Chap.1 Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acceptance | 1) ability to see the client as a person with worth and dignity who is not judged or labeled by the standards of another 2) final stage of grief when a person begins to experience peace and allows life to provide new experiences and relationships |
| adaptation | management of stress or anxiety |
| adaptive coping | rational and productive way of resolving a problem to reduce anxiety |
| anger | natural, adaptive emotion triggered in response to threats, insulting situations, or anything that seriously hampers the intended actions of an individual |
| anticipatory grief | anxiety that is experienced for some time pror to an event or happening |
| anxiety | built-in part of our basic instinct to respond in the event we are confronted with a threat to our well-being |
| bargaining | step in the grief process in which deals with God are attempted as a way to prolong the inevitable |
| bereavement | expected reaction of grief and sadness after learning of the loss of a loved one |
| burnout | condition of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion with a reduced sense of personal accomplishment and apathy toward one's work |
| chronic sorrow | prolonged and intensified feeling of loss that render life as meaningless and a mere existence |
| conventional grief | feeling of sadness expected or experienced after a loss |
| cultural identity | binging force of a unique common heritage including beliefs, norms, values, and behaviours between members of a cultural group |
| denial | stage of grief process in which there is shock and disbelief that th eevent is occuring, allowing time for adjustment and development of coping strategies |
| depression | persistent and prolonged mood of sadness that extends beyong 2 weeks' duration |
| distress | negative stress in reponse to a threat or challenge that exhausts and drains energy from the individual |
| dysfunctionsal grief | prolonged and intensified reaction or failure to complete the grieving process and cope successfully with a loss |
| eustress | positive and motivating stress shown by one's confidence in the ability to master a challenge or stressor |
| external stressors | aspects of the environment that may be adverse to ones well-being |
| fight-or-flight reponse | reaction to an immediate threat in which there is a surge of adrenalin into the bloodstream |
| grief | emotional proces of coping with a loss |
| internal stressors | physical strain, such as chronic or terminal condition, or psychological issue, such as worry, that affect the body response |
| loss | actual or perceived change in the status of one's relationship to a valued object or person |
| maladaptive coping | unsuccessful attempts to decrease anxiety without attempting to solve the problem allowing anxiety to continue |
| mental health | state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities,copes with normal stressors of life, work productively, and is able to make a contribution to society |
| mental illness | state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, copes with normal stressor of life, works productively, and is able to make a contribution to society |
| palliative coping | coping strategy that temporarily relieves the anxiety but the problem still exists and must be dealt with at a later time |
| psychological crisis | state of disorganization and disarray that occurs when usual coping strategies fail or are not available |
| reframing | way of restructuring a negative thinking pattern into one that is less disturbing and over which the individual has some control |
| stress | condition that results when a threat or challenge to one's well-being requires an adjustment or adaptation to the environment |
| stree reaction | physical response to a stressor that is triggered by an arousal of the automomic nervous system |
| unresolved grief | grief proces is incomplete and life becomes mere existence and longing for that which is lost |
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