Concept of Mental Health and illness

Valvetta McGee-Hudson

Valvetta Mc-Hudson| Mental Health

Psychological wellness is a condition of prosperity where a man can understand his or her abilities to adapt to ordinary hassles of life

and work.

Mental Health/Illness ContinuumStress

Mental Health Mental Illness

ADAPTIVE MALADAPTIVE

Healthy Neurosis Psychosis* Reality Oriented *Denies Reality*Positive self-concept*Emotional stable•

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VALVETTA MCGEE-HUDSON-FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

Satisfying interpersonal relationshipsEffective behavior and coping

Positive self-conceptEmotional stability

Self-awareness

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Valvetta Mcgee-hudson -Who Has Mental Health

We all miss the mark to some degree.

Along these lines, backers of psychological well-being trust that a wide scope of emotional wellness administrations ought to be accessible to all inclusive community, not simply truly rationally sick.

Valvetta Mcgee-hudson -Mental Illness

A mental disorder or condition manifested by disorganization and impairment of functions that arises from various causes such as psychological, neurobiological and genetic factors.

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The Classification of Mental Illness:

The Neuroses usually the patient retains insight and orientation; they experience deep distress and may commit suicide as depression

The Psychoses(the patient is disorientated, deluded, and lacking in insight ) e.g. Schizophrenia, puerperal psychosis

The DementiasProgressive deterioration with loss of recent memory and deterioration of a normal personality,

They may be primary or more commonly secondary to another condition e.g. alcohol, stroke

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Etiology mental illnessInheritance-Genetics/Intra-uterine environment Schizophrenia,Huntington’s

Infections-HIV,Syphilis,CJD

Drug Abuse

Alcohol,Heroin etc

Trauma/head injury

Biochemistry/metabolic

Porphyria,DiabetesVascular-

CVA

Neurological diseases

MS,Brain tumour

Upbringing

Mothering,education,parenting

Nutrition/PCM

Classification of Mental Illnesses

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).

Diagnostic criteria are listed for each of the psychiatric disorders.

A multiaxial system- people are evaluated from multiple aspects or points of function.

Population at Risk for Mental Illness

1. Familiar or genetic predisposition to mental illness

2. Poor access to health care3. Misusing substance4. Undergoing lifestyle changes5. Victims of violence6. Elderly poor

Valvetta Mcgee-hudson | Community Mental

Health Services

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Valvetta Mcgee-hudson - > Treatment and Care

Hospital Care

Community Care

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Preventive NetworksChurch, Family, Home, Friends,

Work

Psychiatric Nursing

Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the specialty of nursing that cares for people of all ages with mental illness or mental distress.

An interpersonal process that promotes and maintains behavior that contributes to integrated functioning

What do psychiatric nurses do? Ensure safety and security Care for biophysical needs

ADL’s Nutrition, exercise Medication management

Assist in creating a healthy social world increase self-awareness by:

* Discussion,*Experience* Role play

Common terminology used in psychiatric and mental therapy

Dynamics of Human Behavior Behavior – the way an individual reacts to a certain

stimulus Conflict – situation arising from the presence of two

opposing drives Need - organismic condition that requires a certain

activity Stress – life events in which a demanding situation

taxes a person’s resources as coping mechanisms Adaptation – process of interacting with the

environment to maintain homeostatic equilibrium Maladaptation – ineffective coping

Dynamics of Human Behavior cont.

Personality – integration of systems and habits representing an individuals characteristic and adjustment to his environment expressed through behavior

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Personality

Every person is special

We all have distinctive identities

My identity reflects hereditary legacy and Environment

3 divisions of the mind Conscious – focused on awareness

Subconscious – recalled at will

Unconscious – never recalled / largest part

Learning – change in behavior through – insight , relearning and remotivation

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Valvetta Mcgee-hudson | Behavior

SUPER-EGO

EGO

ID

The Parent

The Adult

The Child

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Valvetta Mcgee-hudson | The Subconscious Mind

The Conscious

The Subconscious