KIN 1600 Chapter : Ch. 1-9
15 Mar 2019
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Protective factors: factors that buffer a person from threats to their mental health: family/support system, education, stress management, emotional state. Risk factors: factors that increase a person"s risk for health: stress, genetics, lack of support, environment (terrorism, education, socioeconomics) Mental disorder: according to dsm, a pattern of behavior in an individual that is associated with distress, pain, or disability (an impairment of ability) Autonomic nervous system: sympathetic fight or flight , parasympathetic relaxation . Bereavement that happens in the grieving process: numbness/shock, cant believe this is happening, feelings of separation, finally feel that loss but don"t understand it, disorganization, reorganization, the new routine/new norm. Sleep deprivation: lack of sufficient time asleep: impairs emotional, physical, mental and cognitive functioning, affects body temperature. Sleep debt: difference between the amount of sleep attained and the amount of sleep needed to maintain alertness during the day time.
