Individual Determinants of Health

Running head: INDIVIDUAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Topic: INDIVIDUAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
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Identification of Laurel’s problematic behavior
The given assessment revolves around Lauren who is a 16 year old girl. The main
issues affecting Lauren and her daily activities are the consideration of her asthma and
required management, physical activity, as well as alcohol consumption. Moreover she also
has been suffering from mobility issues regarding movements in her arm due to amputation
under an elbow as a result of accidents. Most of the times Lauren has been irritable as well as
anxious. According to the interactive session with her general practitioner it has been found
that she has been suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome as well as glandular fever. Her
poor performance in school is an indication of her low spirits and disinterest in her daily life.
In spite of being referred to her counsellor, Lauren has chosen not to visit her. Lauren is
basically asthmatic and her fracture in her left wrist affects her mobility causing difficulties in
her life affecting the activities of daily living.
The problematic behavior which has been associated mainly with the current situation
of Lauren is excessive alcohol consumption. It has been seen that she has undergone an
accident with her friends which has led to traumatic experiences in her life which has
specifically been post-accident. She also has been suffering from asthma and due to the
combination of the two factors she has been suffering from depression. Simultaneously she
has been following a sedentary lifestyle and do not engage in any physical activities. Such
reasons has subsequently lead to an increase in her body weight. Such obesity related issues
have increased difficulties in her social interaction and most of the times she has been feeling
depressed (Pratt & Brody, 2014). Moreover, due to heavy drinking with her friends she has
been feeling heavy which has simultaneously affected her activities of daily living. She has
been missing her regimes on asthma which is a result of the negative impact of alcohol
consumption. She has been advised to broaden her social activities and friend circle and
introduce physical exercise in her daily routine which she has not followed. All these changes

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in her lifestyle has been brought about due to increased alcohol consumption. The social
determinants of health affected here are health as well as social and mental well-being.
Useful actions of Rob activating Lauren’s desire for a healthy lifestyle
Rob has been the counsellor of Lauren and played a pivotal role in making Lauren
realize her faults in her sedentary lifestyles. Moreover, she has also helped her to cope up
with her low moods and irritable behavior giving helpful suggestions and advising her on the
best possible methods to get rid of her problems. In one of the sessions he has said that he
would advise her to follow the information given in the pamphlets. Moreover he has advised
her about the benefits of regular exercise. According to him, the friend circles she has been
hanging out with have increased her addiction towards alcohol. His information on the
distribution of pamphlets have been useful for Lauren as she has been instigated to follow a
regular lifestyle. Rob has also shown understanding and sympathy towards her patient as he
usually would digress form the topic whenever Lauren felt uncomfortable talking about the
issues. Rob has pointed out that her behavior is the main issue for her increased alcohol
consumption and her sedentary lifestyle. Thus he would feel that her friend circle have been
important in making her feel like that. He has also made her realize that drinking activities
could cause various problems. Moreover obesity and her asthma management could be
responsible in making her be tired.
Unhelpful actions of Rob demotivating Lauren
Rob although being the main counsellor for the sedentary lifestyles of Lauren have
shown actions and commented on issues which has demotivated Lauren. First he has shown
breach of confidentiality where he had promised Lauren that he would not reveal the
information regarding assumption of alcohol to Lauren. However, he did not respect Lauren’s