Working with Mental Health Is Challenging and There Is a Growing

question 12

Multiple Choice

Working with mental health is challenging and there is a growing body of evidence that exercise is:

• A)prescribed primarily for chronic complaints and may also produce negative effects on concurrent depressive symptoms.
• B)beneficial for improving mental health,including reducing the symptoms of depression and schizophrenia.
• C)only prescribed for chronic complaints if permitted by the medical officer.
• D)permitted if supported by working alongside the social worker.

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Definitions:

Just Noticeable Difference

The smallest difference in stimulation required to detect a change in sensory inputs, also known as the difference threshold.

Detectable Difference

The minimum change in a stimulus that can be correctly identified as different from a reference stimulus a certain proportion of the time.

Ernst Weber

A pioneering psychologist best known for his work in the sensory perception field, including Weber's Law regarding the just-noticeable difference in stimuli.

Sensation

The process through which the senses pick up visual, auditory, and other sensory stimuli and transmit them to the brain.