A. Problem and Its Sittings A.1. Background of the Study Mental health is defined as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. Also mental health is an expression of our emotions and signifies a successful adaptation to a range of demands. It describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. To determine if a person is in good state of mental health well being, he or she should possess the following characteristics; the ability to enjoy life, resilience, balance self-actualization, flexibility. Several factors affect the mental health of an individual which disturb his or her normal living condition. These are biological, psychological and environmental factors and the combination of those factors. These factors affect self-image, education, relationships, sleep, eating and physical health which may lead to mental sickness also known as mental illness or mental disorder. But what is mental illness or mental disorder? Mental illness or mental disorder defines as a psychological or behavioral pattern associated with distress or disability that occurs in an individual and is not a part of normal development or culture. Mental disorder may be classified as anxiety disorder, mood disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, personality disorders and eating disorders. These sic... ... middle of paper ... ...elements and its application to be able to enhance the development of therapeutic environment for fast recovery of mental patients. Strategy: • Study the different design elements and architectural guidelines • Conduct an interview to a professional to gather information about the benefits of therapeutic environment • Read different books that will tackle about the effectiveness of the environment for the recovery of mental patients 3. To identify the advantage and disadvantage of the different factors that will affect in creating therapeutic environment to a mental hospital. Strategy: • Read articles about any existing structure that offer therapeutic environment • Find those factors from different books for us to identify the advantage and disadvantage • Analyze the gathered information of the different factors that will affect for the development
Mental illness can be a mixture of different factors. You can get mental illness through genetics meaning that it is passed down within the family. That can only happen if the mental illness is heredity. Another factor of mental illness is psychological trauma. Psychological trauma like abuse, or loss can cause some mental illnesses. When mental illness is untreated it makes it difficult for the person to function in society and deal with everyday life. The different types of mental illnesses range from anxiety disorders to personality disorders. Other mental illnesses are mood disorders, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and impulse control and addiction disorders. An example psychotic disorder schizophrenia. Examples of eating disorders are bulimia and anorexia. According to MedicineNet.com “Most mental illnesses are caused by a combination of factors and cannot be prevented”. Mental illness is something that should not be avoided. The biggest issue when it comes to mental illness that is noticeable is when someone who has a mental il...
Mental health is being aware, accepting yourself, and striking a balance in all aspects of your life like social, spiritual, physical, economical, and mental (Association, 2001). Mental health can be described as our positive interactions with the context and events in our life, and having the ability to cope with life’s stressors. Mental health problems can begin at anytime during your life (CAMH, 2010). In fact anything can make it difficult for an individual’s ability to interact effectively, and may lead into a mental health problem (Association, 2001).
Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions, or disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior ("Mental Illness"). Mental disorders are commonly left untreated for long periods of time because of the stigma our society has placed on mental issues. This forces individuals with mental illness to self-medication, frequently resulting in addictive behaviors. Persons with mental disorders seek ways to ease their discomfort and suffering. Marijuana can be used to treat an individuals depression or to ease pain. Stimulants can be used to get an otherwise lazy person motivated.
In general, mental health has been defined as multifaceted based on six dimensions behavioral, cognitive, socio-political, effective, spiritual and psychological. In addition, mental health comprise of spiritual and emotional resilience that help an individual to continue surviving after sadness, disappointments and pains have occurred(Thomas, 2016). However, mental illness in refers to a mental health problem that involves the changes in
According to the National Alliance Mental illness is defined as a condition that impacts a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood and may affect his or her ability to relate to others or function on a
Mental health can described as being the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioural adjustment; this refers to our mental and emotional well-being. Once hearing that someone is mentally unhealthy, or has a mental illness, usually their first reaction is one of concern, fear, or confusion.
The societal issue that I have selected is that of community inclusion for those people suffering with mental health issue and their ability to successfully integrate into the community, after years of institutional living. Two cornerstone of community building is movement beyond problem solving toward changing conditions, and the people affected should play a major part in improving the conditions (Homan, 2011). For those who are affected by mental illness, it is key that they are given resources necessary to live and thrive in their new environment.
