Sarah is a Year 12 student experiencing fluctuating levels of mental wellbeing throughout the school year. During Term 1, Sarah felt optimistic and motivated, actively participating in extracurricular activities and maintaining a healthy sleep schedule. However, as the pressure of upcoming assessments increased in Term 2, Sarah began experiencing increased stress and anxiety. In Term 3, Sarah developed a specific phobia related to failing her exams, which significantly impacted her ability to study and attend school.
a. Define the term ‘mental wellbeing continuum’.
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In this unit students explore the demand for sleep and the influences of sleep on mental wellbeing. They consider how changes to a person’s sleep-wake cycle can affect psychological functioning. Students explore the concept of mental wellbeing, including social and emotional wellbeing as a multidimensional and holistic framework. They apply a biopsychosocial approach to specific phobia, exploring how biological, psychological and social factors are involved in its development and management. A student-designed scientific investigation involving the generation of primary data related to mental processes and mental wellbeing is undertaken in either Unit 3 or Unit 4 or across both Units 3 and 4, and is assessed in Outcome 3 of this unit.
In this area of study students explore mental wellbeing in terms of social and emotional wellbeing, levels of functioning, and resilience to cope with and manage change. They consider mental wellbeing as a continuum influenced by internal and external factors. Students apply a biopsychosocial approach to specific phobia, investigating biological, psychological and social factors in its development and management. Students also consider the importance of cultural determinants as integral to the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
mental wellbeing as a continuum, with an individual’s mental wellbeing influenced by the interaction of internal and external factors and fluctuating over time, as illustrated by variations for individuals experiencing stress, anxiety and phobia
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