1) Discuss how protective factors may protect an individual from developing a mental disorder.

2. Explain how schema and attribution influence the development of mental disorder.

 

Summary

The following are the protective factors that can help to control mental illness. They include parental resilience, social connection and concrete support from parents.

Step-by-step explanation

EXPLANATION

Protective factors include social support, community support and physical activity. The following are some protective factors that can protect an individual from developing a mental disorder.

        Parental resilience-this is where a parent can influence the decisions that their children can make, especially during a stressful situation in life. Stressful situations can lead to a mental disorder such as depression .parent resilience enables the parent to advise their children on handling a stressful situation to avoid mental disorder.

        Social connection- the social connection is a protective factor that enables an individual to avoid a mental disorder resulting from stress conditions in life. People who create a greater social connection by joining a small group to open up and share their problems are more likely to recover from depression.

        Concrete support- providing concrete support to an individual can also reduce their chance of being affected by a mental disorder. Concrete support from the parents, such as providing the required basic needs to their parents, will also reduce mental illness chances. Parents should provide food, security, education and good health to their children to prevent neglect that occurs when parents are unable to provide.

2. Mental disorder affects every segment of the population. The following are the attributes that influence mental disorders.

        Attribution of stigma-this is where the mental illness stigma hinders distressed people from seeking care. These mental disorders are stressed by both mental illness stigma and self-stigma, thus lowering their self-esteem and self-efficiency to recover from this mental illness.

        Stability of casual attribution-it increases the mental illness as it makes the person less inclined to believe that his or her problem will increase. It is based on a personal expectation of the successful result of recovering from the illness.

Locus of control is where a person believes that the events that occur in life result from personal control .a a good example is drunkenness, which is perceived as a controllable cause. Locus of control is uncontrollable and can lead to social stress, thus increasing mental disorder development.