Question 1

Discussion Questions &#10;The following are suggested discussion questions for this chapter.&#10;

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1)DMS meaning: &#10;The term DMS means diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DMS). This is a guide that is published by the Country A psychiatric association. This guide talks about the symptoms and signs in order to spot 300 and more types of mental health disorder conditions.&#10;Determine why it is important: &#10;This diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DMS) is important because it is used to diagnose the disorders starting from anorexia to voyeurism and if possible, it determines the treatment correctly.&#10;2)Determine whether mental health care is important to the veterans and the military: &#10;Mental health care is important for the veterans and military because mental health is more important for being healthy. The military people have a lot of stress and mental issues and hence, mental health care is very important for them in order to solve their mental health issues.&#10;3)Determine some issues related to the treatment of AA Patients: &#10;In the mental health care, there are many issues related to the treatment of AA Patients. Some of the issues are discriminating A Community patients, improper care, improper facility of nurses, showing negativity about the metal operations, and higher operation costs.&#10;4)Person X's opinion about the holistic healing: &#10;Person X believes in the procedure of holistic healing because it heals the whole person for the optimal wellness and health of the person. The primary goal of this holistic healing is to gain proper balance in a person's life. In this procedure, the patients will get holistic medicines and practitioners.&#10;5)Determine the importance of Country I health service: &#10;In Country I, the health service is effective and efficiently managed with many health associations for giving better service to the people of Country I. In Country I, both the government and private organizations manage the health service.&#10;There are many activities performed by health care associations like promotion of healthcare programs, preventive measures, and managing the effective service of health care.

Question 2

IN YOUR OWN WORDS &#10;Based on this chapter, please provide a definition of the following vocabulary words in your own words. DO NOT RECITE the text definition.&#10;

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): &#10;This mental illness causes stress and depression to an individual. The PTSD develops due to the exposure to a painful or distressing situation. The painful situation can be due to sexual assault or any physical or mental harm.&#10;Mental disorders: &#10;Mental disorder is a situation that changes the thinking of an individual leading to stress. The behavior of the person changes and the person develops his or her own perception or fear about the things around him or her.&#10;Moral treatment: &#10;Moral treatment refers to the humane treatment of a mentally ill person. Admitting the mentally ill people to asylums or hospitals will not help them to recover. They should get love and care as a part of the treatment. They should have a chance to interact with their family.&#10;Involuntary commitment: &#10;Involuntary commitment refers to the unwillingness of a mentally ill person to receive treatment. If the mentally ill person is forced to receive any treatment against his or her wish, it amounts to involuntary commitment.&#10;Telebehavioral health: &#10;Telebehavioral health refers to providing the behavioral health programs by using technology to ensure that quality programs are available and accessible to all patients. This method helps the treatment to reach a large number of people. Video conferencing is one of the methods where a specialist in one place analyzes the behavioral health of a patient situated in another place.&#10;Visualization: &#10;Visualization is the process where a patient mentally perceives that he or she is recovered. The traditional treatments for abuse make their patients create visuals in their mind about the recovery from abuse.&#10;Psychiatrists: &#10;Psychiatrists are specialists who are specialized in the field of treating mentally ill patients. They speak to a mentally ill patient, understand the mental health condition, and prescribe medicine. They will hospitalize the patients, if necessary.&#10;N F Commission on Mental Health: &#10;The president of Country U established the commission to study the condition of mental health services in Country U. The aim of the commission was to make an analytical study and provide recommendations to improve the country's mental health services. The final report made twenty recommendations to the government.&#10;The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): &#10;This act guards a student's personal information in schools. The parents of the students have the right to check the student's record, apply for amending the information, and to plead the nondisclosure of information under certain circumstances.&#10;The school should check the mental health of a student and maintain this record secretly. However, the mental health evaluation is possible only after the admission of the student.&#10;Ayurveda: &#10;Ayurveda is a traditional medical treatment through herbal medicine and meditation to treat stress and depression. The treatment tries to balance the bodily functions and treat the patient.

