Mental Health/Theory/Defense Mechanisms
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• Mental Health:
o The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal
or external environment
o Evidenced by thoughts, feelings, & behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with cultural norms
• Mental Illness
o Maladaptive responses to stressors from internal or
external environment
o Evidence by thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are incongruent with cultural norms
o Which interferes with social, occupational, and physical functioning.
• DSM5 (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5)
o Standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States
o Contains a listing of criteria for diagnostic criteria for every psychiatric disorder recognized by US healthcare system
o DSM5 is used as a diagnostic tool to identify mental health diagnoses.
o Defines Mental Disorder as:
▪ A syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognitions, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning
• Anxiety
o A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness.
o Normal anxiety is a healthy response to stress that is essential for survival.
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