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Mental Health

TermDefinition
Fight/Flight Response Response activated by the sympathetic nervous system in response to perceived threat, preparing the organism to deal with a threat by confronting it, or escaping.
Purpose of Flight/Fight Response Fight/Flight response prepares an organism to confront a threat escape it by changing psychological and physiological bodily functions
Biopsychosocial framework Was first proposed by George Engel in 1977, who believed to truly understand and treat a persons mental or physical illness, it is important to consider their condition in terms of biological, psychological and social influences.
Biological Aspect Genetic predispositions Changes in brain chemistry Brain damage due to stress and other factors
Psychological Aspect Negative explanatory lifestyle Learned helplessness Gender differences
Social Aspect Traumatic/negative life events Cultural expectations Depression-evoked repsonse
Major Depression A mood disorder. Is one or more depressive episodes
Management for Psychological Aspect
Thought Diary
Management for Biological Aspect
Allostasis
Allostatic Load
Allostatic Overload
Mental Health
Mental Disorder
Concepts of Normality
Created by: marliwestwick
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