Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness Menu F

Five Signs of Mental Health Happiness Control over behavior Appraisal of reality Effectiveness in work Healthy self-concept B Menu F

Some attributes of mental health 1-3 (Fig. 1-1) B Menu F

Influences that can have an impact on an individual’s mental health 1-4 (Fig. 1-3) B Menu F

Epidemiology Quantitative study of distribution of mental disorders in human populations Investigations: Descriptive Produce basic estimates of rates in populations Analytic Explore illness rates among different groups and identifies risk factors Experimental Test assumptions between a risk factor and a disorder B Menu F

Clinical Epidemiology Concerned with what happens to people with illnesses who are seen by care providers Studies natural history of an illness Studies diagnostic screening tests Studies interventions used to treat people with the illness or symptoms B Menu F

Mental health continuum of biologically based disorders 1-7 (Fig. 1-2) B Menu