In health and social care settings someone could start using health and social services and they already have low self-esteem or those using the services could make them have low self-esteem. An example of this is an emotional teenager being targeted and bullied which would result in them having low self-worth or best known as low self-esteem. (1) Self-identity is how you view yourself away from cultural groups or society as a whole. In health and social care services you have to recognise and respect everyone own individual identities. You could be a what society calls it a Goth and you could be in a sexual hospital and the nurse seeing you has to accept how you present yourself and respect your individuality.
Mobility- Some individuals’ have limited or no mobility so they may need special transport with wheelchair access and extra assistance to access facilities and services. Mental health- Individuals who live with dementia can become unaware of current time and whereabouts and going out of the home to a busy GP or Dentist surgery can become very upsetting. Mental capacity- when an individual no longer has capacity to make decisions then doing things like going to the bank, shopping and signing paperwork they will be accompanied by someone who has the power to help them make a best interest decision. Describe ways of overcoming barriers to accessing services and facilities. Identify what the barrier is, is it a physical one such as steps which make access difficult for someone with limited mobility, or perhaps it is a communication barrier such as somebody with a hearing impairment identify what level of support they need & who could help.
Unit 12 2.1explain how individuals experience discrimination due to misinformation The attitudes people have towards those of us with mental health problems mean it is harder for them to work, make friends and in short, live a normal life. -People become isolated -They are excluded from everyday activities -It is harder to get or keep a job -People can be reluctant to seek help, which makes recovery slower and more difficult -Their physical health is affected. This is because society in general has stereotyped views about mental illness and how it affects people. Many people believe that people with mental ill health are violent and dangerous, when in fact they are more at risk of being attacked or harming themselves than harming other people.
Also, incarcerated persons might not want treatment because they don’t recognize that they have an illness or they have lost touch with reality all together. When and if the offender experiences a psychotic break, they are taken to a facility so that a doctor can prescribe medication, they can also be forced to take the medication by court order. One expert contends that “we have created a revolving door in which mentally ill cycle from clinics, to homelessness, to jail”. The offenders in California, Texas, Arizona, Maryland, and Oregon, all go through a screening process. They do questionnaire, and or observation through an interview that is done by jail employees or a nurse.
Many teens face depression and may have sexual related issues, but the challenge for them to get adequate and necessary treatment can be an issue. Fear of a lack of confidentiality is often the main reason this group fails to participate in treatment of these sensitive issues from health care providers. (English & Ford, 2007). A breach of confidentiality in juvenile health care has several implications. For boys, there is the risk of severe depression, suicidal thoughts and attempts.
The fact that the medical model of care suggest that practitioners such as doctors and psychiatrists has the final say regarding what a disabled person can do and expecting the client would comply with what they say has made has become problematic. The reason is that if we may argue, practitioners has a tendency of identifying people with their disabilities, which will cause the care to focus on the needs and preferences of a disabled person which may have nothing to do with the client’s physical health (Cuthbert, 2008). The UK independent living movement emerged from a group of physically disabled people who were living in a care home who refused to be institutionalised for life. They advocated being part of the wider community which they believed they belonged and to which they wanted to contribute. As far as the disabled people are concerned, they see
They believe that it would be better if nurses only practice under the guidance and supervision of the doctor. They believe that allowing them to practice independently would be detrimental to their patients (Mills, 2009). They would be prone to some misdiagnosis, failure to attend to less obvious, but potentially life-threatening problems as well as prescriptive errors. In fact, they maintained that many deaths in the hospital would be realized due to errors made in prescriptions. According to them, nurses however much trained and experienced lack skills to manage and deal with complex living with multi-system diseases.
Poor communication between the service user and carer is a factor, he or she may be unable to express their concerns or opinions. If an individual is not mobile or bed bound, they are frail and powerless to defend themselves. Someone who suffers with dementia and is aggressive may be susceptible to abuse as care staff may not know how to deal with this and become frustrated and lash out. Question 2a (Weighting:
With this being the case, antipsychotic medications often have side effects that need to be monitored regularly by the health professionals (Young et al, 2011). Compliance is often a challenge with patients either because of the unmanageable side effects they experience or through limited insight. It is a role of the health professionals involved in the care to closely monitor this behaviour, as the effectiveness of the treatment may be affected (Young et al, 2011). Keller, Drexler &Lichtenberg (2009) discuss the benefits of treating paranoid schizophrenia with atypical antipsychotic medication clozapine and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). However both forms of treatment are linked with harsh side effects.
Examples of not being healthy includes lack of energy, not coping with life, having a serious illness and being in bed/hospital. Why do sociologists believe that health and illness are social constructions? Sociologist believe that health and illnesses are social constructions because who knows what the true definition of health and illness is? Both are very relevant to how the given person perceives the illness, is a headache an illness? The same headache might affect one person much more severely than another, people's pain thresholds differ and