Identification of Irritability due to low mood as problematic behavior of Lauren and its relation with alcohol consumption

Question 1: Identification of one of Lauren’s problematic behaviour. Explanation of how the behaviour is
problematic and may be influenced by alcohol consumption.
One of the mention-worthy problematic behaviour that has been found to impose highly negative
impact on Luren’s behaviour is irritability due to low mood.
Why Irritability is problematic
Irritability can be defined as the feeling of agitation. When an individual is irritable, he or she
becomes upset and frustrated easily. Generally, stressful situation gives rise to irritability. Other causes
of irritability include tiredness and sickness. Generally, temporary irritability may cause from any
physical or mental stress and goes away when the specific issue gets solved. However, irritability if
experienced by an individual for a prolonged period of time as in the case of Lauren, may considered to
be a major symptom of depression. The mentioned behaviour has the potential to impose negative
impact on Lauren’s social, educational as well as professional life. Due to excessive irritability, there
prevails a risk of loneliness due to rude conversation with friends, family and relatives. This in turn can
result in social isolation (Ehde, Dillworth and Turner 2014). Moreover, Lauren is already suffering from
obesity and asthma. In such case, enhanced irritability can worsen those conditions. Depression
resulting from irritable condition of Lauren may also impose impact on her educational life. High irritable
adversely affect the ability to concentrate. Being a student, lack of concentration will adversely affect
Laurens results.
How Alcohol influences irritability
High anxiety and irritability can be considered as two of the major symptoms of Alcoholism.
Irritability due to alcoholism gets rapidly transferred into depression. According to researcher,
adolescents who drinks heavily, are more likely to attempt for suicide in a stressful situation compared
to adolescents who don’t drink. Moreover, teen drinkers also suffer from enhanced number of social
problems, suicidal thoughts and violence. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration stated that 39 percent of the teenage drinkers exhibit serious behavioral issues while 1
percent of the same suffers from extreme level of psychological distress (Moffitt, 2017) Apart from that,
in case of regular alcohol consumption, adolescents are found to suffer from higher level of attention-
deficit disorder, aggressiveness and hyperactivity. Dependence on alcohol is another major risk
associated with alcoholism in adolescence. Research suggests that teenagers below 17 are more likely to
get addicted to alcohol compared to adults (Vargas et al., 2014). Thus it can be clearly understood that
irritability due to low mood nd alcoholism are highly related. In order to eradicate the psychological
issues Lauren suffering from, it is highly crucial to prevent her alcohol consumption.
Question 2: a) Assessment of helpful behavior of Rob
Action taken by Rob Comments Explanation
1. Rob has suggested physical
exercise as a part of his daily
routine
“physical activity for
someone your age is critical
Lauren”
Considering the fact that Lauren is
suffering from obesity which in is
affecting her psychological as well

as physical health, physical activity
will be highly beneficial for Lauren.
Moreover, Physical activity will
help her to increase her attention
and make her feel energized.
Regular physical activity has the
potential to reduce her tendency
to consume alcohol. Considering
the fact that the chief aim of Rob
was to enhance the energy of
Lauren and prevent depression,
the action taken by rob by
prescribing regular physical
activity was highly helpful
(Roberson-Nay et al. 2015).
2. The approach taken by Rob
while communicating with
Lauren was helpful
“sorry Lauren but we really
need to address your
drinking and lack of
activity”
Being a psycratist, Rob was
demonstrating gentle and
understanding approach while
communicating with Lauren.
However, the approach shown by
Lauren was rude and offending.
This demonstration of patience
while listing to the issues of
healthcare user is highly
appreciable. For instance when
Rob had asked her what’s a typical
weaken means to her, Lauren had
demonstrated rudeness while
answering the questions. In the
above scenario when Lauren was
exhibiting rude attitude,
demonstration of anger would
have make it difficult for him to
access her issues an understand
the specific issues behind her
anxiety and irritable behavior.
b) Assessment of unhelpful behavior of Rob
Action taken by Rob Comments Explanation
1. Considering the fact that
Lauren was demonstrating
reluctance to her asthma
medications, take part in
physical activity and lessen
her alcohol consumption, Rob
had organized a meeting
“I don’t want to go into
details but I think Lauren
would be well served to
make some other friends,
and avoid seeing those
friends for a while. I’d also
like to suggest that she
The major reason behind the
psychological issues suffered by
Lauren includes lack of mental
security. In such cases, the chief
role of a mental healthcare
professional is to make her feel
secure and relaxed. Being a