Level 3 Unit 12 Understand mental health problems 1. Know the main forms of mental ill health 1.1 Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (dsm/icd) classification system. * Mood disorders: are mental disorders characterised by extreme disturbances in Emotional state. An unstable, emotional condition that can be characterized by cycles of abnormal, persistent high mood and low mood. * Personality disorders: defined by experiences and behaviours that can differ from the social norm.
Assignment 2 stress Introduction This assignment is going to evaluate the two models of stress (general adaptive syndrome and transactional). It will firstly start off by evaluating general adaptive syndrome and showing the good and bad points of that model. It will then follow on to evaluate the transactional model and the good and bad points of that model. It will then analyse the way stress is measured and the good and bad points. It will then go on to choose a care setting and show how different people react to the type if scenario that is being introduced.
What does each of these terms mean? Stressors- An outside event or situation, that causes coping changes in an individual. Strain- The result of stress such as loss of apetite, loss of concentration, frequent headaches, and sleep disturbances. Stress- The way we (people) distinguish and respond to certain events that we assess as threatening or challenging. The Biology of Stress 4.
Personality disorders (borderline personality disorder, anti-social personality disorder, OCD, etc.) h. Borderline personality disorder is instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, affect, and marked impulsivity. Symptoms involve avoidance of abandonment, suicidal/self-mutilating behavior, paranoia, etc. Causes include biological theories, environmental factors, and biosocial views. 23.
Topic: Today I’m going to tell you about OCD C. Thesis: OCD is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s lives. D. Preview / Roadmap: I’m going to tell you the causes of OCD, symptoms, and treatments. II. Main Point 1 (1:30 ) A. Intro to point: OCD is known as obsessive-compulsive
Lazarus and Folkman’s cognitive theory of stress can be defined as a transaction of sorts. The first part of their theory is questioning our evaluation of stress and how we cope with stress when faced with a stressful event. The second part of their theory, which is called primary appraisal, is determining how this event might affect us and deciding whether or not the event is harmful. In the third part of Lazarus and Folkman’s theory, a person must determine whether or not this stressful event is a challenge or a threat. This process is called secondary appraisal and this is where we must ask ourselves whether or not we can cope with the particular situation at hand.
The SRRS (Social Readjustment Rating Scale) Holmes and Rahe (1967) developed a questionnaire called the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) for identifying major stressful life events. Each one of the 43 stressful life events was awarded a Life Change Unit depending on how traumatic it was felt to be by a large sample of participants. Outline and evaluate the impact of personality on stress A persons personality has a major impact on their vulnerability and the way they cope with stress, there are two types of behaviour to explain this: Type A behaviour A pattern of behaviours and attitudes that have long been linked to a vulnerability to stress-related illness. The concept was evolved from the work of Friedman and Rosenman in the 50’s and 60’s . The characteristics of this behaviour are being time pressured, competitive and hostile.
A real life example of successful transformational leadership is included. Resistant behaviour transpires when change alters the relationship and understanding between employees and the organizations mutual obligations, that are specified and definite (Wanberg, 2000). According to Albert Ellis‘s rational-emotive therapy (1977) and Aaron Beck‘s cognitive theory (1970), we arrive at a conclusion through our way of thinking (Cameron and Green, 2004). The reactions that are given to specific cases are the result of our thought process (Burnes 2003). Self concepts and values are the main determinants of our beliefs, which influence our attitudes, feelings and behaviours.
The DASS 42 item questionnaire is designed to assess the fundamental symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. The scale is divided into three sets. The first set is the depression scale which will assess the person’s perception in life and interest in certain things. The second is the anxiety scale which looks into situational anxiety, autonomic arousal, skeletal muscle effects, and subjected experience of serious effect. The third is the stress scale which will look into how long before the person feels stressed.
Stress and Life Change Within this essay the term stress will be discussed and how life changes can affect people’s lives causing a person to feel stressed. Seiye (1956) defines stress as “The individual’s physchophysiological response, mediated largely by the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, to any demands made on the individual.” (Gross 2001) p174 The essay will also cover and explore the evolutionary perspective focusing on how stress affects the sympathetic state and the endocrine system, and how primary and secondary appraisal fits in with this; it will also discuss how divorce, as a major life, change can have both positive and negative outcomes. Stress is something that can be termed differently by each individual, what it may mean to one person, it may mean something different to another, it could be that it is the meaning that an individual attaches to an experience rather that the experience itself, that causes one to feel stressed. Stress can also be a good thing, it can be what drives us to get out of bed each day and carry out daily routines. Lack of stress, termed as ‘distress’ can cause lack of motivation and boredom, which can have a negative effect on life and can lead to many other problems such as alcohol or drug abuse.