Exploring Mental Health Disclosure in Higher Education: Well-being

This essay explores the psychological and sociological factors influencing mental health disclosure among higher education students, particularly in the UK. It addresses the stigma, fear, and lack of awareness that prevent students from seeking help for mental health issues, leading to potential negative impacts on their academic and professional lives. The essay also highlights the support systems and strategies offered by universities to promote mental well-being, such as counseling services, socialization opportunities, and awareness campaigns. It emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, positive thinking, and healthy lifestyle choices in mitigating mental health risks, while acknowledging that societal judgment and discrimination remain significant barriers to disclosure and accessing available support.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
Mental health is the state of well-being which includes the individual emotional,
psychological and the social well-being. Mental health of higher education students affected
most because they have many negative thinking which affects their mental health. It also
determines the one;s own capabilities, choice and stress. The mental health is most for the higher
education student because they can able to take right decision and set goals for achieving the
success in their carrier. Anxiety is the most common concern among the college students. There
is also depression and relationship conflict among the young population. The most young
population in UK is facing many difficulties. According the many research report, The most
cases is due to their mental disorder which includes the suicidal case, eating disorder and
depression. Disclosure is defined as the new information and data. Suicide is leading the most
common mental illness which can cause the death. The report indicates that students at the age
between 15-26 is mostly affected by the mental disorder. The Engel model which helps in
analysing the psychological and sociological factors of causing mental illness. Additionally, this
essay covers the psychological and sociological factors affecting the disclosure and solution to
improve the issues (Yang and et. al., 2018).
MAIN BODY
Psychological and sociological factors which includes the concern of society and
structure of society while the psychological factors includes the mental state and well-being of
individual. The academic working is also affect the mental sate of individual. Student can face
the difficulties in their academic and professional carrier and they ready to make the suicide.
There are three factors which includes protective psychological risk factors and resources which
includes the social support and social networking. These psychological factor affects the most
because student sometimes makes the wrong company which gives the negative effects on
mental health. Due to their social networking and individual activities effectively on mental
health. Mental disorder causes due the uncertain fear and anxiety which causes the mental health.
The relationship between the psychological factor, health and behaviour reported in large
population. Eating disorder is also social factor among the UK young population which can leads
to cause the mental illness(Zhu and et. al., 2022). Alcohol intake and smoking can cause the
health issues. The consumption of unhealthy food can also the factor of causing the mental health
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issues. Physical activity occurs the various disorder in health which includes obesity. Debates
and depression. Self stigma is the negative beliefs, people with mental illness can face the mental
stigma because of the negative thoughts towards the mental health condition. The mental health
of university student is the matter of concern in UK because student seeking with mental illness
due to the academic and carrier pressure (Mishna and et .al., 2018). Young population facing
depression and moderate stress, over the time these factors causes the mental health condition at
decline stage. There are many strategies to cope up with the stigma and negative thoughts.
Stigma is a social creation, people with mental illness suffers from self efficacy. The
psychological factors are trauma, long term stress and loneliness. Trauma directly causes the
mental illness which includes sleep disorder, focused on flashbacks, depression and it is difficult
to identify the problems are being caused by the trauma. Long term stress may increases the risk
of mental health, weight gain, cardiovascular diseases these factors are most frequently analysed
in the higher education. The most common psychological factor among the students is loneliness
which increases the risk of mental health issues. Three factors sociological which affects the
disclosure, The decision of disclosure can affect the social interaction, physical and
psychological well-being. Student also affected by the public stigma and self stigma. Non
disclosure can protect from discrimination and stigma which is more difficult for the university
student to analysing the social support. Possible significance of disclosure and intensify quality
of life and better recovery (Stergiopoulos, Fernando and Martimianakis, 2018).
As per the view of Regina Winzer, Lene Lindberg, karin Guldbrandsson and Anna
Sidorchuk(2018), University student faces with various mental health issues which includes
symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress which associated with their academic performance
and achievements. Mental health issues in higher education students is the public issue in the
UK. Due to the lack of knowledge students can face many challenges and they did not overcome
with their difficulties. Recent studies shows that student health raise concern over high rates of
mental illness. Lack of knowledge students faces many difficulties which can causes the high
risk of mental disorder. Low education system associated with many psychological and
sociological factor which affects their personal life and behaviour. There is direct relationship
between the education and depressive symptoms. Higher education students having stigma of
fear which can leads to cause the discrimination, stigma is all about to the negative beliefs and
attitude towards the people cause the mental illness. There are harmful effects of stigma which
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can includes lack of understanding by family and others and getting fewer opportunities in their
professional carrier. This the major issues of the young students because the mental health
indicates the more crazy and dangerous condition of individual which can leads to cause the
weak and hopelessness person. Stigma happens when person indicates by the illness. Student
having the mental health issues can experiences the stigma and discrimination by the negative
thoughts and these problems become very worse in student life and hard to forget and recover
them. Student having fear about their performance knowledge and skills the negative thoughts
are responsible for causing the anxiety, depression and stress by which people and never get back
to their to normal condition (L'Ecuyer, 2019). Many students attempt the suicide because of their
negative thoughts and start creating the self doubt which is very harmful foe their physical and
mental health. They creating their own negative thoughts that they will never overcome with
their illness and these situation can make the student loneliness and feel very ashamed. They
have fear about the social interaction because they creating the negative thoughts and having the
fear of bulling and discrimination. Society makes the judgement the people which can cause the
fear among the students. College students having the mental illness isolate them from the world.
