Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Bipolar Disorder, Environmental Factor, Major Depressive Disorder
4 Jun 2018
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Mental Health
● Mental health is different from the absence of mental illness
● is integral to our overall health
● is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own potential, can
cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to
make a contribution to her or his own community
● Not simply treatment of mental problems, but the promotion of mental health for the
entire population
● MENTAL HEALTH VS. MENTAL ILLNESS
● The term “mental illness” is misleading because it suggests that all mental health
conditions or illnesses are the same, or have similar characteristics
Determinants
● Complex interplay of genetic, biological, personality and environmental factors
● Environmental factors
○ Ex. family situation, workplace pressures, & socio-economic status
● Lifestyle choices
○ e.g. substance abuse
○ & learned patterns of thought and behaviour can influence the onset, course and
outcome of mental illness.
Prevalence
● 20% of Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.
● Mental illness affects people of all ages, educational and income levels, and
cultures.
● Approximately 8% of adults will experience major depression at some time in their lives.
● Rates of mental illness for adults between the ages of 70 and 89, including but not
limited to dementia, are projected to be higher than for any other age group by 2041
● The onset of most mental illnesses occurs during adolescence and young adulthood.
● Effects include:
○ educational achievement, occupational or career opportunities and successes,
and the formation and nature of personal relationships
● Canada’s youth suicide rate the third highest in the industrialized world.
● Mental disorders in youth are ranked as the second highest hospital care expenditure in
Canada.
● In Canada, only 1 out of 5 children who need mental health services receives them.
Global Mental Health
● There are very different main mental illnesses globally
● Mental health of children is the same for countries of all incomes
● Low-income countries
○ Ex. Anxiety
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Document Summary
Not simply treatment of mental problems, but the promotion of mental health for the entire population. The term mental illness is misleading because it suggests that all mental health conditions or illnesses are the same, or have similar characteristics. Complex interplay of genetic, biological, personality and environmental factors. Ex. family situation, workplace pressures, & socio-economic status. & learned patterns of thought and behaviour can influence the onset, course and outcome of mental illness. 20% of canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. Mental illness affects people of all ages, educational and income levels, and cultures. Approximately 8% of adults will experience major depression at some time in their lives. Rates of mental illness for adults between the ages of 70 and 89, including but not limited to dementia, are projected to be higher than for any other age group by 2041. The onset of most mental illnesses occurs during adolescence and young adulthood.
