Final Exam: Spring 2015
Dr. Heath
What is urbanization? population shift from urban to rural areas...What disciplines contribute to our understanding of urbanization? What factors are considered in determining if an area is “an urbanized area”?
How is urbanization related to psychology?
Is urbanization increasing or decreasing in the U.S.? Worldwide? What percentage of the world citizens currently are estimated to live in an urban area? What percentage is projected to live in an urban area by 2050? What part of the world will have most of the biggest cities, the developed countries or the developing countries?
How does increasing urbanization create stressors for poor urban dwellers?
On what measure is Global Burden of Disease (GBD) based? What does this formula mean: DALY = YLL + YLD ?disabilty-adjusted life year =YLL = years of life lost due to premature mortalityYLD = years lived with disability. Do mental disorders contribute to YLL or YLD or both?
What is WHO? World health organization...What classification scheme does the WHO use to classify mental disorders? What classification scheme does the USA use to classify mental disorders?International classification of diseases!! What are ICD-10(above) and DSM? diagnostic and statistical maual of mental disorder!!!!Why does it matter what a person’s disorder is classified as?
What is depression? What physical diseases does depression correlate with (and probably contribute to)? What are some likely mechanisms by which depression contributes to physical (as opposed to psychological) illnesses?
How would the small town of the guy in the Welsh village have contributed to his mental health?
How does Vikram Patel suggest we deal with the shortage of mental health professionals in the developing world? What is “task shifting”? use who is avalible in the community to deal with shortages and train them!!! What