Mental Health Essay

“A key in addressing primary prevention of mental health in [immigrant youth] is to shift the paradigm to focus on resiliency and on strength-based approaches rather than on risks and deficits” (Cohen, Chavez, & Chehimi, 2010, p. 389). This approach can actually work with any culture or ethnic background because when exploring the needs of the patient a full analysis of their background will take place. Culturally rich backgrounds do not just apply to immigrants or people of color; each…

Recently I have my first field work at mental health setting and ran into a situation where a patient was testing me to see whether he can take the authority from me. As being first time at the mental health setting, I was nervous and did not ready for setting boundaries from the beginning. First day of field work, my colleagues and I were running getting to know each other warm up group session. One of the resident at the facility was teasing with impish jokes and inappropriate question. To…

extent mental health patients are cared for in the community to distinguish if there is a failure amongst the system to care for those that suffer with mental health problems. It will aim to explore the public health services and care provided, legislations for assisting mental health people in the community and government funding bodies for people/services in London areas. Community based services for people with mental health, are dived between professionals such as psychiatrists, mental…

someone or may even struggle themselves with a mental health issue. Many people seek help and assistance through their health care provider. According to the World Health Organization, Mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stress of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her own community” (August, 2014). Mental health affects three domains: cognitive,…

put a lot of effort into my decision to pursue a career in mental health counseling. I became interested in mental health counseling after my friends, family and co-workers told me that I am usually easy to talk to, understanding, and a good problem solver. The more and more I heard these things about myself the more it made me think of how I could put these skills of mine to good use. This is why I decided to pursue a career in mental health counseling. When it comes to being easy to talk to…

Dr. Richard Jackson said “Mental health is inherently biochemical and can affect our physical health by influencing how we feel about ourselves and the condition of our life. (Jackson & Sinclair, 2011, p.31). Taking a look at the indigenous population of Alice Springs, what causes alcohol consumption to be high for this population? Is it a mental health issue? By examining the demographics of the indigenous population, our knowledge of the indigenous and possible causes of their alcohol…

The relationship between mental and physical health is that they are fundamentally linked together. There can be different associations between mental health and physical health that can significantly impact people’s quality of life. A broad meaning of the world HEALTH is that health can be a term of complete physical, mental and social well-being of a person, meaning that there is no health without mental health. The relationship between mental and physical health cannot be more evident than in…

Schwartz and Lonborg (2011) note that even though telecommunication devices are highly desirable and convenient in delivering mental health services, professionals should be aware of increasing security threats. Among concerns related to insufficient technical expertise, Barnett and Kolmes (2016) point out difficulty knowing the identity of the client and whether the practitioner is interacting with the same person each time, also inadequate assessment, diagnosing, and crisis management.…

Cynthia Howard Andrea Yates Case Study CRJ 598: Crime and Forensic Mental Health Samuel Hawes, PhD Andrea Yates Case Study The Social History/Background of Andrea Yates Andrea Yates grew up in the Houston Texas. She came from a middle-class family. Her father was a retired teacher in auto shop, and died of Alzheimer’s before Andrea killed her children, and her mother was a stay at home mother. Of the five children her parents had, Andrea was the youngest. Andrea was predicated to have…

in order to make their time in the school more fulfilling and to care for their own personal mental and physical health. That can manifest itself in sports, music, and even leisure reading. I found my own way of handling stress through yoga, finding a dramatic positive increase in my own physical, mental, and spiritual health. Yoga has, most obviously, has had a immense positive impact on my physical health. I found that I myself have become more flexible in my everyday life. I noticed firstly…