PSYCH336 Study Guide - Final Guide: Debriefing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Borderline Personality Disorder

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Designed to decrease risk of serious problems ie. physical and mental health. Designed to increase beneficial activities to improve physical health. Vaccinations, meals on wheels to ensure seniors are eating. Equivalent for mental health = coping strategies for grief, support groups, public education. Cost of mental disorders ie. hospitalization, sick leave in 2010 was 2. 5 trillion. Spending money into prevention results in more money saved in future. Prevention is lengthy process, difficult to convince government to spend money on. Branch of psychology concerned with connecting the community and individual. Understanding whats needed in community and developing programs. Global sense; deals with major groups of people [not individuals] ie. teenage moms. Outcomes that benefit society as a whole. Approaches to prevention depends on which stage of disorder to intervene. Primary prevention: intervention before disorder developed (to prevent occurrence) Secondary prevention: intervention after onset of disorder (aka treatment) shortened duration, helping person be functional.

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