depression, anxiety or schizophrenia. Mental illness and mental well-being can be affected by different things such as; relationships, employment or unemployment, bullying, money worries etc. Someone who is naturally a pessimist person can experience mental health more than someone who is more of an optimistic person, someone who has good mental well-being will take everything in their stride and see things very differently and take life as it comes. Mental health can affect anyone but someone who sees life in down way has more of a chance to have a mental illness such as depression. 2.
Not forgetting other patterns in health including mortality rate known to be the amount of deaths calculated per annum along with many other rates that can effect the illness of social groups and reasons as to why and how these rates may effect them. As previously mentioned before a social group is a collection of people who interact with each other and share similar characteristics and a sense of unity. A social category is a collection of people who do not interact but who share similar characteristics. For example, women, men, the elderly, and high school students all constitute social categories. A social category can become a social group when the members in the category interact with each other and identify themselves as members of the group.
How Social Support in Relationships Affects One's Health How Social Support in Relationships Affects One's Health A person's social interactions and relationship networks are often considered in evaluating one's health and well being. Many studies have shown increases in mental and physical health to be strongly related to the amount of social support available in a given situation. An often used definition or theory of social support comes from the work of Cobb who thought of "Social support as information that would lead a person to believe that he or she is cared for and loved; that he or she is esteemed and valued; and that he or she belongs to a network of communication and mutual obligation" (1976). Among this definition social support includes structural aspects of relationships, the existence of social ties and their interconnections. Social ties include, marital status, the number of relationships we have, the number of groups and organizations we have memberships in, and the amount of contact we have with family and friends.
Essay title: “Discuss the relationship between stress, anxiety, habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these issues with hypnotherapy” This essay considers the common debilitating and inter-related neurotic conditions of stress, anxiety, phobias and habits and provides a generalized account as to how each may be treated through the ethical use of hypnotherapy. Stress is the name given to how we feel under pressure, is a natural reaction, a normal part of everyday life and in small quantities helpful in motivating us to react in certain situations. Faced with stressful or dangerous situations, the body produces hormones to induce the “fight or flight” instinct. Feelings of stress can be experienced as anger, frustration and anxiety. Anxiety can be apprehension or fear, which causes stress.
Another specialty area is the control of transmissible diseases, in which epidemiology provides a comprehensive understanding of the magnitude, causes, and consequences. “Age influences people's susceptibility to disease or dysfunction (Adler, 1993).” This quotes relates to my current environment because in my current work environment, we see people from a variety of age ranges. I plan on using epidemiology by helping collecting more data/ information and being able to educate the patients through past experiences. “Theory specifies that environmental effects, such as parenting or peer and neighborhood influences, on health outcomes are perplexed with genetic effects because family generation share the same genes, and there is increasing evidence that genes play a role in the selection of one's social environments (Bergner, 1993).” The choices that we make in our lifestyles affect our health but we cannot let that determine our health outcome. The principles that I learn during course are very valuable.
Diathesis-Stress Model There is a long-standing argument over whether mental illness can be inherited or if it is produced by the psychosocial and environmental factors one may be exposed to during the course of their life. This predisposition to a psychological abnormality can be explained through the Diathesis-Stress Model. According to our online lecture, the Diathesis-Stress model proposes that both biological and genetic factors (“nature”) and life experiences (“nurture) govern our behavior patterns. The nature would include genetic tendencies passed on from our parents and/or inherited hormone imbalances among other things. The nurture would include where we live and how we were raised.
Understand Mental Well-Being and Mental Health Promotion (Progress 0% - Unit rules satisfied) 1.1 Evaluate two different views on the nature of mental well-being and mental health 1.2a Explain the range of factors that may influence mental well-being and mental health problems across the life span, including: • biological factors 1.2b • social factors 1.3a Explain how the following types of risk factors and protective factors influence levels of resilience in individuals and groups in relation to mental well-being and mental health • risk factors including inequalities, poor quality social relationships 1.3b • protective factors including socially valued roles, social support and contact mental health with individuals and groups 2.1 Explain the steps that an individual may take to promote their mental wellbeing and mental health 2.2 Explain how to support an individual in promoting their mental well-being and mental health 2.3 Evaluate a strategy for supporting an individual in promoting their mental well-being and mental health 2.4 Describe key aspects of a local, national or international strategy to promote mental well-being and mental health within a group or community 2.5 Evaluate a local, national or international strategy to promote mental well-being and mental health within a group or community 1.1 Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system: mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders 1.2 Explain the key strengths and limitations of the psychiatric classification system 1.3 Explain two alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress 1.4 Explain how mental ill health may be indicated through an individual’s emotions, thinking and behaviour 2.1 Explain
Doctors, Kawachi, I., & Berkman, (2001) studies agree that social ties play a beneficial role in the maintenance of psychological well-being. The study also suggest that different groups of the mentally ill have different outcomes. An example, Social connections may paradoxically increase levels of mental illness symptoms among women with low resources, especially if such connections entail role strain associated with obligations to provide social support to others. One proposed solution is
This attention will radiate reassurances for the client. Counsellors are trained to recognize self-defeating behaviours, to help clients learn more effective communication skills and improve the quality of their relationships. Counselling can help people manage stress, one of the very important components in maintaining optimum physical health. When facing the challenge of chronic illness, counselling takes on a further role. Developing new coping strategies, finding alternative ways to accomplish tasks and keep meaning in your life; these help us to live well with the changes such illnesses bring.
You often hear the phrase “stay positive.” Positive attitude about any situation will help give you the outcome you want. A negative attitude can actually make a situation worst in my opinion. Sometimes other people can sour your attitude. For an example, when you get