These factors causes the fear and stigma among the graduates students.
Lack of awareness about the mental health issues cause the poor mental health. Mental health
awareness reduce the risk of causing the disorder of mental health(Greig, MacKay and Ginter,
2019). Poor mental health causes the trauma, anxiety and depression. Student are involved in
their own activities and they are not aware about their health issues which leads to cause the
many health issues with the students. Students faces many complexities in their life and they do
not disclose their problems with family members and other person because they thinking the
negative thoughts about the judging and annoying comments from the society. Students having
the fear of disclosing about their mental health because of stigma fear of their society judgement
which can cause the mental health issues and increases the suicidal cases.
These factors stop students to disclose about their problems with the other person.
Graduate students can faces the discrimination at their academics and their professional career
because of their gender, caste and colour. Discrimination affects the students mental health
which can leads to causes and create the distraction in their life. Students never overcome with
these problem, when they did not change their negative thoughts(Ricciardelli and et. al., 2020).
These are the major problems among the UK students, social and psychological factors also
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affects the individual student mental health. Due to the society judgement students are unable to
disclose about their mental health because their friends are mocking and judging about their
personality and efficacy. These factors can effects the student mental and physical health. There
are many strategies and methods provides by the university to the students by which they
overcome with their mental health issues(Kim and Kim, 2021). Student professor provides the
better suggestion of meditation by which students can feel flexible and relaxed and improves
their mental health issues. Socialization is also the best treatment by which students can
overcome with the difficulties. To make the healthier relationship with the family and other
person can makes you more happier and stable. College provides the various methods and
strategies which ca help students to cope up with their stress and diseases. The university
provides the best methods and support students to overcome with the diseases. Professor
supports students and makes good relationship with them by which they can easily share their
problems and overcome with problems easily (O'Neill, 2018).
University provides many physical activities by which they stay physical active and
aware about their heath. Professors provides the relevant information and provides supports by
spreading awareness among the students to take care of their mental health. Self awareness
reduced the risk of metal illness because student can aware about their health then they will not
easilyi8nvolve in negative thoughts. Students can easily analysis the symptoms of mental health
illness and more aware about their health issues. Staying positive is very important for the
students which reduces the cause of many health issues and disorders. Staying happy is the
action and response towards the difficulties and problems by which they can easily face the
challengers. Practising gratitude which means the student should have to think positive and avoid
the negativity from the mind(Follmer, Sabat and Siuta, 2020).
Many students does not take advantages of the strategies and methods because of their
stigma of fear and societal judgement they would not easily to connect and takes the advantage
of overcoming the mental health issues. University and college provides the effective support to
the student which is useful for the young population. Eating healthy and avoid the consumption
of alcohol, drug and smoking which can helps in overcoming with the stress and anxiety. Self
awareness protects the student from causing the mental stress and trauma(Trepte, Scharkow and
Dienlin, 2020).
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These factors are more beneficial for the students because awareness helps in determining the
symptoms of mental stress. In UK, there is the most important concern of the mental health
issues among the college students. As per the article, data shows that there is most cases of
suicidal attempts of the young population. University additionally, provides the support to the
students who are mentally ill and gives them relevant knowledge about the mental health and
health issues(Beretta, Demartini and Trucco, 2018).These methods can helps students to take
self care and analysing the symptoms which reduces the risk of mental illness. Many students
can overcome with their mental illness but some of them did not take the advantages and
acquiring the methods because of their fear. University offers more supports to the students,
which leads to cope up with their problems.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it is concluded that mental health is the overall condition of
the human being, there are various psychological and sociological factors which effects the
mental health and physical of students. The most raising concern among the UK students sis the
mental health issues. Due to the lack of knowledge, fear and awareness student become very
weak and unstable whi8ch dis-balance their mental health. They have fear of the soceitial
judgement and also faces discrimination at workplace and in their professional career. Lack of
awareness causes the many issues because students are involved in negative activities which are
harmful of their health. University provides the support to overcome with the problems. There
are various strategies and methods provided for the students by which they can analysis and
reduce the risk of mental health among the young population of UK. Professors of university
enhance the knowledge and self awareness among the students. These methods are effective and
beneficial for the higher education students to cope up with their mental stress.
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