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Week 1 day 1 Chap 2: Mental health vs illness- all about the coping Mental health- successful adaptation to stressors from internal. External environment evidenced by thought, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with local/ cultural norms Mental Illness- caused by an imbalance of brain chemicals that affects neurotransmitters- depending on disorder different types are affected, unhealthy way of coping becomes chronic; have to be nonfunctioning and have symptoms tp be diagnosed Dsm-5- symptom based tool Primary diagnosis- reason of admission; comes from DSM-5 Secondary diagnosis- another problem contributing to 1 st diagnosis Neurotransmitters: Dopamine- alertness: working memory, motivation, clarity Serotonin- satisfaction: learning memory, pleasure/ pain, relaxation Norepinephrine- concentration: execution, perseverance, recall memory Dopamine+ serotonin= appetite Dopamine + norepinephrine= attention Serotonin + norepinephrine= intuition Diff chemicals= different mental disorders: Gaba- relaxation transmitter= too little= anxiety disorders Norepinephrine- too little: depression, too much: schizophrenia Adrenaline- too much: anxiety disorders Epinephrine: too little depression Serotonin- too little: depression & anxiety disorders (OCD) Dopamine- too much: schizophrenia, too little: depression, tremors, muscular rigidity (parkinsons) Acetylcholine- too much: depression, too little: dementia Factors contributing: genetics; environment Week 1Day 2: Psychological theories- help us understand why Psychological therapies- treatments based on these theories Psychoanalytic theory (Sigmund Freud)- father of psychology- 1st 5 years is important; identified developmental stages; 3 structures of personality: id, go, superego (conscience)= resolve internal conflicts Application to nursing= cause of suffering, value of talk sessions, correct inappropriate learning patterns Theory of psychosocial development (Erik Erikson)- influence of social

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