Question 1: Describe what is meant by a “behavioural perspective” of mental health and illness. Use examples from the literature to show how medical and behaviourally-based approaches differ. Behavioural perspectives concerning mental health and illness include bio medical and psychological approaches. Bio medical approaches incorporate pharmacological treatments‚ heritability‚ criterion – based diagnosis‚ and the ability to examine structures and functions of the brain. Psychological approaches
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mentally ill and that treating mental illnesses is not important‚ treatment is needed and awareness must be spread because studies show that both are necessary. To understand the issue at hand‚ one must first know what exactly a mental illness is‚ and the history of funding for mental illness awareness and treatment. One in five adults in the U.S. has a mental illness‚ a treatable “health [condition] involving changes in thinking‚ emotion or
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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 Typically a person with social anxiety disorder will sit by themselves‚ withdrawn from society due to their phobia of it.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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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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population have a mental health disorder. This could be anything from depression‚ to anxiety‚ to schizophrenia. That’s almost one in every five people. Now some people may insist that these illnesses are ‘made up’ or ‘not real’. However‚ there is biological proof of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and research is being made on connections of genetics to other disorders (“Biological Evidence for Depression”). Some research even shows connections between the environment and mental illnesses‚ hence
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The Nation’s Attitudes Towards Mental Health With news outlets constantly attributing mental illnesses to crises in America‚ it can be questioned if the public has a core understanding of what mental illness is. Every individual’s construction of reality is subjective‚ which is why many will often scoff at the worth of an opinion; however‚ a collection of opinions will form an aggregate from which valuable information can be derived. A survey can be used to create a collection of opinions. Therefore
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My goal is to become a mental health counselor. This project helped me investigate all the details of that career. I was able to apply what skills I currently have and will gain to properly match myself to this profession. Not only did I explore why this career is right for me‚ but I also explored graduate school options and found the best one for me. I am now sure of my future and have set my goals accordingly. When I started this project I had no idea of what I wanted to do. I had a deep
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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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Beacon Behavioral Health is a freestanding community mental health center located at 3200 Ridge Lake Dr. Suite 100 in Metairie‚ Louisiana. The CEO is P. Sean Wendell. The interview was conducted with Gail Boylan‚ LMSW. Centers also exist in Baton Rouge‚ Houma‚ Northshore‚ and Lutcher. Beacon Behavioral Hospital also owns 2 freestanding hospitals‚ one in New Orleans and one in Lutcher. Beacon’s mission statement is “to provide unsurpassed patient care in a compassionate‚ cost effective and ethical
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“The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor” “My Friend My Counselor” Component I: Narrative Summation of Interview (Charleston‚ SC) This interview is taking place on Friday‚ October 11th‚ 2013 at City Lights Coffee‚ our favorite coffee shop on Market Street in Downtown Charleston‚ directly off of King Street. Today I am interviewing Mrs. Mary Bolden who has a Masters degree in Social work along with other degrees and certificates‚ from Winthrop College and
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