Unit CMH 302 Understand mental health problems Unit aim This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations of this model and look at alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress. The focus of the unit is on understanding the different ways in which mental health problems impact on the individual and others in their social network. It also considers the benefits of early intervention in promoting mental health and well-being. Learning outcomes There are two learning outcomes to this unit.
Discuss two psychological therapies of depression. (24 Marks) One psychological therapy of depression in Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy. This therapy was developed by Hobson, and focuses mainly on the relationship between the therapist and patient. When a comfortable relationship is established, past events that could be the cause of depression are relived and resolved to try and relieve the pressures that they may be putting on the individual. Hobson believes that because problems in our life are usually through interpersonal relationships, we should resolve these problems through a therapeutic relationship.
* Personality disorders: defined by experiences and behaviours that can differ from the social norm. Individuals diagnosed with a personality disorder may experience difficulties in cognition, emotiveness, interpersonal functioning or control of impulses * Anxiety disorder: excessive feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. * Psychotic disorders: refers to an abnormal condition of the mind, and is the term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". People suffering from psychosis are described as psychotic. * Substance-related disorders: when an individual consumes a substance (drugs, alcohol) in amounts which are harmful to themselves or others.
In a patient with paranoid schizophrenia, they may be suffering with positive symptoms such as command auditory hallucinations of an aggressive nature, increasing the likely risk of becoming violent (Balaratnasingam, 2011). Many different tools are used to formulate a risk assessment. Different services may have different policies and procedures to formulate a risk assessment. Risk assessments are utilised to focus on the patient’s individual needs. Risk assessments are also designed to manage and identify areas of concern, either to the patient or health professional’s involved in the care of the patient.
pg. 16). According to Frederick T. L. Leong, the general editor of the Encyclopedia of counseling, says that a panic attack can have onsets of fearfulness, intense apprehension, and even leaving an individual with feelings of doom. Others may feel short of breath, a choking feeling, chest pain, or palpitations to mention just a few symptoms one may endure. Individuals who have endured such symptoms tend to worry about when the next occurrence of these sudden onsets may arise and just how these symptoms will affect them in the future (Leong.
Associate Level Material Appendix C Psychotherapy Matrix Directions: Review Module 36 of Psychology and Your Life. Select three approaches to summarize. Include examples of the types of psychological disorders appropriate for each therapy. |Psychodynamic Approach |Behavioral Approach |Cognitive Approach | |Summary of |This form of therapy tries to bring unresolved past |This approach assumes that both normal and abnormal |This approach tries to teach people to think in more | |Approach |conflicts from the unconscious to the conscious, where the|behaviors are learned. This form of therapy builds on a |adaptive ways by changing their dysfunctional cognitions | | |patient can deal with the problems.
1009). This indicates the complexity in managing bipolar disorder. Studies also show that psychotherapy is necessary to supplement and optimize the effects of medication (Steinkuller and Rheineck 338). Cognitive behavioral therapy helps patients manage the disorder by replacing negative behaviors with positive ones. Education is important with this form of treatment so clients can recognize how different factors affect the course of the disease and what they can do to manage these factors (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342).
How Is PTSD Treated? The target of treatment is to reduce the arousing and physical symptoms connected with PTSD, to advance daily functioning and to help the person better handle the event that set off the disorder. Treatment for PTSD may involve psychotherapy (a type of counseling), prescription, or both. Medication: Doctors use antidepressants prescriptions to treat PTSD and to manage the emotion of anxiety and its associated symptoms, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Paroxetine hydrochloride ,Citalopram, Fluvoxamin, Fluoxetine and Sertraline; and tricyclic antidepressants such as Amitriptyline and Doxepin. Tranquilizers such as Lorazepam and Clonazepam; mood stabilizers such as Divalproex Sodium andLamotrigine; and neuroleptics such as Quetiapine and Ariprazole are sometimes
Usually the most effective treatment would be the approach that combines psychological and psychopharmacologic approaches. Medication therapy is somewhat helpful in treating the panic attacks but should be used as a short-term solution only. “Clinicians should be especially watchful of the individual becoming psychologically or physiologically addicted to certain anti-anxiety medications, such as Xanax.” (www.psychcentral.com) Psychotherapy for GAD needs to be oriented toward Tom’s low-level, ever-present anxiety. Many times anxiety is often accompanied by inadequate planning skills, high stress levels, and difficulty in relaxing.
Research suggests psychotherapy can relieve some symptoms, but further studies are needed to better understand how well psychotherapy works (Binks, Fenton, McCarthy, Lee, Adams, and Duggan, 2006). It is sometimes difficult for individuals with borderline personality disorder to trust their therapist. However, it’s is key that they maintain a bond with their therapist. Types of psychotherapy used to treat borderline personality disorder include the following: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and schema-focused therapy. These treatments are some the options that may be available.