life. *note that not all mental illnesses are affected the same way, or affecting all those listed above. Healthy: normal functioning (going about your day, you feel like you can cope) Mild disruption (overall okay mental health, but yet common and reversible distress- you know why you are feeling this distress, nothing long term) Moderate disruption (how they can self-manage their stress: significant functional impairment)
