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mental hlth vs. mental illness
the different signs in both
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
02/02/2009

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Finds life enjoyable

Can see in objects, people, and activities their possibilities of meeting his or her needs

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Happiness
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  • Can recognize and act on cues to existing limits
  • Can respond to the rules, routines, and customs of any group to which he or she belongs
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Control over behavior
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  • Accurate picture of what is happening around the individual
  • Good sense of the consequences, both good and bad, that will follow his or her acts
  • can see the difference between the "as if" and "for real" in situations
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Appraisal of reality
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  • within limits set by abilities, can do well in tasks attempted
  • when meeting mild failure, persists until determines whether or not he or she can do the job
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effectiveness in work
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  • Sees self as approaching individual ideals, as capable of meeting demands
  • has reasonable degree of self-confidence that helps in being resourceful under stress
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Satisfying relationships
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Experiences satisfaction and stability in relationships

socially integrated and can rely on social supports

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satisfying relationships
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Uses stress reduction strategies that address the problem, issue, threat.

Uses coping strategies in a healthy way that does not cause harm to self or others

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Effective coping strategies
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  • Loses interest or pleasure in all or almost all usual activities and pastimes
  • describes mood as depressed, sad, hopeless, discouraged, "down in the dumps"
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Major depressive episode

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Shows repetitive and persistent pattern of aggressive conduct in which the basic rights of others are violated
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control disorder, undersocialized, aggressive
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  • Shows bizarre delusions such as delusions of being controlled
  • has auditory hallucinations
  • manifest delusions with persecutory or jealous content
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schizophrenic disorder

Term
  • passively  allows others to assume responsibility for major areas of life because of inability to function independently
  • lacks self-confidence (sees self as helpless, stupid)
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dependent personality disorder
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  • shows pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships
  • has chronic feelings of emptiness
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borderline personality disorder
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Repeatedly self-administers substances despite significant substance-related problems (threat to job, family, social relationships)
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substance dependencies
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Oppositive of happiness

Definition
major depressive episodes
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Opposite of control over behavior
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control disorder, undersocialized, aggressive

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Opposite of appraisal of reality

Definition
Schizophrenic disorder
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Opposite of effectiveness in work
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adjustment disorder with work inhibition

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Opposite of a healthy concept of self
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Dependent personality disorder
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Opposite of satisfying relationships
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Borderline personality disorder
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Opposite of effective coping strategies

Definition
Leading to substance dependencies
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