- Family history of mental health problems.
- Complications during pregnancy or birth.
- Personal history of Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Chronic medical condition such as cancer or diabetes, especially hypothyroidism or other brain-related illness such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s.
- Use of alcohol or drugs.
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What are two risk factors for mental health issues?
- genetic predisposition.
- homelessness and unemployment.
- alcohol and other drug use.
- discrimination and racial injustice.
- family conflict or family disorganisation.
- stressful life events.
What are examples of risk factors?
- Negative attitudes, values or beliefs.
- Low self-esteem.
- Drug, alcohol or solvent abuse.
- Poverty.
- Children of parents in conflict with the law.
- Homelessness.
- Presence of neighbourhood crime.
- Early and repeated anti-social behaviour.
What are factors of mental health?
- Self-esteem. This is the value we place on ourselves, our positive self-image and sense of self-worth. …
- Feeling loved. …
- Confidence. …
- Family breakup or loss. …
- Difficult behaviour. …
- Physical ill health. …
- Abuse.
What risk factors have affected your mental health?
- childhood abuse, trauma, or neglect.
- social isolation or loneliness.
- experiencing discrimination and stigma.
- social disadvantage, poverty or debt.
- bereavement (losing someone close to you)
- severe or long-term stress.
What are the top 5 mental illnesses?
- Anxiety Disorders. The most common category of mental health disorders in America impacts approximately 40 million adults 18 and older. …
- Mood Disorders. …
- Psychotic Disorders. …
- Dementia. …
- Eating disorders.
What are the 5 signs of mental illness?
- Excessive paranoia, worry, or anxiety.
- Long-lasting sadness or irritability.
- Extreme changes in moods.
- Social withdrawal.
- Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping pattern.
What are the signs of a mentally unstable person?
- Feeling sad or down.
- Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate.
- Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt.
- Extreme mood changes of highs and lows.
- Withdrawal from friends and activities.
- Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping.
What are the protective factors for depression?
- Reliable support and discipline from caregivers.
- Following rules at home, school, work.
- Emotional self-regulation.
- Good coping skills and problem solving skills.
- Subjective sense of self-sufficiency.
- Optimism.
What are the six factors of mental health?
The Ryff Scale is based on six factors:
autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance
. Higher total scores indicate higher psychological well-being.
What are 6 risk factors for violence?
- History of violent victimization.
- Attention deficits, hyperactivity, or learning disorders.
- History of early aggressive behavior.
- Involvement with drugs, alcohol, or tobacco.
- Low IQ.
- Poor behavioral control.
- Deficits in social cognitive or information-processing abilities.
- High emotional distress.
What are the 5 risk factors?
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). High blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. …
- High Blood Cholesterol. One of the major risk factors for heart disease is high blood cholesterol. …
- Diabetes. …
- Obesity and Overweight. …
- Smoking. …
- Physical Inactivity. …
- Gender. …
- Heredity.
What are the 3 risk factors?
Several health conditions, your lifestyle, and your age and family history can increase your risk for heart disease. These are called risk factors. About half of all Americans (47%) have at least 1 of 3 key risk factors for heart disease:
high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking
.
How can we prevent mental health?
- Tell someone how you are feeling about your mental health and ask for help. …
- Stay active to boost your well-being. …
- Eat well to feed the brain. …
- Drink sensibly to reduce mood swings. …
- Keep in contact with friends. …
- Learn a new skill. …
- Do something you love to reduce stress.
What are 3 factors that contribute to positive mental health?
- Social.
- Physical.
- Mental.
- Economic.
- Spiritual.
- Emotional.
Social factors that can influence mental health include
race, class, gender, religion, family and peer networks
. Our age and stage, and the social roles we have at any time in our life all contribute to this.
