Key Concepts Impacting on People with Mental Health Issues and their Support

Running Head: KEY CONCEPTS IMPACTING ON PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES AND THEIR SUPPORT
Key Concepts Impacting on People with Mental Health Issues and their Support
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Table of contents..............................................................................................................................2
Key Concepts Impacting on People with Mental Health Issues and their Support.........................2
Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
Definition and Background History of Mental Illness....................................................................3
Definition of Mental Illness.........................................................................................................3
Historical Background of Mental Illness.....................................................................................4
Biomedical and Psychological Models in Mental Health................................................................7
Biomedical Model........................................................................................................................8
Biopsychosocial Model................................................................................................................8
An Important Transition...............................................................................................................9
World Health Organization policy on mental health.....................................................................10
Treatment and Support for Mental Illness.....................................................................................11
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model of Beck and Rector for Mental Illness..........................11
Orem’s Theory...........................................................................................................................12
Tidal Recovery Model...............................................................................................................13
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................14

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Key Concepts Impacting on People with Mental Health Issues and their Support
Introduction
For one to understand what mental disorder is, one has to know the precise meaning of
mental is (Berzins et al. 2018). Mental health is described as the state of individual wellbeing.
Moreover, mental health is described as the state of psychological as well as emotional wellbeing
in which a person can fully utilize his or her emotional and cognitive abilities, fulfill his or her
daily demands, and effectively operate in society.
On the other hand, mental illness is emotional, psychological, and behavioral disorders
which affect the mind of an individual. It is key to note that mental illness is very hard to avoid.
There are various types of mental illness happening to individuals in society. Currently, there
have been concepts which have significantly impacted on the people with mental disorders as
well as their support. The aim of this paper, thus, is to critically analyze the key concepts which
have impacted on individuals with mental disorders and their support.
To effectively understand the various key concepts that impact on the people with mental
issues and their support, I will analyze political, historical changes and present occurrences affect
the understanding of mental illness and the support services. I will start by giving a precise
definition of mental illness, background history of mental illness, the different types of mental
illness. Moreover, I will compare the biomedical model to the psychological and
biopsychological model. I will also highlight the sociological and psychological impacts of
mental illness on people and the available and accessing treatments options available to
individuals with mental disorders. I will use the tidal recovery model and Orem’s theory to help
in analyzing the aim of the topic. Lastly, I will pinpoint the role of nurses in mental illness cases.

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Definition and Background History of Mental Illness
Definition of Mental Illness
There are numerous types of mental illness in the United Kingdom, and depending on the
various description of mental illness, 11% or 27% of individuals in the country are considered to
have suffered from mental illness at some stage of their lines in the country. Mental illness does
occur in the lives of human beings just like any other disease (Brooks et al. 2018). According to
the World Health Organization, Mental health is described as the state in the wellbeing of an
individual in which he or she realizes his or her capabilities, the individual can withstand and
cope with the normal life stresses and can fruitfully as well as productively contribute to the
community. Mental health issues or mental ill health is usually broad from individual grief,
experience, and worries which happen daily to the complete loss an individual touch, suicidal
depression. There are numerous issues which impact individuals’ mental health such as his or her
social status, physical health, his or her genetic and environmental factors. These issues make
individuals vulnerable to developing mental ill health in some states of their lives. However, it is
prudent to note that most of the people who suffer from mental illness do recover or can learn to
effectively manage their mental ill health and live a fulfilled as well as meaningful lives. Mental
illness is a term which is used to describe and refer to the whole spectrum of diagnosed health
conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, psychosis or anxiety. most of the mental
illness symptoms are divided into two major groups such as psychotic or neurotic symptoms.
Nevertheless, there are no strict differences between the severe as well as common symptoms of
mental ill health. Some of the mental illness does occur both as psychotic and neurotic
symptoms.