Psychological Distress Article Summary

An out-of-body experience is explained by few as a sense of being detached from one’s body, and if associated with other factors like a sense that the world is not real, far away, or even foggy. This with the combination of failure to recall significant personal information, or the content of a meaningful conversation forgotten from one second to the next are signs of a psychological disorder known as Dissociative Disorder. Considered as a rare and mysterious psychiatric curiosity, Dissociative Disorders will be the psychological disorder that will be discussed in this paper.

31 y/o AA male patient seen today for psychiatric-mental health assessment. He is awake, alert and oriented x4. He is calm, cooperative and follows commands during assessment. The patient reports he is depressed, difficulty sleeping and nightmares at night. The patient explained his depression is as a result of deep thinking from a news he received two days ago from his elder brother that his mother is ill. Stressors identified by the patient include losing his job a week ago before the news about his mother; his wife is 6-months pregnant with their first child, who currently works part-time at her present job; patient relates difficulty paying monthly bills and inability to provide adequately for his family as a man. The patient denies mood swings, suicidal/homicidal thoughts and ideation. Patient reports his spouse is at work at the moment and he does not want to put stress on his wife due to her current condition. Patient denies been hospitalized for depression or psychiatric illness; and denies family history of mental illness. Patient reports he is seeking help because he does not like feeling this way using terms of “helpless and loss of worth from his spouse”. Patient reports he needs help with his depression and nightmares before his current condition get out of hands and ruined his marriage.

emotionally capable of making an informed decision regarding participation in this study. Of the participants, 250 were male and 300 were female. Participants were selected from general

Describing a psychological or mental health response following exposure to a traumatic event has become an unachievable goal since there is no response to it. It is apparent that there are individual differences in resilience and risk factors that play a crucial role in response to potentially traumatic event and prevent a description of a response to an event that would affect people uniformly. During the course of a normal life span, most people at different times in their lives are confronted with the adverse events such as the death of a close friend or relative (Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995).

A disorder must present these indicators to be classified as a psychological disorder. Deviant behavior can be described as behavior that is unusual or different from that of what society has deemed as acceptable and normal. Distressful behavior is behavior that is unpleasant and upsetting. Dysfunctional behavior is behavior that disputes or interferes with an individual’s ability to function on a daily basis. Distress must also go along with deviant behavior in order for it to be considered a disorder. For example, depression qualifies as a disorder because it displays all three of the following characteristics: deviant, distressful and dysfunctional. It qualifies as deviant because it is not normal for an individual to feel sad, hopeless

In her complaint, the Parents allege that the Defendants are liable to her on a theory of Intentional Inflection of Emotional Distress (“IIED”). “IIED claims are ‘rarely viable in a case brought under Maryland law.’” Takacs v. Fiore, 473 F. Supp. 2d 647, 652 (D. Md. 2007) (quoting Robinson v. Cutchin, 140 F. Supp. 2d 488, 494 (D. Md. 2001)). In order for an IIED allegation to survive a motion to dismiss, a plaintiff must allege: “(1) The conduct must be intentional or reckless; (2) The conduct must be extreme and outrageous; (3) There must be a causal connection between the wrongful conduct and the emotional distress; [and] (4) The emotional distress must be severe.” Lasater v. Guttman, 194 Md. App. 431, 448 (2010).

High-quality social relationships, wherein people experience camaraderie and happiness, yield substantial health benefits. For instance, social ties such as marriage and religious involvement have been linked to healthier choices with diet and exercise, possibly because these connections promote positive behavioral norms (Umberson and Montez, 2010). High-quality social relationships also promote mental health by offering individuals a sense of place within a meaningful environment. When people feel connected and supported, they tend to experience a greater sense of control, a psychological state shown to be both associated and causally linked to good health (Lachman and Weaver, 1998). Positive psychological effects of social relationships improve physical health by making it easier for the body to maintain chemical homeostasis over long periods of time by alleviating its “allostatic load” (Umberson and Montez, 2010). Ultimately, these components of high-quality social relationships make people less likely to get sick and die.

