Mental State in Health Care Context

MENTAL STATE IN HEALTH CARE CONTEXT
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Table of Contents
Question 1..................................................................................................................................3
Question 2..............................................................................................................................3
Question 3..............................................................................................................................3
Question 4..............................................................................................................................3
Question 5..............................................................................................................................3
Question 6..............................................................................................................................4
Question 7..............................................................................................................................4
Question 8..............................................................................................................................4
Question 9..............................................................................................................................5
Question 10................................................................................................................................5
Reference List.............................................................................................................................6
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Question 1
Assessment of mental state is an organized examination of an individual’s behaviour and cognitive
functions (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, 2019). It can be referred to observing the current state of mind as well
as the attitude and thinking process of service users in an organized manner. It can help in
understanding the behaviour and mood as well as perception and cognition of a person who has a
mental illness. As per the views of Freeman et al. (2017, p.2395) assessment of mental state is one
of the essential tools for understanding emotions, cognitive impairment, cognitive functioning and
thinking process of service users.
Question 2
Alison is a woman of 38 years of age, who is suffering from mental illness and disorder. She
is a divorcee, has two children and works in a local supermarket.
She was feeling very low and depressed as well as left out. Along with that, Alison's
appeared to be physically weak, mentally weak, and her energy level was very low. She was
mentally disturbed, and it seems that she'll cry anytime. In addition to that, she seems to be
very sad and hurt, which made a high influence on her behaviour. She was not caring about
her children and was living alone.
Question 3
The mood is a state of feeling or emotion that stays for the long term, whereas affect is a
physical manifestation of a sentimental state for short term. As per views of Egidi and
Caramazza (2014, p.21), the mood is not caused by specific occasions, whereas definite
occasions cause the effect. Affect is immediate and natural, whereas mood requires time to
generate and includes the thinking process. In the past, Alison was highly affected by the
situation of divorce, which leads her to take excess alcohol and tablets. Along with that,
presently, she was not caring and talking with her children due to low energy level and
having a depressed mood.
Question 4
Alison's speech was about her low emotion and the way she was feeling all day in her daily
life. She told about her feelings and problems that she cries for the slightest things and
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