Theories of mental health and illness help to explain human
1. costs.
2. behaviors.
3. preferences.
4. body functions.
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Purpose of mental health theories
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1. Low density lipids (LDLs) 2. AST and ALT 3. C-reactive protein 4. CK-MB
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a. Simple hypothesis b. Complex hypothesis c. Causal hypothesis d. Associative hypothesis e. Nondirectional hypothesis f. Directional hypothesis
An ecomap is used to
1. Depict environmental threats to members of a family and diagram or "map" strategies to minimize them. 2. Describe the family's health history, including causes of death and genetically linked diseases. 3. Diagram a family's connections and areas of stress, as well as family members' linkages to the world. 4. View family patterns and includes births, deaths, divorces, and remarriages.