Case Study: Psychological Theories Application in Health and Care

This case study explores the application of psychological theories in the context of health and social care, focusing on an individual named Daniel. Daniel's background includes the loss of his parents at a young age and subsequent placement in foster care, leading to emotional and social challenges. The analysis incorporates various psychological theories, including behavioral, cognitive, developmental, humanistic, personality, and social psychology theories, to understand Daniel's mental state and behavior. The study highlights how psychological principles such as stimulation, socialization, identity, and control influence behavior. The case study also addresses Daniel's mental health disturbance and the potential role of development psychology in providing effective treatment and support. The health report suggests that Daniel requires special treatment to overcome his mental health issues, emphasizing the importance of understanding and applying psychological theories in his care.

Psychology for Health and Social Care
Application of psychological theories in relation to Daniel case
study
Physical, mental and emotional response to the human body
reaction is known as stress and it can arise due to physical and
psychological effect. There are different components of
psychological stress these all are considered as work related stress,
chronic illness, bereavement, loss and illness. Psychological
theories play most effective role in providing most suitable
products and services to their potential clients in order to
satisfying their needs and wants. Psychological theories classified
among various parts, in which some are described as under:
Behavioural Theories: This also known as behaviourism, it can
have considered as the theory of learning which is based on the
idea and thoughts that all behaviours are accumulated through
conditioning.
Cognitive theory: This can be described as the essential theory of
psychology which concerned on internal state like problem
solving, decision making, motivation, attention and thinking.
Development theories: It helps in providing a framework for
thinking that are based on human growth, development and
learning.
Humanistic theory: This theory is developed in the year of 1950s.
Previous theories are concern on abnormal behaviour and
psychological problems, humanistic theory consist on goodness
and kindness of human beings.
Personality theory: This theory looks at the pattern of feeling,
behaviour and thoughts which helps in making a person more
unique on the basis of their characteristic. This theory is based on
human personality as each individual carries different personality
which relay on their behaviour and attitude.
Social psychology theory: this theory is concerned on maintain
understanding and explain social behaviour. This theory is
basically centred on some special social phenomena, involving
behaviour of group, social influence, pro-social behaviour, care
and love etc.
Psychological theories in relation to individual: Emotional
disturbance can be considered as the exhibiting one or more of the
characteristics over a long period of time and to marked as a degree
which adversely affects a child's performance that are related with
education, mental and physical development. An inability to learn
which cannot be measured through sensory, intellectual and health
factors. Psychological theory plays most effective role in identifying
nature and behaviour of individual. Daniel was facing various issues
in his lifespan as he was not going good due to his mental condition.
In very small age he lost his parents and living with a foster family.
He was reserved in nature and cannot communicate with others. He
found in an incomplete building without his cloths as he was scared
with a group of people who are threatening him. The health report of
Daniel suggested that he was having the issue of mental disorder and
needs effective treatment in order to overcome with that.
Development psychological theory p0lays most effective role in
reducing the risk factor from life and also provide a safe and effective
environment to live.
Psychological theories can enhance understanding of relationships
in health and social care
The psychological theories evaluate the mental process and behaviour
of human. There are so many psychological theories which explains
human mental process and behaviour of people by the life stages.
Among all these theories some are helpful in understanding the
relationship with family, friends, care workers and work place or
many others. This relationship is essential in health and social care.
As it is required for health care industry to establish an effective
relationship with customers in order to serving them most appropriate
and suitable services.
Daniel is a 42 years old man who is living with his foster family.
Daniel grew up without his biological parents as they both are died in
quick succession. At the age of 11 he was fostered to home but the
memories of orphanage took a long time on his adolescent life. He
was facing various issues from his childhood, he was very much
reserved in nature as he does not like to communicate with others. He
was found in an uncompleted building without his cloths in the season
of winter. The case study of Daniel is based on social psychological
theory as he was not able to communicate with large number of
people due to his mental condition. As he was facing various issues in
his life and according to him he was hiding from a group of people
who he felt was threatening his life after dispossessing him of his
property. As he was not in good mental condition so refused the
offered of housing authority and kept on saying that he is being
haunted through the hoodlums.
Psychological theories Psychological theories in relation to individual

Psychology for Health and Social Care
Mental disorder is known as mental illness which consist to a
wide range of mental health conditions. Disorder can be
explaining as the factor which affect the mood, thinking and
behaviour of person. As Daniel was facing various issues in his
life, his mental condition was not good. He does not like to talk
with others due to his reserved kind of nature. When he was 19
years old social services discovered that Daniel was not prepared
or not having any kind of skills to live an independent life. In a
winter season, one day he was found in an uncompleted building
without his cloth and according to him he was hiding from a
group of people who he felt threatening. He was not in a good
mental state as he was facing issue or stress in his life.
The report of health care suggest that Daniel may be having a
metal health disturbance. In this present case study, the
development psychology plays most effective role in explaining
the actual condition of case. This psychology is based on meta-
model as people are having various risks in their life such as
events, characteristics, situations which leads the person towards
mental illness. As Daniel having various risk in his life that re
related with physical threatening from others. According to the
health report Denial need some special treatment in order to
overcome with the situation of mental illness.
Psychological theory of mental disorders Psychological theory of mental disorders
The application of psychological principle to affecting
behaviour changes:
The behaviour of each individual are different from each
other and there is vast change arises in the behaviour of
person. Psychological principles have a huge impact on
behaviour of an individual in society. There are so many
principles are available such as stimulation, socialisation,
identity and control. When people are stimulated, then
they are more alert, creative and productive in nature, as
it has a huge influence on people’s behaviour.
Socialisation arises when people are having a strong
need for a sense of belonging, this can be considered as
the major reason of unhappiness of people for example
as they are having lots of work at home. It is required for
each individual to having a need for a sense of identity
about own self. This major need of each person is to
having a sense of control, the different choices of people
increases the sense of control. These all principles are
having a huge effect on changing behaviour of people.
The psychological theories evaluate the mental process
and behaviour of human. There are so many
psychological theories which explains human mental
process and behaviour of people by the life stages.
Among all these theories some are helpful in
understanding the relationship with family, friends, care
workers and work place or many others. This
relationship is essential in health and social care. As it is
required for health care industry to establish an effective
relationship with customers in order to serving them
most appropriate and suitable services.