•What populations or groups were most adversely affected by deinstitutionalization? What are the benefits of deinstitutionalization? •Are health care professionals who provide mental health care integrated with other systems of care? What are the consequences of separating mental health from physical health care? What other services (social and health) might be needed by the mentally ill?
The ‘world’ of mental health briefly consists of people, services, policy, and legislation. For the individual involved in the ‘world’ of mental health their experiences of mental distress may vary in relation to the services they are part of, and what role they have within those services. The course model places the individual at the centre, with social, environmental, economic, and political influences surrounding them, and the wider factors of ethics and values surrounding these. These elements can influence each other, and all provide a framework to explore the meaning of mental distress for the individual. There have been many attempts at defining mental health or illness, each using different terminology depending on the perspectives.
Having Fun With Operational Definitions Adapted from teachpsychscience.org Directions: Identify and operationally define the independent and dependent variables in each of the following research ideas. Research Idea #1: A social psychologist was interested in whether people are more likely to exhibit conformity when they are in situations that make them feel nervous and unsure of themselves. What is the independent variable? How would you define it operationally? What is the dependent variable?
Numerous theoretical models illustrate the importance of the treatment process for abnormal psychology. The psychosocial model relates to internal conflicts as between the conscious and unconscious mind as the individual responds to environmental stimuli. This aspect model focuses on relationships, social status, memories, and peer group environments (Hansell & Damour, 2008). Contributions of physical and biochemical functions relates to the biological or medical model and how the human body reacts and influences mental illness and dysfunctions. The focus of this model concerns the brain and functions and abnormal behaviors and unobservable deviant thought processes (Hansell & Damour, 2008).
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).
1.2. Explain the key strengths and limitations of the psychiatric classification system. Strengths of Psychiatric Classification and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders include that it provides a well-designed standard, and comprehensive diagnostic tool for clinicians and it allows physicians to look at the complete psychological make-up of a person. 1.3. Explain two alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress.
Unit 4222-619 Understand mental health problems (CMH 302) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Know the main forms of mental ill health The learner can: 1. Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (dsm/icd) classification system: mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders Mood Disorders – Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder both cause impairment in academic, occupational and social functioning. Personality Disorders – Borderline Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder where pattern of thinking, feelings, and behaving are difficult to change and sufferers may have a more limited range of emotions, attitudes and behaviours to cope with everyday life. Anxiety Disorders – Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder where feelings of fear and panic that may develop phobias and withdrawn from others or obsessive thoughts or repetition behaviours. Psychotic Disorders – Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder where hearing and seeing things or having unusual beliefs which other people don’t experience or share.
Psychology, Crime & Law, 13 (1), 47-56. The five internal factors of the multifactor offender readiness model described by Howell and Day (2007) are: 1: Cognitive; 2: Affective; 3: Volitional; 4: Behavioral and 5: Identity. 1: Cognitive Factors The expectations of therapy as well as perceptions and beliefs of staff and programmes all may impair engagement of the offender/s. The other cognitions are if s/he fields capable of engagement of change as are the beliefs about the benefits and costs of treatment. 2: Affective Factors The three aspects of emotionality that the identified as influences of readiness are: the capacity to experience, express and recollect emotional states.
There are several factors and issues that should be addressed with regard to mental health. Should this topic be addressed only when something bad happens? What role does our healthcare system play in addressing mental health? With thought and research, finding the answers to questions like these has been eye-opening. Mental health is associated with the overall health of a person.
Mental health is defined as “the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment” (Mental Health, 2012). When a person discovers their life is not balancing out at a satisfactory level and their emotional and behavioral state is not at a normal rate, they may seek mental health professional help to remedy the problem or problems in their lives. Mental health human service workers are responsible for assessing their client’s needs. They must interview the client and assess what areas the client needs help with along with what the client is hoping to get out of the help in which they are seeking. The mental health human service worker will then develop and