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What factors increase risk for mental illness?

If one of your favorite guiding questions for which you are most prepared or passionate is not included on your version of the exam, please write that question here and answer it.

What does it mean to say that “health” and “illness” are social constructs?

Explain socioemotional selectivity theory by describing the three goals that motivate social contact. How does attention to these goals, or which is most important, changes over time/one’s lifespan? 

Tom’s friend from the psychiatric hospital, Amy, also went home to live with her parents.  Upon arriving home after her discharge, she asked her mom, “Are you glad than I’m home?”  Her mom answered, “Yeah, no.  Sure, I mean, whatever.”  In this case, Amy’s mental health may be affected by her family’s:

Looking at children’s perceptions of membership in stepfamilies, what are the four different types of behaviors that can occur that grow or shrink the definition of family?  a. Please list the the 4.  b. Please define what happens in each. 

1. Choose one (1) of these mental health issues: depression, loneliness, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, schizophrenia, and bipolar. 2. Define the issue. 3. Name two factors from a family of origin that contribute to it. 4. Name two factors from a family of orientation that contribute to it. 

Which type of post-divorce relationship is characterized by former spouses who permanently sever their lines of communication and have little to no contact after the divorce.  This type of post-divorce relationship is more likely among couples with no kids.

Tom was diagnosed with schizophrenia.  After being hospitalized, he was sent home to his parents who are, in general, overprotective, overinvolved in his daily activities, and very critical of how he lives his life.  It appears that Tom’s mental health may be affected by his parents’:  

Name 3 risk factors for divorce and explain. Identify the risk factor as an individual, societal, premarital/couple, or structural factor.