Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Running head: MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Munny’s Mental Health Status
Mental illness may be defined as a health condition that leads to a change in behavior, emotion,
thinking, or a combination of all. The illness may be associated with conditions such as
schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, depression, and addictive behaviors among others ("What Is
Mental Illness?", 2019). Mental health is very important in ensuring the wellbeing of an
individual. It ensures that an individual can effectively function and take care of their daily
activities thus improving productivity, encouraging healthy relationships, and enhancing the
ability to cope with adversity. According to the provided case study, Munny starts work at 1 am
which is very stressful for him. Despite going to work that early, his employer is not satisfied
with his performance. As a result, his communication at home has been negatively affected and
he rarely talks. He has additionally been taking frequent sick leaves. Furthermore, he seems to
have lost his appetite and does not each much which has led to a significant weight loss. Munny
goes to the hospital in loose-fitting clothes and does not look up once he is slumped on his chair.
He does not effectively communicate with the nurse but only responds in mono-syllabic answers.
Using a mental state examination (MSE), several components such as his mood, appearance,
behavior, speech, and are noticeable. Mental state examination is the process through which a
qualified psychiatrist can observe and describe the present state of mind of a patient through the
client’s attitude, speech, behavior, and thought process among other components (Potter, Potter
& Potter, 2019). From Munny’s mental state examination, two components; speech and
appearance and behavior stood out. When analyzing Munny’s speech, it was observed that he
was not talking much and only responded with one-word answers and mono-syllables. In this
examination, the tone fluency, rate, volume, and coherence of Munny’s speech were analyzed.

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Speech examination is very important in the assessment of mental health. Apart from responding
with one-word answers, Munny asks the nurse to leave him alone because he does not want to
talk. According to Snyderman & Rovner (2019), this lack of interest in communication could
indicate a bipolar disorder or depression.
An analysis of his appearance showed that Munny was well-groomed, even though he was in
loose-fitting clothes. He does not maintain eye contact with the nurse and stays facing the floor
all the time. His appearance was an indicator of his ability to look after himself. From the
examination, it could be observed that Munny was not fully able to exercise self-care which
could be due to depression.
According to American Psychiatric Association (2013), a patient must experience at least five
depressive symptoms including a depressed mood or loss in pleasure for them to be diagnosed
with depression using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V criteria of
diagnosis. Loss of interest in doing daily activities like caring for the kids is an indication of
depression. Additionally, he has lost interest in food which has led to a significant loss in weight.
These two criteria; loss of weight and loss of interest in daily activities can be used in diagnosing
depression ("Depression Definition and DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria", 2019).
Contributing Factors
According to the case study, Munny is stressed about his job because he has to start working at 1
am. He is additionally surprised when his boss claims a lack of satisfaction with his performance
and this claims from his boss may have potentially been the cause of Munny’s stress. One of the
leading sources of depression at a place of work is workplace stress. According to Khamisa,
Oldenburg, Peltzer & Ilic (2015), insufficient hours of sleep and lack irregular working hours are