HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mental Disorder, Social Isolation, Biology Of Depression
20 Apr 2017
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Chapter 2: promoting and preserving your psychosocial health. Definition: mental health encompasses the intellectual, emotional, social & spiritual dimensions of health. You are psychosocially or mentally health when develop one of these dimensions to optimal levels. It is the result of a complex interaction between your history & conscious/unconscious thoughts about & interpretations of the past. Intellectual thinking: used to describe the thinking or rational part of psychosocial healthy. Your values, attitudes & beliefs about your health, relationships w/ family & friends and your life - > a reflection of your intellectual health. Person who is intellectually healthy: enjoys life, enviro & the people in it. Feel sad or angry when faced w/ stressful life events: w/ rational thinking & effective communication - > able to move forward & enjoy life again; take responsibility of their actions. When person"s intellectual health deteriorates: he/she may experience declines in rational thinking & increasingly distorted perceptions.
