Soc sci lesson 7

• Mental health


  Includes subjective well-being, perceived self efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter-generational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential
• Well-being


  Comprises the fulfillment of one's capacities, ability to cope with regular normal life stressors, ability to perform at work well, and to positively contribute to their community
• Mental health


  The level of psychological health or well-being
• Mental health (in positive psychology)


  Ability to simply enjoy life and create balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience
• Mental health


  • Indicates the normalcy or an absence of mental illness
• Common mental disorders among middle and late adolescence

  • Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Panic Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorder
  • Personality Disorder
  • Conduct Disorder
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder


  Persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that disrupts normal functioning or development, with direct negative impact on social, academic, or occupational functioning
• Bipolar Disorder


  Considered as a serious mental illness, with unusual mood changes and extremes of emotions that can affect sleeping patterns and ability to think clearly. Without proper diagnosis, person suffering bipolar disorder may end up hurting themselves when their manic-depressive episodes become too much to bear
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder


  • Refers to excessive anxiety and worrying with difficulty to control oneself, including restlessness, being easily tired, difficulty in concentrating, irritability, muscular tension, and difficulty staying asleep
• Social Anxiety Disorder


  Refers to a persistent fear of socializing with unfamiliar situations or people, leading to anxiety when exposed and can cause panic attacks. The situation feared may be avoided but when in situation anxiety is deeply felt and endured causing distress
• Panic Disorder


  • Points to a sudden surge of fear or intense discomfort reaching its peak within minutes, including fast heartbeats, chest pain, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, choking sensation, nausea, dizziness, lightheadedness, numbness, chills or heat, feeling of being detached to self, fear of losing control, and fear of dying
• Schizophrenia


  • Gross deficits in reality testing, including delusion, hallucination, disorganized speech, catatonic behavior, flat emotion, amotivation, and failure to maintain physical hygiene. May need therapeutic intervention of a psychiatrist
• Depression


  Feeling of sadness that lingers for weeks or longer accompanied by a feeling of worthlessness and hopelessness. Things that a person do may seem to be completely meaningless to them, and may lead to self harm
• Personality Disorder


  • An adolescent with this mental disorder may display behavior that markedly deviates from the expectations of the culture of the individual that exhibits it, with distorted thinking patterns, problematic emotional response, over and underregulated impulse control, and interpersonal difficulties
• Conduct Disorder


  Refers to a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated
• Eating Disorder


  Lifestyle related disorder and may lead to fatal illness
• Personality Disorder


  • Adolescent may display behavior that markedly deviates from the expectations of the culture
  • Person may perceive these behaviors as right and proper despite its negative effect on their day to day life and interactions
  • Distorted thinking patterns
  • Problematic emotional response
  • Over and underregulated impulse control
  • Interpersonal difficulties
• Conduct Disorder


  • Refers to disruptive behaviors such as aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and serious violation of rules
  • Displays a repetitive behavior that fails to respect the rights of others including the norms of the society
• Substance Related Disorder


  • Problematic of pathological use of substances such as alcohol or illegal drugs
  • Adolescents exposed to substance abuse, experience harmful effects that affect their daily life
• Internet Addiction


  • Refers to the excessive use of the internet which impairs daily life
  • Adolescents exposed to substance abuse, experience harmful effects that affect their daily life
• Family


  • Basic unit of our society
  • How you are being raised helps shape the person that you are
  • The lack of parental presence, guidance, and warmth leads to feelings of emptiness and insecurity among adolescents who, in turn seek acceptance form other people
• Peers


  • People in the same age group
  • Peers cam contribute to your well-being but can also influence you negatively
• Community and Neighborhood


  A person or adolescent can imbibe the behaviors, attitudes, and mindsets of the people around you
• School-related Factors


  • Can contribute or threaten your health and well being
  • Good factors: joining academic and non-academic curricular activities
  • Threats: being bullied in school and influenced to cut classes
• Socio-economic Status


  Some may enjoy luxury and comfort of their adolescent life but some may be experiencing poverty
• Vulnerability Factors


  • Biological Vulnerability
  • Early Experience
• Biological Vulnerability


  Includes being affected by some physical illness including psychiatric disorders such as depression or bipolar disorder
• Early Experience


  Includes intense emotional experiences