PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Community Psychology, Psychopathology, Health Promotion
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Lecture 9- mental health in the community. Definition: psychiatry nurse pays attentions to people"s strengths. They tell them the emotionally disturbed person their options, promote mental health and wellbeing. Community psychology functions as an enabler, consultant and planner rather than an expert in diagnosis and treatment. Federal government collects statistics as well, to allocate tax money. In any given year, 1/5 people are suffering from a psychopathology (from the statistics, in reality is probably much higher). Addressing need of help by using community psychology: interventions using groups of people who are at high risk: prevention and mental health promotion: 2 most important methods in community psychology. Vaccine is very effective; prevent disease from happening in the first place. Number one risk factor is those who have a history of psychopathology. Other factors include children"s whose parents have it, who come from low ses. 3 types of prevention that are typically considered in community psychology: primary.
