Dimensions of Physical and Mental Health PDF

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Dimensions of Physical and Mental Health
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Introduction
The feeling of being worthless and hopeless is a characteristic of clinical depression
(Zahn et al., 2015) and can be specifically distressing, traumatic and a confusing encounter to the
family or the person involved. This essay is discussing depression concerning a 41-year-old
female, Mary who is experiencing some symptoms of depression. To accomplish this discussion,
explanations along with differences amidst mental health and mental illness will be examined
and addressed, and basic principles of mental health recovery will be discussed. Moreover, the
reports of psychological and physical health will be given together with the explanations on the
manner in which the two concepts interrelate. Also, how health professionals can best recognize
and retaliate to the health needs of individuals experiencing depression will be discussed and the
recommendations for future practice.
A sound understanding of mental health and mental illness.
Mental health can be defined as how someone feels about himself along with others and
how effective they are at handling general life demands (Galderisi, Heinz, Kastrup, Beezhold and
Sartorius, 2015). It is common for individuals to regard mental health and relate it to mental
illness. However, good mental health is altered by a scope of environmental, socioeconomic
along with cultural situations often called social determinants of health. Maintaining the
continuous levels of good mental health is not consistently accomplished, and frequently people
succumb to emotional distress as a result of everyday stressors. Those usual symptoms referred
to as mental ill-health are regularly temporal and are ordinarily responsive to support and
reassurance given to family and allies. Although those issues don't result in further psychological
trauma, problems may ensue if emotional symptoms become chronic and are left untreated.

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On the other hand, mental illness is characterized by altered states of behavior and mood
which is linked to impair functioning along with high levels of distress (Spitzer, Endicott, and
Franchi, 2018). Mental illness has types like depression disorders, eating disorders and
personality disorders. The diagnosis of these mental illnesses is typically made by mental health
practitioners by the classification system set in the International Classification of Diseases or the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Chung et al., 2015). The present
presentation of Mary indicates that her health status is of good mental health since she is
employed and works for a large company as an accounts manager, her husband is supportive and
also no smoking, drug history or alcohol. Since Mary’s mother has lived with depression for 35
years, this genetics has contributed to Mary's future growth of depression.
The Nexus/relationship between mental health and physical health.
Rarely, mental health along with physical health happens in isolation. Mental health
relates to physical fitness in the sense that poor mental health escalates the peril for chronic
physical illness (Triguero-Mas et al., 2015). For instance, depressed people are less likely to
practice healthy habits or even take their medication hence become sicker. When they become
sicker, they experience pain and impaired functioning which impacts their emotional condition.
Also, people with severe mental health conditions are at increased risk of encountering chronic
physical illnesses.
Conversely, individuals who have chronic physical conditions are also at a high peril of
developing poor mental health (Triguero-Mas et al., 2015). The lifestyle risk factors which can
reduce the risk of psychological and physical disorders include getting enough sleep, practicing a
healthy diet, building strong relationships along with exercising regularly. Although these

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strategies may be identified as easy to achieve they are more difficult for people suffering from
depression.
Although Mary is said to be physically well with no medical history, she might develop
chronic health issues in the future. Her frequent comments on feeling hopeless and worthless
along with seeing herself not managing to see another day might worsen her condition of
depression while the continued reluctance to seek medical treatment could minimize the chances
of recovering completely. The reasons for Mary not to find for medical attention are known as
she says that nothing is wrong with her and that she doesn’t want to trouble any of her family for
help.
A comprehensive understanding of personal recovery and what this means for the
person in the chosen case study.
Despite the positive outlook of recovery, it is good to note that recovery holds distinct
meanings for individuals who are engaged in the process of recovery. Recovery is diagnosed
after signs, and symptoms are stabilized, cognitive functions are restored, and the person
progresses to adhere to medication, and this is according to psychiatric view (Van Eijk,
Groothuis and Van Alfen, 2016). In the person's opinion like Mary, recovery is regarded as a
unique journey which embraces the concepts of hope, personal autonomy, active community
participation, a definite sense of self and understanding of one’s strengths and weaknesses.
Models have been proposed to help the health staff to support and understand the
personal recovery process of a patient (De Vecchi, Kenny, and Kidd, 2015). The proposed model
summarizes six fundamentals of recovery-oriented concerning mental health practice. If this
model were to be utilized in Mary's treatment, she would be recognized by her individuality and