Sociology of Mental Health Differences between genders often become the basis for discussion of many sociological issues. Mental health problems are studies from this perspective as well. Many researchers investigate the types of problems that women and men have in their life experiences. One of the themes that sociologists are interested in is the idea of gender disparity in upbringing and its effect on one’s mental health. By producing gender differences‚ definitions of masculinity and femininity
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assessments used on this client and discuss the holistic needs of the client. My placement area was with a Community Mental Health Team and so the assessment tool used was the Community Mental Health Team Assessment and Progress Record. Carpenito-Moyet (2005‚ p.231) defined an assessment as “the deliberate and systematic collection of data to determine a client’s current and past health status and to evaluate the client’s present and past coping patterns”. Harrison et al (2005) explain that the aims
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Mental illness can be a social problem because there are a lot of mental illnesses that affect how you socialize with the world. For instance‚ anxiety / panic disorders affect your ability to communicate with the world. Social anxiety disorder equals social phobia. With social anxiety disorder‚ you find it hard if not impossible to talk to anyone. Typically a person with social anxiety disorder will sit by themselves‚ withdrawn from society due to their phobia of it. A person with severe depression
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Scenario 1 Natalie health as an infant can be seen as a education of high level wellness. This is shown as Natalie only consumed fruit and vegetables for the first year. Despite Natalie eating healthy she is missing meat which is a highly recommended food as it contains protein to assist in muscle growth and development and to allow certain parts of the body to function such as skin‚ hair‚ bone‚ digestion and hemoglobin which allows oxygen to be carried through the blood. Natalieʼs physical‚ emotional
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practice. In recent years‚ there has been an increasing need for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary as well as multiprofessional and interprofessional perspectives on professional work (Bleakley‚ Boyden‚ Hobbs‚ Walsh‚ & Allard‚ 2006). In health care‚ interprofessional practice means that patient care is a joint effort by professionals‚ whose tasks‚ interaction and collaboration need to be synchronized (Baker‚ Day‚ & Salas‚ 2006). Interprofessional collaboration has also been characterized
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My personal statement Mental health I have chosen this field of nursing as I find all the elements fascinating due to the different challenges I would have to face. Nursing is a very challenging and demanding career; and this field especially so‚ however I feel the rewards would be great and that I am ready to embark on this career. I am ready and very eager to accomplish this career where i can help and care for people to the best of my ability and becoming a mental health nurse would allow me to
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This essay will aim to discuss from the perspective of mental health nurse the assessment skill needed to be carried out to enable effective care planning for Lisa. This assessment will be in partnership with Lisa which will take into consideration her physical‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ social and environmental developments in order to provide appropriate care plan. This discussion will be around dual diagnosis‚ prevalence‚ assessments‚ health promotion and recovery concepts. From the case scenario
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Goal 1: Claude will manage his mental health symptoms. • QP met face to face with Claude‚ his mother‚ and older sister. • QP provided the purpose of this session which was to process the difference between Claude’s mother and father parenting styles. • QP observed Claude not listening to his father. • QP asked Claude why he is not complying with his father’s request. • QP actively listened as Claude’s mother share their parenting styles. • QP determined how Claude and his older sister are getting
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Case Study Two Mental health awareness is an issue that has gained a following of advocates over recent years; however‚ most mental health advocates emphasize a division frame‚ which typically segregates depressed individuals from functioning in society even further. Many individuals living with depression are ostracized for their depressive behavior and thus are victimized due to their inability to be continually happy and integrate into social situations. Therefore‚ I challenge society to transform
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the study of psychotropic medications‚ which are used for mental disorders that have the ability to alter a person’s behavior and mental state of mind. Because of potentially serious side effects of many of these drugs‚ psychotropic medication should only be prescribed by qualified medical professionals who monitor the effects on patients. The purpose of week seven’s application assignment is to explain the boundaries that mental health counselors have in regards to recommending and prescribing
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