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Case study Mental Health Assessment

   

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Case study Mental Health Assessment

Q.1Mental status Examination is the main and basic component that helps to describe themental state and behaviour of the person. Further, it also includes objective as well as subjectiveobservation of clinician description provided by the patients. Though there are differentcomponents of the MSE but As per the case study, there are two components of mental healthstatus, with reference to Munny's case, that is:Mood: It is the subjective mental representation in which the patient themselves reportedtheir own emotional state (Shwartz, Morris & Penna, 2019). Such that as per the case study ofMunny, he find his job quite stressful because he started his work at 1 A.M. But on the other sidehe also says that he is quite satisfied with his job. This contradictions hows that he continuouslyswings his mood . In the same time, he also state that whenever his employer spoke to him, hewas surprised to know that they were not satisfied with his work and if hi did not improve hiswork he would may lose his job. As a result, he become less communicative and takes regularsick leave. Therefore, as a result, Munny also did not speak with his wife and it is analysed thatdue to low and depressed mood, a person invites negative thoughts , that affect his mental status.Appearance: It is relate to the physical aspect such as patient's appearance. In the termsof case study, clinicians observe that when Munny comes to centre, he was well dresses but hisclothes are so loose fitting. Even, he is not sit erect in his chair and continuously staring at thefloor. This physical appearance clearly shows that Munny's level of alertness is not clear andexact. In addition to this, it is also observed by the nurse that his attitude is not cooperativebecause when the nurse ask him that If Munny has ever thought about whether life was worthliving, he only shook his head and did not show any emotional facial expression. Thus, hisappearance is the first initial intervention that assist him to get out from his mental problem. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM- 5) is a diagnostic tool thathelps to determine the mental disorder through appropriate diagnosis (Allen and Burger, 2019).Therefore, it describe five symptoms and among them two are suitable as per the case study, thatis depressed mood and loss of interest and pleasure. In the same way, Munny lost his interestfrom his family and even did not communicate to others, not with his wife ( Kunst and et.al.,2019). Hence, the range of psychological disorder as well as emotional distress are the result ofperception of the failure and it even did not upgrade the level of depression in an individual's

life. Apart from this, losing his job and changes in mood are the major factor that leads Munnytowards mental illness.Q.2Stress vulnerability model is one of the useful model that is used for identifying as wellas treating the error of mental illness. Moreover, the model also help to determine how the stresscreates any impact upon the person's mental illness. Further, it also help to make aware theprofessionals that the risk of developing mental illness for an individual with danger is morehigher than any others (Young, Okorodudu and Yates, 2019). As per the Stress Vulnerabilitymodel, there are two factors contributing to mental illness that is Psychological and socialfactors. Therefore, in the same way, the history of Trauma also affect the person's mental statussuch that the model mainly emphasis the effect of physical, sexual and psychological traumawhich are the main factors that leads to psychiatric disorders that is Depression and anxiety.With the reference of Munny case study, when he got to realize that his employer is not happywith his work and if he did not improved his work then he may lose his job. This incident leads aman towards depression. On the other side, there are two main contributing factors that develop Munny's currentmental health illness. As per the Stress Vulnerability model, there are two factors that is workrelated stress comes under psychological factor and losing his mother is another Social factorthat develop his mental status.Munny's duty is started at 1 A.M. And that is why, he find himself so stressful situation, buton the other side, he also state that he enjoys the work once he get there. In the same time, whenhis employer said that he is not satisfied with the work and if he is not improved then he maylose his job. This statement leads to affect his mental status and as a result, he start to bedepressed. As per the view of Dückers, Alisic and Brewin (2016) it is analysed that due to fear oflosing a job, which may also leads to increase the vulnerability to more serious mental healthissues. But on the other side, when Munny had lost his mother, this also leads to affect his innegative way because he usually visit regularly to his mother but when his mother died he alsowanted to keep going so he did not have to think about losing his mother. Therefore, it is alsoobserved further by the nurse that he is slumped in his chair and continuously staring at the floorand when he is greeted by the nurse, he did not make any eye contact because he lose confidence

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