The major concern with this population of patients is that the patients are not in a therapeutic environment when he or she is boarding in the emergency room waiting for an inpatient bed, which does not allow the patient to start the healing and recovery process. A theory that could be put into place is chaos theory, which involves “finding the underlying order in the apparent disorder of natural and social systems” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 296). In the emergency room currently, the psychiatric area of the department is in disorder. The policies and procedures for this area of the department are confusing and ever changing, it is hard to keep up to date with the latest policies and procedures and because of this, the patients do not have a therapeutic environment that he or she needs. The role of the chaos theory is that it examines systems that are on the “edge of disorder” (Brabender, 2016, p. 9). With the implementation of chaos theory and multiple other nursing theories the area of the emergency room that is designated for the psychiatric patient will be a therapeutic environment so that way while the patients are boarding waiting for an inpatient bed to become available so the patient is able to start his or her recovery and healing
Mental health can be described as not having any mental illness. World health organization describes the state of mental health as the condition in which an individual understands his or her own capacities, he or she can withstand the normal stresses of life, can work beneficially and productively, and can make a commitment to his or her group. Mental disorders can affect anyone regardless of their age, their background or ethnic group. Examples of mental disorders include anxiety, stress and mood disorder.
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.
According to the C.D.C ( Centers for Disease Control) the term mental health is commonly used in reference to mental illness. However, knowledge in the field has advanced to a level that completely separates the two terminologies. But even so mental health and mental illness are indeed in fact related, they represent different psychological state of mind with in a person. Mental health refers to our physical and emotional well being. Mental health is mainly all about how we behave, interact, and think. It c...
After knowing his mental health problem and issues, Tom had stayed in many hospitals and had not totally be cured. So, the mental health problem seem to have continuous impacts on his work and lives, until nowadays. In his 20th, he had worked as a storeman for 5 years during his early 20’s, but his mental health problems and binge drinking made him unreliable and a safety risk at the factory. The example also could show how the long-term impacts of his mental health problems might influence his lives in the following life. The currently physical health problem is also supposed partly due to the mental health problems of Tom. As suggested by Hio et al. (2012, p.42), long-term suffering of mental health problem could be damage to the physical health of the human beings. The research had identified relations between mental health and physical health by identifying how mental health problems could influence the functional system of the human beings and furthermore to influence the physical health conditions of the human
Mental illness is the condition that significantly impede with an individual’s emotional, cognitive or social abilities (Savy and Sawyer, 2009). According to (Savy and Sawyer, 2009) neurological, metabolic, genetic and psychological causes are contributing factors for various types of mental illness like depression, schizophrenia, substance abuse and progression of condition. An elaborate system known as DSM-IV-TR gives a classification system that acts to separate mental illness into diagnostic categories based on the description of symptoms of illness (Savy and Sawyer, 2009). The exact primarily causes of mental illness are complicated, however, it seems to occur in a psychologically and biologically prone individual, in the trigger of environmental and social stress (Elder, Evans and Nizette, 2007).
Mental health refers to the state of individuals psychologically, emotionally and socially. Mental health affects a person’s emotions, feelings, thoughts, and sections when exposed to different situations. Furthermore, mental health is responsible for a person’s reaction to stress and other social conditions. Generally, mental health affects how a person relates to others and their ability to understand and interact with them. Therefore, problems that affect a person’s mental health affect the abilities to socialize, their feelings, moods, reaction to situations. The person experiencing mental health problem may portray different behaviors when confronted with different issues. Mental health issues have several
The dictionary definition of mental health is, “psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life, the field of medicine concerned with the maintenance or achievement of such well-being and adjustment” (Dictionary.com). In other words, mental health is the way people deal with their feelings and how they act throughout their day. Mental diseases, such as depression, could cause people to think of going through the day as a chore and could become really upset at the idea of having to continue to get up and do the same thing over and over again. Mental illnesses cause people to look at life differently or see good things through a different eye.