LESSON 7 - SOC SCI 3

• According to World Health Organization mental health includes subjective well-being, perceived self efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter-generational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential.
• World Health Organization stated that a person's 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 is defined as the level of psychological health or well-being
• Mental Health indicates the normalcy or an absence of mental illness
• Mental Health in positive psychology, this points to an ability to simply enjoy life and create balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that disrupts normal functioning or development
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder home, school, work
• Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder direct negative impact on social, academic, or occupational functioning
• Bipolar Disorder considered as a serious mental illness
• Bipolar Disorder unusual mood changes and extremes of emotions
• Bipolar Disorder it is not about the regular ups and downs that anyone goes through. Mood swings are so intense that even sleeping patterns and ability to think clearly may be affected.
• Bipolar Disorder without proper diagnosis, person suffering bipolar Disorder may end up hurting themselves when their manic-depressive episodes become too much to bear
• General Anxiety Disorder refers to excessive anxiety and worrying with difficulty to control oneself
• Social Anxiety Disorder refers to a persistent fear of socializing with unfamiliar situations or people
• Social Anxiety Disorder fear to act in ways that may be embarrassing and humiliating
• Social Anxiety Disorder may lead to anxiety when exposed and can cause panic attacks
• Social Anxiety Disorder 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
• Schizophrenia gross deficits in reality testing
• Schizophrenia gross incapacity to properly detect what is real and not real
• Schizophrenia 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
• Depression is a serious problem
• Depression things that a person for may seem to be completely meaningless to them
• Depression they may ask questions like what's the point of going to school? Why should I get out of bed? And among others
• Depression may lead to self harm
• Eating Disorder lifestyle related disorder and may lead to fatal illness

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
• 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
• Personality Disorder person may perceive these behaviors as right and proper despite it's negative effect on their day to day life and interactions
• Conduct Disorder refers to disruptive behaviors such as aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and serious violation of rules
• Conduct Disorder displays a repetitive behavior that fails to respect the rights of others including the norms of the society
• Internet Addiction refers to the excessive use of the internet which impairs daily life
• Internet Addiction adolescents exposed to substance abuse, experience harmful effects that affect their daily life
• Substance Related Disorder problematic of pathological use of substances such as alcohol or illegal drugs
• Substance Related Disorder adolescents exposed to substance abuse, experience harmful effects that affect their daily life
• Internet Addiction refers to excessive use of the internet which impairs daily life which led to common internet Addiction described as compulsive-impulsive disorder plus sexual preoccupations
• Tracers and Threats to Psychological Well-Being

  • Family
  • Peers
  • Community and Neighborhood
  • School-Related Factors
  • Socio-Economic Status
• Family how you are being raised helps shape the person that you are
• Family basic unit of our society
• Family the lack of parental presence, guidance, and warmth leads to feelings of emptiness and insecurity among adolescents who, in turn seek acceptance from other people