Understanding Mental Health: Continuum, Culture and Social Media (FutureLearn)

On this course, you’ll learn what the mental health continuum is and why it’s important to learn about mental health in this way. You’ll enhance your mental health knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of mental illness through an exploration of some prevalent mental disorders.

You’ll also consider how social media impacts the way we perceive mental health and assess how our culture and society influence how we view and respond to mental illness.

What topics will you cover?

· Mental health and mental illness on a continuum

· Definitions of some of the prevalent mental disorders

· Social media in relation to mental health and mental illness

· The impact of social media for child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing

· Exploration of the different forms and meaning of culture and how these influence mental health and mental illness.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Describe the mental health continuum.

- Describe identified symptoms linked with prevalent Mental Health disorders.

- Describe the difference between Mental Health and Mental Illness.

- Develop an understanding of cultural and social impact on perception of Mental Health and Mental Illness.

- Interpret your awareness of how the increasing influence of social media relates to Mental Health and Mental Illness.

Evaluate how social media plays a role in societal awareness of mental health and mental illness.