Understanding Mental Ill Health
Understand Mental Health
Problems
Learners Name: CHERYL BISHOP
Workplace: AMBERSWOOD OLDER PERSONS DAY CENTRE
Start Date: 04/12/12
Completion Date: ………………………………..
Registration Number: …………………………..
Unit code: CMH 302
Unit reference number: J/602/0103
QCF level: 3
Credit value: 3
This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations of this model and look at alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress. The focus of the unit is on understanding the different ways in which mental health problems impact on the individual and others in their social network. It also considers the benefits of early intervention in promoting mental health and wellbeing.
If you require more room to record a full answer please feel free to either attach additional paper or if you require an electronic copy of this document please email me on tmaloney@themanchestercollege.ac.uk and I will forward one to you.
Learning outcome one:
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, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders | There are many different conditions/symptoms that are recognised by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM) or the international classification of disease (ICD) as mental ill health.MOOD DISORDERS:-the most common mood disorders according to the dsm are depression and bipolar disorder. These types of mental ill health are known as Affective disorders, they involve periods of time where the individual experiences feelings of extreme sadness or extreme happiness, the individual may also experience a fluctuation between the two emotions over this period of
Problems
Learners Name: CHERYL BISHOP
Workplace: AMBERSWOOD OLDER PERSONS DAY CENTRE
Start Date: 04/12/12
Completion Date: ………………………………..
Registration Number: …………………………..
Unit code: CMH 302
Unit reference number: J/602/0103
QCF level: 3
Credit value: 3
This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations of this model and look at alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress. The focus of the unit is on understanding the different ways in which mental health problems impact on the individual and others in their social network. It also considers the benefits of early intervention in promoting mental health and wellbeing.
If you require more room to record a full answer please feel free to either attach additional paper or if you require an electronic copy of this document please email me on tmaloney@themanchestercollege.ac.uk and I will forward one to you.
Learning outcome one:
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, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, cognitive disorders | There are many different conditions/symptoms that are recognised by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM) or the international classification of disease (ICD) as mental ill health.MOOD DISORDERS:-the most common mood disorders according to the dsm are depression and bipolar disorder. These types of mental ill health are known as Affective disorders, they involve periods of time where the individual experiences feelings of extreme sadness or extreme happiness, the individual may also experience a fluctuation between the two emotions over this period of