Definition of mental health - Living a meaningful life in a particular set of physical and social circumstances utilizing personal and social resources.
Mental Disorder (The consequence of living less than a meaningful life) may be defined as personal qualities that interfere with normal cognitive functioning and social roles. Most common disorders are clinical - depression, substance dependence and anxiety disorders such as phobias.
A. Social Variables associated with mental disorders - poverty, low-income urban dwellers, men in regards to substance abuse and anti social behavior, women in regards to depression and anxiety disorders. Younger adults are subject to emotional problems and older adults to impaired cognitive functioning.
Models of Coping: Adaptive thinking and behavior that reduces, relieves stress that arise from demands, pressures, harmful or threatening conditions. There are four models or approaches to the study of coping.
a. environmental
b. behavior
c. coping styles and cognitive appraisal models.
Each model provides a way of understanding the relation between the individual and the demands that environmental events place upon the individual for adaption.
to be continued (a, b and c will be broken down for you)
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