Psychological Analysis On Mental Illness

Psychological research has had a fundamental impact on mental health in the UK, for instance, it has ignited new treatments and made the practices of organisations like the NHS more efficient. However, some may critique the impact research has actually had, for example, the change that has actually occurred because of research. Looking at the impact of research is vital because surely one of the main aims of research is to positively benefit patient’s lives. It means changes in the practices of health organisations are well-informed resulting in effective changes, improving efficiency of health organisations. There has been much research carried out into the stigma of mental health disorders, biological causes e.g. role of dopamine in schizophrenia and new therapies that have emerged- which will all be assessed.

AXIS IV: Possible work-related stressors. Need to discover more about family situation and personal life.

The purpose of this assignment was to accurately diagnose Marla and to find causes and prospective treatments for her disorder. Marla is a 42 year old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping, feeling “jumpy all the time,” and experiencing an inability to concentrate. (Joan Rachmel, syllabus description of final assignment) These symptoms are causing problems for her at work where she is an accountant. Upon first look at her case a few different disorders come to mind like ADHD, PTSD, and depression with mania.

In the second season of American Horror Story called Asylum there is this mental institution where the ill and well are treated the same - inhumanely, by a nun that is crazier than Nurse Ratched. Shows like this have surely scared some into not seeking treatment, for the sake of being afraid of how they will be treated by their providers as well as how they will be seen as since society has portrayed the mentally ill in such a way as this. In the article, “Madness in the Method”, it also talks about and explains the Americans With Disabilities Act and the loopholes of it by saying, “The Americans With Disabilities Act protects the mentally ill from discrimination by employers, but there’s a catch: disclosure. This seems reasonable; if an employer

This article is from the perspective of a daughter with a mother who had an uncontrolled, unspecified, mental disorder throughout the daughter’s childhood. She recounts how her mother would treat her and her siblings when she was in a manic phase and when she was in the depressed phase. She also allows the reader to see how she was mistreated and constantly told that she was not good enough. Her mother told her she was not good enough until she began hearing it in her mind. She started to believe that she was not good enough and was just squeaking by in college and ended up quitting college. Her marriage was failing and she was consulting a therapist. It did not occur to her that she might need additional help until she seriously contemplated

The primary tool used to diagnose ADHD is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5). Unlike the DSM 5, its predecessors including the DSM-II 1968, DSM-III 1980, DSM-III-TR 1987, DSM-IV 1994 and DSM-IV-TR 2000 did not include diagnostic criteria for adults. Considered a childhood disorder ADHD was often overlooked in the adult population (Mueller & Asherson, 2012). There have been several changes made to the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in the DSM-5 which now includes adults affected by the disorder. Changes include adding examples to the criteria to facilitate application across the lifespan; the age of onset has been changed from age 7 to age 12, this gives more reliable childhood recall of difficulties; subtypes have

The diagnosis given to Maria is Dysthymic Disorder. Maria has been having trouble sleeping at night, feeling ‘jumpy’, and not able to concentrate. I suspect this has been going on for a while and possibly co-occurs with other psychological symptoms. Further questioning Maria about her past and present symptom onset will help in confirming this diagnosis to help treat her appropriately.

Stephanie, I agree with your statement about the advantage of diagnosing someone with a mental illness in regards to improving their educational outcome. For instance, if a child is diagnosed with autism at an early age, they can receive the early intervention they need in order to help them learn and develop as children their age. Also, about you statement about your real world experience with your client. In my opinion, they may have said that statement not intentionally, but because of what they believe they should have said based on what they have learned by other people around

According to (House, 2017) the purpose of a Mental State Examination is to evaluate a range of mental functions and behaviours at a specific point in time. It provides the health professional with important information regarding a diagnosis and assessment of the disorders course and the patients response to the given treatment. The observations made throughout the interview between the health professional and the patient are involved in the MSE. These observations begin when the two meet. Observations regarding the patient’s mental capacity is necessary in order to determine whether or not a further psychiatric review is required (Royal Childrens Hospital, 2017). There are many settings in which a Mental State examination may be used, these include, the emergency department in an acute setting, obstetrics, paediatrics aged care, palliative care and out in the community.

Throughout chapter fifteen of our psychology text titled, Psychological Disorders, I have learned that psychological disorders are defined as, patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions that are deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional. A disorder refers to someone’s state of mental/behavioral ill health. Patterns refer to the finding of collections of symptoms that tend to go together. Another term called, deviant refers to differing from the norm. In psychology a behavior or mental status is considered deviant. Understanding psychological disorders can be difficult to diagnose because often times it is based on someone’s feelings and actions. A reason to diagnose people suffering from a disorder is to treat the problem. There are the five

A club that I am part of is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) on campus at Keuka College, which is a national organization made up of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers. A goal that NAMI at Keuka College has is to bring awareness to mental illness and to end the stigma surrounding mental illness. A specific task is to find creative ways to spread awareness of mental illness on Keuka College. An objective of NAMI is create a stigma free campus, over the next year.

The development of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) specialty began in the late 19th century as reform began to take place within the mental asylums of the time. Focus began to shift from restrictive treatment and the “baby-sitting” of patients towards actual medical treatment of those with mental illness (ANA, 2012). In 1882, Dr. Edward Cowles established the first hospital for the insane with a formally organized nurse training school. Central to the operation of the hospital was the use of trained nurses instead of “keepers” to care for patients (ANA, 2012). In 1913, Effie Jane Taylor established the first psychiatric nursing course as a part of the general curriculum at John Hopkins Hospital (ANA, 2012).

It is an essential stage in differentiating psychiatric from medical issues. Mental state examination, helping to assess the patient's general appearance, cognitive, perceptual pattern, thought process, psychomotor retardation and stereotypes, self injurious behaviour.

The dancing body was an integral part of socio-political factors, and planted the foundation for civil expectation and behavior. Thus, the dancing body becomes engulfed with political propaganda, which exhibited the highest standard of a politically conformed aesthetic. For example, King Louis XIV of France is commonly referred to as the “king of political propaganda” (Carr, 2016). King Louis XIV exacerbated the unprecedented role of importance in movement and motion, and incorporated the movement of the body in every aspect of his life. By utilizing the dancing body, King Louis XIV exercised the importance of civil obedience and social etiquette through visual propaganda throughout the royal kingdom. The body was used as a messaging tool that exhibited the standard for social etiquette, political power, and civil obedience. King Louis XIV exerted his body with elegance to

From the the psychological assessment, the defendant suffers from a mood disorder, specifically, Bipolar 2. Howard has experienced a hypomanic episode lasting for more than four days and a longer term depressive episode. This defendant did not have psychosis, which is a loss of contact with reality. The reason Howard did not have psychosis is because he was in touch with reality, he was just easily distracted but he was not in a different “world”. People had a hard time following him because he was just changing topics, but not because he was lost in another world. Furthermore, it is not Bipolar 2 because he does not have a manic episode. This is why Howard is diagnosed with Bipolar 2.