Discussion Topics, Mohr
Chapter 1, Introduction to Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
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1. After learning about mental illnesses in class, a classmate expresses her fear of developing a mental illness. She says to you, “I see a little bit of myself in every mental illness diagnosis we talk about. I am so afraid I may develop one of these diseases one day.” What are the elements of mental health? In what way do you meet these elements? What are the influences on mental health? Which mental health influences can be controlled and which ones cannot? |
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2. Jane, a 43-year-old mother of two, was admitted to a mental health facility after a suicide attempt and was diagnosed with severe depression. After several weeks of antidepressant therapy, Jane’s mood greatly improved. Jane’s friend, who was unaware of her suicide attempt and diagnosis, noticed the difference in Jane. When asked about what caused the difference in her mood, Jane said she was just feeling a little down but she was feeling better now. Jane was ashamed to tell her friend about her suicide attempt and her mental health diagnosis. What are the similarities and differences associated with the stigma of a physical illness and that of mental illness? What stigmas about those with mental health conditions exist in society? |
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3. Sarah has been working the past 5 years on a telemetry unit. After several experiences with patients suffering from mental health conditions, Sarah becomes interested in mental health nursing and is considering looking for a job as a psychiatric nurse. Describe the levels of practice for the psychiatric–mental health nurse. Discuss the guiding principles or beliefs on which psychiatric–mental health nursing is built. |
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4. Your instructor mentions Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General in class. You are curious and decide to read the report at: http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/ps/access/NNBBHS.pdf The instructor asks you to share your findings with the class. How does stigma affect individuals with mental illness? How can nurses seek to combat stigma in mental health care? What are the risk factors in children, adults, and older adults that increase the development of a mental illness? What issues associated with confidentiality does the report reveal? What do you believe could be done about these issues? |
1.After learning about mental illnesses in class, a classmate expresses her fear of developing a mental illness. She says to you, “I see a little bit of myself in every mental illness diagnosis we talk about. I am so afraid I may develop one of these diseases one day.”
What are the elements of mental health? In what way do you meet these elements?
Answer:-
, mental health elements associated for students low social and emotional skills, mental, emotional and behavioral health.. children and adolescents are facing more experience with mental health issues during their school age period .They are candidly and rationally drawn in it makes them to violence, to misuse liquor, tobacco and other drugs..Self-regard, feeling adored, certainty, family separation, troublesome conduct, physical illness, abuse are alternate components causing dysfunctional behavior..
What are the influences on mental health? Which mental health influences can be controlled and which ones cannot?
Answer:- Students are having diagnosable illness, they seek for help, overwhelmed by their responsibility, anxious they are struggling in school..never make a situation worst, depression is one of the reason among students it make issues if it is untreated it meddle with their life like working, examining, resting and eating difficulty. Classroom educator need to assume liability by comprehension of their ailment with systems to address a portion of the fundamental issues in the classroom..some issues with understudies can be treatable by taking care of their everyday interest, surprising issues, relationship and nervousness it make them self damage in the event that we include excessively to treat them..So psychological sickness must be taken care of deliberately according to their dimension and reasons for mental status..
2. Jane, a 43-year-old mother of two, was admitted to a mental health facility after a suicide attempt and was diagnosed with severe depression. After several weeks of antidepressant therapy, Jane’s mood greatly improved. Jane’s friend, who was unaware of her suicide attempt and diagnosis, noticed the difference in Jane. When asked about what caused the difference in her mood, Jane said she was just feeling a little down but she was feeling better now. Jane was ashamed to tell her friend about her suicide attempt and her mental health diagnosis.
What are the similarities and differences associated with the stigma of a physical illness and that of mental illness?
Answer:-
a, likenesses: poor emotional wellness dependably influence physical wellbeing, individuals with self appraised trouble for the most part passed on from disease.. Wretchedness observed to be connect with danger of coronary illness.. Schizophrenia is related with heart and respiratory infection.. His is due to mental health condition always receive physical illness..Physical activity, good nutrition promote mental wellbeing, smoking has a negative impact on both mental and physical wellbeing..
Difference:
Be that as it may, in some cases these both sickness are not same.. psychological instability is a malady of brain.. physical sickness depends on physical body like damage, disease,sickness, psychological maladjustment caused by numerous components like heridity,stress,hyper dynamic issue, injurious conduct and some mind deserts, contamination and so forth physical illness caused by bacteria or other kind of infection.so if someone depression, anxious it is based upon their mental illness may cause physical harm to themselves..
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