This essay will discuss ways in which a person’s socioeconomic class and his/her social situation can have an impact on his/her health, using examples. We believe that there is a direct link between socioeconomic/social class and health (Adler et al. 1994). I will be defining the key terms: socioeconomic and health, social class then proceed to discuss about how poverty, income, employability, environment and housing can impact on a person’s social situation and their health.

By using data science methods we discovered and mapped in a network model multiple controlled associations among social resources for well-being including health insurance. General analysis of patterns of connections in the model revealed the intermediate relevance of health insurance in the U.S. well-being landscape. According to different methods, health insurance ranked behind other more relevant social resources of culture in a broad sense of belonging, household economy as a redistributive social device, and a set of material resources such as household geographical location, composition and appliances, and persons’ income and demographics. Even health insurance connects with all the relevant social resources, its character is mainly explained by the significant relationships with persons’ income, demographic characteristics and culture outline the character of U.S. health

The aim of this essay is to examine the influence that socio-economic status has on an individual’s health.

Population aged over 60 years has been increasing rapidly compared to other age groups and this has a tremendous impact on the healthcare sector which needs to addressed accordingly (WHO, n.d.). One billion people in the world turn 60 years of age every month; out of these 80% live in developing countries (WHO, 2007). By the year 2050, 2 billion will be beyond 60 years old. (WHO, 2007; Help Age International 2003; WHO 2000). Longevity has been increased globally due to advances in the technology (Wang et al., 2012). On the other hand, physical and mental health challenges increased with these particularly in older people, which may leads to social isolation. Social capital approach may correct social isolation as it is directly associated with quality of life. Social capital has become important approach in public health within last few decades. Social capital is defined as “collective feature of social structures, such as levels of interpersonal trust and norms of reciprocity and mutual aid, that arise from social networks, act as resources for individuals, and facilitate collective action”(Coleman, 1990; Putnam, 1993, p.112). It makes possible for individual to obtain resources such as idea, gathering information, money as well as services. This paper will focus on analytic issues linked with health, policy and benefits of social capital in terms of health care for older people at a national and international level.

The support and social ties within an individual’s social network have been shown to influence the decision to access mental health services (Anakwenze & Zuberi 2013; Copeland & Snyder 2011; Graves 2017). Segregation across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines in terms of place of residence, creates homogeneity in the social networks of individuals with low socioeconomic status. This places these individuals at a disadvantage, in that people with low socioeconomic status require more diverse social ties in order to achieve social mobility. These factors associated with poverty in return reinforce poor mental health and decrease the likelihood of seeking mental health services (Anakwenze & Zuberi 2013). Also, interviews with low-income African-American

“Healthy individuals cannot survive when society is sick.” On the other hand, aspects of social structure influence health and illness. Social factors not only affect life expectancy, but the possibilities the one will experience diseases and in turn, the health care that they will receive.

Understanding social factors in health has become a central issue recently and a large number of studies has been dedicated in this regard. Social factors are phenomena seen in the interaction between individuals and social groups. In this essay, the importance of understanding such factors and their influence on health are addressed by studying socioeconomic status. Studies results are incorporated to explain health inequalities that arise from socioeconomic status and possible explanations including the material and structural, social selection, cultural and historical explanations cited in the literature are briefly discussed.

Studies of mortality, which included social relationships as a metric, determined social relationships have a significant causal relationship to mortality. (Holt-Lunstad, Smith & Layton, 2010) More studies have been done on social relationships however; the mechanisms of how social relationships affect our health are still unclear. (2010) Relationships and their effect on health status continue to be an important area of research and analysis. Social relationships are a determinant which can be addressed at a community level. One key principle outlined by the Commission of European Communities report was not just looking at mortality rates, but also focusing on the quality of life during the