Creative Writing and Self-Reflection

This assignment involves a creative writing case study of a young boy named Philip who is experiencing Alzheimer's disease. The story follows his journey as he is taken to his childhood city for natural therapy and psychological treatment, with the goal of improving his memory and mental well-being. The assignment also includes a self-reflection section where the author discusses their own learning experiences and the importance of developing relationships with patients in healthcare service delivery.

CREATIVE WRITING

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CREATIVE WRITING OF THE IMAGE..................................................................................................1
SELF-REFLECTION.............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................5

CREATIVE WRITING OF THE IMAGE
This specific place has been used for the purpose of treating a boy (Philip) who is
experiencing Alzheimer’s disease which is a type of dementia that changes memory, thinking
and behaviour of a person. Thus, firstly it is essential to state about the scenario. Philip (26 years
old) is having dementia; hence he is unable to recall his memory and other events of life. The
boy has completed his studies and now pursuing for any specific job. However, due to dementia,
he is having the problem of memory loss; hence he does not remember anything even about the
current events. Therefore, in this respect the doctor has prescribed natural treatment for him so
that he can improve his mental status. The doctor also believes that visiting natural places could
assist Philip to get back his memory (Song and et.al., 2016). At the same time, the doctor will
also be making use of different therapies and medication along with psychological treatment.
Thus, considering the exact situation of Philip, the health care practitioners and nurses
have decided to focus more on psychological treatment as medicines can impose negative impact
as well on his mental condition. Therefore, the therapist and doctors have decided to take Philip
to his childhood city so that he can recall all the important events of his life. Hence, the image
placed in the upper section is Philip’s childhood city. This place is nearby to Philip’s town where
he used to visit most likely every week. His parents contended that Philip has spent his entire
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childhood at this place. He used to sit at this place for hours with his friends. Sometimes, he used
to visit the place every day merely to release all the burden of studies. However, due to
Alzheimer’s disease, Philip does not remember any of these things. His parents and friends are
worried about his situation; hence they want Philip to get to this place so that he can recall at
least a few things.
Finally, the doctors have taken Philip to this place and they let him sit alone for few
hours. Initially, in the view of Philip, this mage depicts natural features of a landscape which is
being categorised in terms of appearance and colours. Philip feels that the mountains are quite
fascinating and peaceful which on the other hand also demonstrates the beauty of any specific
place. He is sharing all his views with the doctors; however at this stage, he does not know that
this is his childhood city. When doctors asked about the place, Philip said that, “it looks like a
dense forest. Typically, this beautiful place bears a striking resemblance to natural scene of day
time. The place looks like a peaceful area wherein one can sit for hours and can make numerous
plans to manage things (Van Baal Hoogendoorn and Fischer, 2016). Most often, when people are
stressed, they prefer to visit such places so that they may not get disturbed from anyone.
However, the edges of the mountains shows high pillars which are touching the sky.
After hearing the interpretation of Philip, doctors decided to tell him about the city;
however one of the nurses said that they should conduct some more trials. Nurse also said that
eventually Philip will recall all the things; hence some time should be allotted to him. When
doctors asked Philip to get back to home, Philip asked for some more time to sit at that place.
Philip said he wants to interpret the place more; hence he said so many things like- this place is
helping me to get into deep and thorough thoughts. At the same time, I am getting interested to
visit this place for sports activities. It can also be assumed that during monsoon, the place might
get changed into a deep dark forest. Yet, another thought that came in my mind is about the way
through which one can reach to such places. These places are usually excursions; however
people find a lot of fun while visiting such places.
Completing the statement, Philip also added that this place can be considered as a stress
reliever area because it is quite peaceful. Hence, with such kind of conversation, the first day
passed away. However, on the second day, when doctors started the session, they asked Philip
regarding his area of interest in visiting this place. Philip was feeling quite positive about that
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place; hence he said he is liking to be at this place. Doctors said that in today’s scenario, people
have so much things to do; hence they do not get much time to spend for natural beauty.
Therefore, people should visit such place especially when they need to reenergise themselves.
Supporting the doctors, Philip said that, this place gives a feeling of relaxation from all the
burden prevailing in the world. In this domain, it is also clear that natural beauty is such as
lovable aspect that encourages a person to get relief from stress and burden. Moreover, if a
person desires to connect with natural beauty, then he can visit this place.
Getting such positive feedback from Philip, the therapist told everything to Philip
regarding this place. However, Philip is unable to recall anything as he started losing his
memory. After knowing about the exact situation, Philip put stress on his memory; but instead of
that, he is unable to recall anything. The therapist also added that, you used to come at this place
with your friends sometimes after schools and during weekends. The therapists mentioned many
things about his childhood and gradually Philip is recalling a few things. In this context, Philip
also felt positive and supported the therapists in the entire procedure. Following the scenario, it is
evident that the treatment went well and appropriate relationship is also developed among both
the concerned parties (Song and et.al., 2016). This seems to be one of the appropriate treatments
to treat psychological disorders prevailing in people.
SELF-REFLECTION
While working on this case, I can say that I have learned many things about
psychological treatment. At the time of undertaking this case, I conducted discussion session
with many people so that different people can give their opinion regarding this case. This also
helped me to demonstrate the interpretation of this case and patient’s condition. In addition to the
same, when I looked at this place, I was wondering how a place can aid a person to become
positive and how it can assist in removing all the stress and burdens. Hence, in the initial stage I
was also not sure about the outcomes of the procedure; hence it took time for me to acquaint with
psychological treatment (Van Baal Hoogendoorn and Fischer, 2016).
Being a healthcare practitioner, I have treated many patients; however for the first time I
went for psychological treatment to a young boy. The process seems to be quite interesting for
me as I have discussed each and every aspect of patient’s condition in detailed manner.
Henceforth, I can say that this session has helped me to enhance my analytical and practical
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knowledge regarding the ways to treatment dementia. Earlier, I used to think that dementia and
other mental problems could be treated through medication process only; however this
perception has not changed (Park and et.al., 2016).
Since, I helped Philip to get his memory back, so I am satisfied with my competency and
skills. Therefore, lastly I would like to state that I have become a good friend of Philip; hence I
believe that developing suitable relationship with patient is essential in service delivery process.
In addition to the same, I can state that in future if I will get any opportunity to treat dementia
patients, then I will undergo with psychological treatment. This will also aid me to improve my
learning and capabilities in health care field.
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REFERENCES
Park, J. Y. and et.al., 2016. Effects of Physical Activity Programs on the Improvement of
Dementia Symptom: A Meta-Analysis. BioMed Research International.
Song, M. G. and et.al., 2016. Effect of physical activity training on dementia patients: A
systematic review with a meta-analysis. Chinese Nursing Research. 3(4). pp.168-175.
Van Baal, P. H., Hoogendoorn, M. and Fischer, A., 2016. Preventing dementia by promoting
physical activity and the long-term impact on health and social care
expenditures. Preventive medicine. 85. pp.78-83.
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