Biological versus Sociological impact on mental health

Your Results:

Biomedical:

Psychosocial:

This step is designed to help you think about your own views on the nature, cause and treatment of mental health problems. There are no right or wrong answers, just your opinions.

Instructions

Please read each statement carefully and choose a number from 1 to 5 that best describes your beliefs surrounding the causes of mental health problems.

If you are using a tablet, smartphone or touch device just tap on the area of the slider that you wish to select. If you are using a PC or Mac computer you can move the slider with your mouse or touchpad.

Mental health problems are the result of:

1. Physical or chemical changes in the brain:

2. Experiences of trauma or abuse:

3. Poverty:

4. Loneliness of social isolation:

5. The way a person thinks about themselves and the world:

6. Experiences of trauma or abuse causing physical or chemical changes in the brain:

7. Poverty causing physical or chemical changes in the brain:

8. Loneliness or social isolation causing physical or chemical changes in the brain:

9. The way a person thinks about themselves and the world causing physical or chemical changes in the brain:

10. Physical or chemical changes in the brain changing the way a person thinks about themselves and the world:

11. Experiences of trauma or abuse, changing the way a person thinks about themselves and the world:

12. Poverty changing the way a person thinks about themselves and the world:

13. Loneliness or social isolation changing the way a person thinks about themselves and the world:

There are no right answers, but once you have made your choices, you’ll be able to see your scores, and how they compare with those of other people taking this course.

This part of the quiz is designed to investigate your views surrounding the components that cause mental health problems.