Now they are older and may need blood tests, maybe insulin dependent diabetic - they would need psychoanalysis in the day care centre to get over this phobia We need to be careful not to make assumptions about services users – their behaviour may be due to earlier childhood experiences. It is important to understand this and not to label them (stereotype them). Instead we should be recognising this and providing a support plan. Fixation at any of the psychosexual stages can result in extreme behaviours associated with that stage in adulthood – day care centres may find these behaviours hard to manage, There are now courses in day care centres for staff called
2.2 Signs and/or Symptoms Associated With Each Type of Abuse; Physical -Signs could include a persons mood deterierating becoming scared, jumpy and untrusting. They could not want to be left alone for any period of time. Symptoms could include visible Brusing, marks, burns,
As hospitals are cleaned this can cause a hazard in it self if the proper action are not taken for example not having signs on the wet floor, or using the wrong product to clean with. There is a higher risk of injury/harm when the floor is wet anyway, but this is heightened when the are no proper signs in the area as this can cause injury if someone does not adjust there speed and continue walking they can slip and hurt them selves. Also the product used has to be friendly to the patients so it does not cause them any health problems and it has to be of a quality that does not make the floor slippery Potential hazards Possible harm A potential hazard is low quality of lighting, people that are in care homes are often very vulnerable hence the reason they have 24 hour care provided. The effects that this can have are. The patient may trip or fall do to not being able to see clearly, causing injury.
Many situations can produce a stressful response and researchers have attempted to determine why it will leave an athlete more vulnerable to injury. In addition, there are many pyschosocial variables that make athletes more susceptible to injury, and psychosocial events that occur after an athlete has experienced an injury. Despite proper rehabilitation, many athletes are not psychologically equipped to cope with the impact of an athletic injury (Larson, Zaichkowsky, & Starkey, 1996). Advances in sports medicine have allowed remarkable physical recoveries, however, many members of the medical community are urging injured athletes to have the psychological aspects of their injuries treated as well. Initially, sport psychology was used as a catalyst to enhance athletic performance.
Moreover, it is postulated within the literature that without medication, consumers will endure deterioration of their mental illness and these deteriorations may become more difficult to treat (Drach-Zahavy & Pud, 2010; Happell, Manias & Roper, 2004; Lavelle & Tusaie, 2011). Thus, it is imperative that consumers receive the correct medication. However, in current practice errors still occur. Medication errors are associated with significant rates of mental health issues and it is this population that may be particularly susceptible to medication errors due to various factors (Lavelle & Tusaie, 2011; Maidment & Parmentier, 2009; Ito & Yamasumi, 2003). This paper will explore factors that contribute to medication errors and their effects on mental health nurses.
Even some physical illnesses can cause symptoms that appear to be those of schizophrenia, for example temporal lobe epilepsy can have symptoms that can be mistaken for schizophrenia, and this can lead to misdiagnosis and a patient could end up being treated for the wrong illness completely. There are issues of reliability with classification of schizophrenia, because for a classification system to be useful, it must produce consistent results. Because schizophrenia has so many symptoms and can be easily mistaken for other illnesses, it is highly unlikely that studies will come out with completely consistent results, therefore making the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia unreliable and almost useless. Schizophrenia is diagnosed using the DSMIV and the ICD 10. These are the most
This happens because the sudden elimination or decrease of a hormone in the body can lead to very serious health effects that can result to injury or even death. That is why discontinuation of anabolic steroids too quickly is an improper way to evade the effects of steroids as the withdrawal process comes with side effects of its own. These withdrawal symptoms are the long term effects that the athlete (steroid taking individual) will have to live with in the long run. Examples of some of these include apathy and depression, difficulty concentrating, insomnia, a decreased sex drive, joint and muscle pain &
Eustress in Life Not all stress is bad, in fact some of it is good, in comes eustress. Eustress is a term that is described to motivate people to continue moving forward and enjoy the actions and events that require some effort. In the end though, it provides a great deal of satisfaction. The term was first introduced by the endocrinologist Hans Selye, who wrote about the impact of stress on the mind and body. There are many stressful situations that can lead to anxiety, apathy, and depression.
Then, what exactly is mental illness and what causes them? It is a general term that refers to a group of illnesses affecting the brain and many mental illnesses are caused by a physical dysfunction of the brain. There are two types of mental illness: psychotic and non-psychotic. People experiencing an acute stage of a psychotic illness may lose touch with reality. People with this illness might develop delusions or experience hallucinations.
(Smith, 2014). A combination of treatments can give the person the medical, psychological, and practical support they need. Cognitive behavioral therapy, along with antidepressants, can be an effective treatment for anorexia. Other complementary and alternative therapies may help with nutritional deficiencies. If the person's life is in danger and they are unwilling to eat, hospitalization may be needed.