Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, Solitude, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
9 Sep 2013
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Encompasses the mental, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of health. Should be on the same level as physical health. Psychological normality: normal = close to average, psychological diversity is valuable and what makes society interesting. Determined on the basis of symptoms alone: e. g. anxiety, sadness. The absence of mental sickness: if someone doesn"t have a mental disorder than they are mentally healthy, negative definition, narrow. The presence of mental wellness: positive definition, broad. Fulfillment of human potential: maslow"s hierarchy of needs. Advanced a hierarchy of needs in order of urgency. When urgent needs are satisfied, less urgent needs will then take priority: physiological needs = most urgent. Breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion: safety. Security of body, employment, resources, morality, family, health and property: love and belonging. Self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others: self-actualization. Those who make it to the top of the needs hierarchy achieve self- actualization.