Question 3

Complete the following case scenarios based on the information provided in the chapter. Your answer must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
REAL LIFE APPLICATIONS: CASE SCENARIO ONE
You have been concerned about your grandmother recently. Yesterday, she left the stove on when she went out to the grocery store. Your grandfather has been chronically ill for years and she is his main caregiver. She regularly visits her primary care provider who has told her that it is nothing more than old age. You decide to research mental health issues among the elderly and have found very interesting statistics, particularly for women.
ACTIVITY
(1) Provide three statistics about mental health issues in the elderly population; (2) discuss two reasons why mental health issues are not addressed with the elderly.
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CASE SCENARIO TWO
You are thinking about going to school to become a mental health professional. However, you have heard that mental health professionals face liability issues and complaints-but you are unsure why.
ACTIVITY
Perform research using this text and the Internet to find five reasons why mental health professionals are at high risk for complaints.
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CASE SCENARIO THREE
The American Psychiatric Association has developed a guide for diagnosing mental health disorders. This guide has been used for years by many mental health professionals. Recently, the APA has been criticized heavily regarding the guide.
ACTIVITY
You are curious as to why this guide has been challenged for its quality. You perform research to determine what the issue is with this landmark publication.
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CASE SCENARIO FOUR
You are concerned about your grandmother who recently lost her spouse, your grandfather. You feel she is depressed. You want to take her to her primary care provider for a checkup.
ACTIVITY
Prior to taking her to her doctor, you want to familiarize yourself with mental health issues in the elderly. You do some research to find out what mental health issues are common in the elderly population.
RESPONSES

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Case scenario 1: &#10;Person X's grandfather is constantly ill and grandmother takes care of him. Currently, Person X is worried about his grandmother because she forgets things. The previous day she left the gas stove on and went to the market. The doctor told that these symptoms are common in old age. Person X is not satisfied and does a research on the metal health of the elderly.&#10;The following are the three statistics about mental health issues in old age: &#10;&#8226; The Country A Psychological Association finds that there are less than 30 percent of the psychologists who have studied &#34;Geropsychology&#34;, a course related to the old age health issues.&#10;&#8226; The research findings of Country A Psychological Association state that more than 60 percent of the old age people do not receive treatment for mental illness.&#10;&#8226; The research states that at least 70 percent psychologists are interested in studying Geropsychology.&#10;The following are the reasons why old age people do not receive treatment for mental health issues: &#10;&#8226; The society assumes that the symptoms of old age mental health are common. The society believes that it is the sign of normal old age.&#10;&#8226; There is less number of specialists for treating old age mental health issues.&#10;&#8226; The transportation of the patient is difficult.&#10;&#8226; The elderly get treatment for physical ailments and the mental ailments are ignored.&#10;Case scenario 2: &#10;Person M wants to be a mental health professional. He comes to know that many mental health professionals face complaints against them.&#10;The complaints are more in number against mental health professionals because of the following reasons: &#10;&#8226; The psychological treatment is a steady process. The patients or families of the patient expect quick recovery. If the condition deteriorates instead of a recovery, the family may file a complaint.&#10;&#8226; Not all the medicines give positive results in every patient. Patients will react to only a particular type of medicine. If the prescribed medicine does not yield results, the patients will complaint.&#10;&#8226; If the mental health condition deteriorates due to medication, the mental health professionals are at risk.&#10;Case scenario 3: &#10;The Country A Psychological Association publishes guidelines to detect and treat mental disorders. Recently, many criticized the book.&#10;The book was criticized for the following reasons: &#10;&#8226; The content is not the outcome of a well-developed research.&#10;&#8226; The behavior of the people has been over diagnosed. The book considers unhealthy habits as mental illness.&#10;&#8226; The book considers some of the normal habits as mental illness such as eating in excess.&#10;&#8226; The book prescribes drugs and the public may consume it without the direction of physician. This book leads to overtreatment.&#10;Case scenario 4: &#10;Person Y's grandmother lost her husband. She is not fine now and Person Y feels that she is depressed. He wants to know the mental diseases related to the elderly before visiting the doctor.&#10;The following are the mental disorders in the old age people: &#10;&#8226; The elderly suffer from depression and it can lead to dementia. The disease causes memory loss, stress, and lack of focus.&#10;&#8226; Alzheimer's disease is common in elderly. There will be loss of memory because of the destruction of brain cells.&#10;&#8226; Pseudo dementia occurs in the old age because of the effect of medication for different treatment.

Question 4

INTERNET EXERCISES &#10;Write your answers in the space provided. &#10; Visit each of the websites listed here.&#10; Name the organization.&#10; Locate their mission statement on their website.&#10; Provide a brief overview of the activities of the organization.&#10; How do these organizations participate in the U.S. healthcare system&#10;Websites &#10;   &#10;   &#10;

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Deck 13: Mental Health Issues