Explain the risks and benefits of anti-psychotic medication for individuals with dementia When an anti-psychotic is used for more than 12 weeks they can cause a number of side affects. These side affects can include shakiness, sedation, unsteadiness, falls and blood clots. These risks can be overcome if the prescription is reviewed by the prescribing doctor regularly. There are however a number of benefits to taking the anti-psychotic medication. They can stop people from suffering from hallucinations and dilusions , they can help with depression and they also help people who suffer from mood swings.
In many cases such as the Columbine High School incident, the signs and symptoms were present, and obvious to everyone after the fact. Yet for some reason, either due to a lack of knowledge, refusal to accept the facts, or the fear of stigma, the signs and symptoms were not addressed. It is easy to place blame in these circumstances on the failures of others. In many cases of mass murder or violent crime, the signs and symptoms were present and only recognized in hind-sight. Had those around these people recognized the symptoms and assisted the person in getting help for their depression, many unfortunate incidents could be avoided.
Depression is when you are experiencing one of those feelings that won’t go away. Having this feeling will affect your day to day life, school, work, sleep, social life etc. Most commonly people can’t control their negative thoughts, which makes there depression get even worse as they get even more negative thoughts. Loss of interest is another symptom to depression, in most situations the person with depression won’t notice this but their friends/family will. There is also a large amount of self-loathing this is when you’re feeling worthless or guilty and are also harshly criticizing your mistake, choices or fault.
A person who suffers from anxiety may avoid expressing him/herself due to the fear of making mistakes or being judged. Anxiety causes an overwhelming level of stress which negatively affects communication. 4. It can be tiring and emotionally draining and can lead to yourself becoming depressed. Outcome 2 1. internet,doctor,leaflets,library, friends and colleagues that have been in the same situation 2.
d) Social exclusion Often, people with mental health problems feel cut off from other people, including family, friends and neighbours. It's important to listen to what they’ve got to say and to let them express themselves without interrupting or offering your opinion. e) Positive impacts Often, mental illness takes away the positive aspects of the individual’s life and needs the help of professionals, family and friends for support and help.xploitation or abuse. c) The impact of using services Q3. Explain how mental ill health may have an impact on those in the individual’s familial, social or work network including: a) Psychological and emotional The individual may feel a multitude of negative emotions and find themselves going on a downward spiral, which makes the condition worse.
They include having many failures, not having any close friends, and the loss of his younger brother Allie. Since his many failures at school, Holden has been in a downward spiral that will eventually lead to his mental break down. Not being able to talk to any close friends makes Holden’s depression much worse. Holden thinks that he should be dead instead of his brother Allie which does not help with his depression. If Holden’s parents had let him go to a school near his apartment he might have been able to establish a few long term relationships.
Many of the believe depression can be unlearned behavior as well. As stated before depression is caused and linked to stress in an individual’s life. The lack or none exist of personal skills can be link to stress also. The stress in a person life may cause them not to receive many positive strengthening. These things give individual a sense of pleasure and fulfillment.
This disorder is defined as “persistent and painful patterns of feelings, behavior and perceptions involving two or more partners in an important personal relationship.” This disorder is usually found among parents and children. Relational Disorder is a psychological disorder between two or more individuals, and involves a pathological problem in the way they relate to one another. This means that the problem of the relationship is not caused by any one person in the relationship, rather there is a problem with the relationship itself. According to the DSM definition, relational disorder does not have a mind but it can still exhibit psychological characteristics. Often, these characteristics exist in the relationship but do not exist in the individuals who make up the relationship.
I have also learned that different people respond differently to different situations. Some handle situations well, some do not. I’ve also learned that suicide really doesn’t help anything it makes things worse because it can have a so called “domino effect” where if one person commits suicide someone else won’t be able to stand the guilt and would commit it themselves and so on and so forth. I recommend anyone who has lost a loved one, someone close to them or even maybe a pet, and are looking for advice, to read this book. It is full of helpful tips and suggestions for dealing with grief and
To understand what survivor guilt is we must first understand why it is that people develop this condition. There are many theories and ideas behind it, one borrows from Freud's theory about the mind and its three parts, the id, the ego and the superego. It is the superego or the conscience that allows us to maintain control over our behavior and not develop antisocial behavior (Fink, 2009). It is also what can bring about survivor guilt, especially in those who have suffered a traumatic experience. This is because the moral conscience cannot seem to justify why they were allowed to live and their friends and family weren't so they dive into depression and other conditions(Fink, 2009).