Psychological problems

• prevalence- how common something is
• incidence- the number of new cases of mental health disorders occurring in a time period
• stigma- a strong sense of disapproval towards something
• discrimination- to treat people differently based on a perceived issue or problem
• Self-fulfilling prophecy- when individuals behave in the way an assumption about them expects to
• The ICD is used to help diagnose patients with mental health disorders
• The Mental Health Act was introduced as a set of laws to address the issues around mental health.
• Effect on public services


  If the prevalence of the mental health problem is increasing, this puts more demand on health and social care services which are there to support the individual.
• Effects on the law


  The Equality Act protects disabled people from unfair treatment
• Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder characterised by abnormal social behaviour where people lose their sense of identity and failure to understand reality
• Depression- the prolonged state of aversion to activity and lowered mood