Discrimination(the Effects)

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ASSESS THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL HEALTH/WELL – BEING OF THE INDIVIDUAL Discrimination is the unfair treatment of the individual and in health and social care environment these treatments can be in different forms such as by stereotyping, labelling, and abusing the individuals that can affect them physically, intellectually, emotionally , socially and their well –being. If we look at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for the individual, it explains that the individual need ,love, security, affection, creational activities, a safe environment and it is importance we satisfy all these needs. Physical health and well - being :- Discrimination may lead to stress which may have a negative impact on the physical well being of the individual. Some of the stress related physical effects include heart diseases, ulcer, headache and tension. Some people may get a change in their diet by either eating more or less of foods that are not healthy for the individual. They tend from the healthy foods they were eating previously and buy junk foods from outsides if the person lives alone without in the residential home and we all know that junk foods does not contain all the food requirement the individual needs in other to stay healthy. By tending to junk foods, they put on weight which can lead to medical implications such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Another thing that can affect the person is that, they may have a change in behaviour by not co-operating with things in the society. For example, an individual who has been labelled as lazy will tend out to be lazy after all if that is what the society wants. Even if there is something the individual is good at, they always feel that their opinion might seems stupid to everyone and so when you are for example doing an activity in a residential home he might not

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