QUESTION 1

(a) Discuss the concept of mental health

(b) What do you understand by mental illness?

(c) Describe normality from any one of the four perspectives described by Daniel Offer and Melvin Subshin

(d) Different frameworks help to understand mental health and mental illness

Discuss any two of them

QUESTION 2

(a)What are the most common mental diseases?

(b) Write short notes on either Parkinson or Alzheimer's disease

(c) What is the difference between seizure and epilepsy?

(d) What is dementia? Write notes on its clinical manifestation and treatment

QUESTION 3

(a) What do you understand by mental disorders?

(b) Write notes on either personality disorders or stress disorder

(c) What are the different types of depressive disorders? Write on any one of them

(d) Describe the effectiveness of treatment in any one of the most common mental disorders?

QUESTION 4

(a) What are the common causes of mental illnesses?

(b) Genetic factors could be the origin of some mental illnesses. Give two examples to support this argument?

(c) What are the different therapies used to help Schizophrenic patients?

(d) What are the most common types of mental illnesses in Mauritius which according to you need counseling?

QUESTION 5

(a) How family support is important in dealing with mental illness?

(b) How counseling help patients with mental illness and their family?

(c) From your professional perspective how would you help families to live well with member suffering from chronic mental illness?

(d) Briefly explain family and the biopsychosocial approach to mental illness?

QUESTION 6

(a) Discuss the use of counselling in mental health institutions

(b) Explain how mental illnesses are viewed across cultures?

(c) How would you support the argument that culture influences our understanding of mental illnesses?

(d) How mental illnesses are viewed in the Mauritian culture?