Symptoms of depression can vary depending on the type of person they may be. Here are some common types of depression; feelings of hopelessness and a pessimistic outlook on life, guilty feelings or feeling worthless, and irritability or thoughts of suicide. People, who have an illness, have trouble admitting they have a problem and require help. Clinical depression is one of the most common types of depression. Chronic illness can also lead to depression.
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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.
It is noted that his excessive worry led him to see his doctor. Tom also has a problem with controlling Psychological Disorders his anxiety level. He has become aware that it is affecting his mood as he is often irritable, cannot concentrate and suffers from insomnia. All of these symptoms lead to the belief that Tom’s diagnosis is that of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Usually the most effective treatment would be the approach that combines psychological and psychopharmacologic approaches.
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403). Health care workers will not feel safe in situations where blame or punishment is the norm. Maintaining a culture of non-punitive behavior and “just” practice will improve reporting of adverse events, while unfair practices will deter reporting measures for fear of ramifications. The inclination to blame is rooted in hindsight bias and it is difficult to understand that the situation faced by an individual at the time of the event is very different than perceived after the event (The Institute for Safe Medication Practices [ISMP], 2000). If health professionals do not feel that they can expect fair treatment when they report safety incidents, mandatory reporting will only increase the level of fear and drive valuable safety-related information underground (Weiner et al., p.
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