Reflection on Mental Health Assessment

Running head: REFLECTION 1
Reflection on Mental Health Assessment
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REFLECTION 2
Reflection on Mental Health Assessment
Alison Wells is a divorced 38 years old woman with two kids (University of
Nottingham, 2012, 1:00-5:00). She is taking care of her loving children singly as she
divorced her first husband. Working in a local supermarket is the job she has been
undertaking as to the only source of income. The kids are enrolled in a nearby school and
continue with learning. The job forms the primary source of income for Alison as it helps her
raise the kids and paying the bills. Alison has been experiencing mental health problems for
some time. Her loving sister noticed that she had fed up and decided to send her to seek
assistance in a nearby Health Centre where she meets Dr Taylor one of the GP’s in the
surgery.
The patient has been experiencing several issues following her condition from last one
month. Things were not adding up as when she wakes up in the morning things appear
different. At the moment, Alison has been having problems with sleeping where she could
wake frequently and not returning to have sleep again (University of Nottingham, 2012, 7:00-
10:00). Mentally ill patients experience sleeplessness nights as a fundamental problem
(Schwartz, Morris, & Penna, 2019; Pilgrim, 2017). Her energy had gone down making her
unable to perform the household tasks as normal. The patient is not enjoying anything at all
as she feels that she could not provide the best for her children. Her concentration had gone
down following her adverse condition. She encounters problems with her relationship as she
had lost interest in sex. She also feels rejected as she complains about Dave not texting and
visiting her. Alison was feeling desperate and was finding life useless. She had also lost
appetite and could not take her meals. Failure to take meals causes a reduction in her weight.
As time proceeds, the mental problem was getting worse. She suddenly stopped going
for work since she had lost morale due to the reduction in energy. The wedges at the
workplace were cut thus presenting fundamental problems in the payment of bills. The