Self-care recovery journey

Running head: SELF CARE RECOVERY JOURNEY
Self-care recovery journey
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Table of Contents
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Question 1:
Life events have a significant impact on the mental health of an individual. As
mentioned by Cleland et al. (2016) traumatic life events have been reported to be a significant
contribution factor leading to date order dated mental health statements and preparing the
individuals towards mental disorders such as anxiety depression and personality disorder. In case
for Justin as well, the traumatic life events that he encountered while growing up had a
significant detrimental impact on his mental health which can be considered as factor that
propelled and accelerated his depression. Although Justin had been an active and healthy
growing child in the primary school, his life started to change since his high school. He
encountered bullying and racial discrimination in the high school which affected his mental
health and in turn his progress in school. As discussed by Cleland et al. (2016) racial
discrimination and bullying is one of the most fundamental dramatic life events that culturally
diverse children have been reported to go through which had eventually in practice their mental
health into the point of acquiring different mental and behavioural disorders. It has to be
mentioned in this physical environment is a notable social determinant of health and a
discriminatory environment undoubtedly has severe adverse effects.
As discussed by Wallace, Nazroo and Bécares, (2016), cumulative exposure of racial
discrimination and bullying has incremental negative impact on mental health, especially for
adolescents belonging to ethnic minorities due to the impressionable minds. Another important
traumatic life event for Justin had been his father's illness which led to him dropping out of
studies and losing his apprenticeship and the death of his beloved uncle Reggie, with whom,
Justin had a significantly strong bond. Bereavement of a loved one undoubtedly is one of the
most severe trauma and its impact is also lasting and of much higher magnitude. Death of a loved

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one has a range of detrimental impact and can even lead to suicidality depending on the nature of
kinship (Pitman et al., 2014). Hence, these traumatic life events have gradually affected the
mental health of the patient in the case study.
Question 2:
The aboriginals are the first people of Australia that have been living in the Australian
lands for thousands of years and this traditional community has a very distinct perception of
health and wellbeing. Their traditional and deep rooted ancestral spirituality can be considered as
one of the most important aspects associated with their understanding and perception of health,
both physical and mental. Their understanding of health is holistic, encompassing physical,
emotional, psychosocial and spiritual healthy state. As discussed by Bombay (2015), aboriginal
culture depicts sound mental health as an optimal state of social and emotional wellbeing; and on
the other hand, mental illness as the gaping lack of the same. On the contrary, our understanding
of mental health is far from this multimodal perception. Our understanding of mental health is
limited to the cause and its clinical manifestations. Although, the aboriginals recognize the
mental illness as a continuum which is linked with the background, physical environment and the
lived experience of the individual suffering from mental illnesses.
Question 3:
Aboriginals have a strong bond with their ancestral traditional and spirituals, and in most
cases, their health; especially mental health and wellbeing is intricately linked with their cultural
identity and spirituality. While accessing care, the lack of the cultural safety and appropriateness
is one of the most fundamental aspects that contributes to extremely low mental health help
seeking behavior among the Australian aboriginals. The most important aspect here is
communication, which is key to developing therapeutic relationship with patients and urging