NRSG210- Mental Health Nursing Assignment
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Running head: Mental health: The Sunnyboy Documentary 1Mental health: The Sunnyboy DocumentaryStudent’s NameUniversity Affiliation
Mental health: The Sunnyboy Documentary 2Mental health: The Sunnyboy DocumentaryIntroductionSchizophrenia is a severe mental illness that impacts a person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Persons with schizophrenia might seem like they have lost touch with reality. In the general population, schizophrenia is uncommon. However, the symptoms of the disease are disabling. Common signs of schizophrenia are impaired cognitive ability, hallucination, delusion and disorganised speech. Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are poor executive functioning, difficulties in paying attention and poor working memory [ CITATION Mar17 \l 1033 ]. Fortunately, several treatment options are available for this mental disease. The available treatment options focus on managing the symptoms of schizophrenia rather than healing the disorder. Besides, the National Recovery Framework and the Principles of Recovery focus on hope, healing and empowerment rather than cure [ CITATION Dep10 \l 1033 ]. This assignment is based on the sunnyboy documentary. The documentary explains the story of Jeremy Oxley, a musician who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. After years of suffering, Jeremy meets Mary, a nurse who helped to reshape his life. Firstly, the assignment will present an overview of the sunnyboy documentary. Secondly, it will explore how the national principles of recovery apply to the story of Jeremy. Lastly, it will offer an implication of this mental disorder. Overview of the sunnyboy documentaryThe sunnyboy documentary presents the story of Jeremy Oxley, the front man of a successful Australian 1980’s band. Ideally, the central theme of the documentary is the recovery of Jeremy from schizophrenia. Jeremy’s condition has been managed with medication and a supportive social environment. The documentary follows Jeremy as he starts to unravel the
Mental health: The Sunnyboy Documentary 3demented thoughts and feelings about his past. When Jeremy was diagnosed with schizophrenia, he became internalised, unhappy and could not explain what was happening. In fact, Jeremy exhibited clear symptoms of this mental illness and wanted to be alone. He experienced social isolation and became alcoholic. However, his mental health improved when Griffiths Mary camealong. Mary, a nurse practitioner, supported Jeremy as he strangled with illness for several years[ CITATION The13 \l 1033 ]. Eventually, Jeremy regained hope, confidence and resumed his music career.How recovery principles apply in the story of JeremyIn the story of Jeremy, it is evident that mental health recovery is a personal journey of achieving greater meaningful life. Hence, the principle of uniqueness of individual is manifested in the client’s recovery process. Mental health practitioners focus on the client’s ability instead of their shortcomings, symptoms or difficulties [ CITATION Xie13 \l 1033 ]. This concept is exhibited by the approach used by Mary when she met Jeremy. Mary helped Jeremy to develop his music and even organised a reunion gig to meet other band members. Notably, Mary fails to support rehabilitation, in which patient’s role in attaining control over their life is always neglected. Instead, she supports Jeremy through a recovery process where active control over one’s life is guaranteed. In the process of recovery, Jeremy is presented with opportunities for choices unlike in rehabilitation where the choices of a client are greatly suppressed. Further, Mary upholds the view that recovery is about social inclusion and being a valued member of the community when she champions the reconciliation of Jeremy and Peter. The process of recoveryis evidently different for each client, and mental health practitioners should thus focus on client-centred approach depending on individual’s perceived needs and goals.
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