Mental Health Reflection

One of the biggest contributors for poor healthcare is the stigma against mental health. This stigma allows healthcare providers to view those with a mental illness as having low relevance, thus creating disinclination towards providing adequate resources and/or care. This negative stance, based on misinformation and prejudice creates those that have a mental illness to lose their self confidence. Because of this loss, people with mental illness decide not to contribute to their health or livelihood. In the past fifty years, many advances have been made in mental healthcare. However, with the attached stigma, many people choose to not seek out treatment.

Within this unit I will be showing my past and learnt knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. I will be looking at the strengths, Limitations and alternative frameworks for understanding mental health. I will also demonstrate ways in which mental health problems can and do impact the individual and there social network.

Throughout history people who have a mental health illness are not accepted in society. The attitudes of people in society, for example the workplace, is an important measure of the success of that society. Segregating people with mental illnesses from society, by putting someone in a institute, contributed to the attitude that an individual with mental illness are not capable of participating or contributing in society. These negative stereotypes are often portrayed in media, and influence the stigma of mental health illness being dangerous. This controversial concept of dangerousness states that individuals with a mental illness are more dangerous than those without a mental illness. Various forms of discrimination and exclusion in society is still present today. If society begins to understand mental illness, then they will judge a lot less. Success in that society will come when society accepts other people who are different

Principle is a great way to remember what should be included in a fitness plan. F.I.T.T stands for __________ __________ __________ __________.

Mental illness is difficult

As previously mentioned there is also always opportunities to seek help and advice form a therapist. Although these treatment methods seem so easily accessible, the stigma causes people with the mental illness to have a negative outlook on themselves and makes them think that they are not going to get any better no matter how hard they try. This stigma can also make them lose motivation to try to get better (Patrick W.

Coming into the course I did not know or think much about health care, whereas, after completing the course and, learning so many new things I found myself changing my outlook on health care. One way that the course has changed my personal views on health care is, it has caused me to become more sympathetic towards people with mental illnesses, as they have to deal with stigma and discrimination. Another way my outlook on health care has changed is, I realized how important health care is and that despite it being so important, there are still so many people that do not receive proper health care, for example, people in underdeveloped countries. The last way that my perspective on health care has changed is, in the way I now look at the media. In class, we learned about the role media plays in stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses, and this caused me to change the way I perceive media. Overall, when I compare my personal views about Healthcare going into the course vs my personal views after completing the course, it is evident that there is a drastic change between the

My experience in mental health clinical was very different from any other clinical I had before. In a mental health clinical setting, I am not only treating client’s mental illnesses, I am also treating their medical problems such as COPD, diabetes, chronic renal failure, etc. Therefore, it is important to prepare for the unexpected events. In this mental health clinical, I learned that the importance of checking on my clients and making sure that they are doing fine by performing a quick head-to toes assessment at the beginning of my shift. I had also learned that client’s mental health illness had a huge impact on their current medical illness.

Over forty million Americans suffer from a mental health condition; and, unfortunately, fifty six percent do not receive any treatment at all. “Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in thinking, emotion and behavior”(Psychiatry.org). People live with their conditions even though their quality of life and personal relationships may be negatively affected. When one lives in a state of denial about having a mental illness, they are cheating themselves out of living life to their fullest potential and will achieve true freedom only when they face the illness head on and seek recovery.

Mental health is a serious topic that is often not taken seriously. Due to my own struggles with depression, I have experienced the impact mental illness can have on a student’s life. Mental illness can make everyday life feel unbearable and can have just as serious of an effect on a person as a physical illness. The causes of increasing mental health problems in college students are numerous, and it will take work from both students and universities to overcome this problem, but change is necessary for the health of U.S. college students.

If people were to learn about the misconceptions in society about mental illness, they would have a better understanding that many ideas are not true. One misconception is that a mental illness is a sign of weakness (Morin 2). For example, depression is an illness where symptoms perceive as lazy or uneducated. Having a good job and wonderful relationship, but still managing not to get out of bed in the morning and get over yourself will be seen as weak to society. The fact is, mentally ill people are not weak, but strong. The fact that people with these mental health problems are pushing through the worst makes them strong, brave, and a

Topic: Mental health is an increasingly vital part of general wellness in today’s fast-paced world.

Mental health—and the stigma that comes along with it—is a very important issue, one of global importance. Shah and Beinecke explain that 450 to 500 million people suffer from mental illnesses (15). Just considering the amount of people who suffer from mental illness is enough to prove that this is a global issue. Despite the large amounts of people who are affected by mental illness, only one third of countries have some sort of program to help (15). This shows the lack of concern for those who suffer from mental illness. Stereotypes affect many people, and those with mental illness are no exception. Everyone has their own preconceived perspectives and notions of mental health, and many of them are uninformed and unjustified. It is up to us to start changing our viewpoints on mental health.

3. Students in the study also stated “believe that people with mental illness are unpredictable, dangerous, and incurable”

For me, the most important learning results from theoretical knowledge, more practice in dealing with the individual with mental illness, attending mental health workshops and practising mental status examination of the individual. Reflection allows me to improve the ability to move on, do better and to learn from experience and examine self. I will overcome my fear by maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the patient and treat a patient in a non-judgemental manner and show empathy towards a patient. Besides, I will develop positive ideas regarding mental illness and apply therapeutic relationship and compassion to deal with psychiatric patients. Additionally, I will improve my skills in viewing the mentally ill patients in a separate way.