Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mood Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Bipolar Disorder
16 Apr 2016
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Psychosocial health - encompasses the mental, emoional, social, and spiritual dimensions of health. Psychological normality: psychological health is not the same as psychological normality, normality simply means being close to average, psychosocial diversity is valuable, having unusual ideas or aitudes doesn"t mean that a person has mental illness. In fact, psychological diversity with the wide range of ideas, lifestyles, and aitudes it brings about it is a valuable asset to society. Determined on the basis of symptoms alone: ex: anxiety, sadness. The absence of (mental) sickness: negaive deiniion, narrow. The presence of (mental) wellness: posiive deiniion, broad, a more ambiious outlook that encourages us to fulill our own potenial. Fulillment of human potenial: maslow"s hierarchy of needs. Psychology or mental health can be deined as our capacity to think, fell, and behave in ways that contribute to our ability to enjoy life and manage challenges.
