Mental Health Booklet: Symptoms, Treatments, and Agency Roles Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of a mental health booklet. It begins with an introduction and defines mental health, followed by detailed sections on three mental health illnesses, including their symptoms and treatment approaches. The report then compares and contrasts these treatments, analyzes the impact of mental health problems on individuals and society, and explores aggressive behavior, its causes, and management techniques. Additionally, it outlines therapeutic communication skills, both verbal and nonverbal, and discusses the roles of various mental health agencies and their interrelationships in supporting individuals. The report concludes with a summary of the findings and includes a references and bibliography section using the Harvard referencing style.

MENTAL HEALTH BOOKLET
INTRODUCTION
Write a short introduction to this booklet. Consider what the
booklet will describe.
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MAIN CONTENT
Section 1 – Mental Health Definition
1.1: Define the term ‘Mental Health’
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Section 2a
For section two please answer the following on your three chosen mental
health illnesses.
[Insert first mental health illness here]
1.2: Identify and describe three key symptoms of above the mental
health illness:
a.
b.
c.
2.1: Describe two treatment and management approaches that can
be used for this mental health illness:
a.
b.
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Section 2b
[Insert second mental health illness here]
1.2: Identify and describe three key symptoms of above the mental
health illness:
a.
b.
c.
2.1: Describe two treatment and management approaches that can
be used for this mental health illness:
a.
b.
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Section 2c
[Insert third mental health illness here]
1.2: Identify and describe three key symptoms of above the mental
health illness:
a.
b.
c.
2.1: Describe two treatment and management approaches that can
be used for this mental health illness:
a.
b.
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Section 3: Compare and contrast
2.2: Compare two strengths of the discussed treatment approaches:
a.
b.
2.2: Compare two weaknesses of discussed treatment approaches:
a.
b.
Section 4– Mental Health Impact
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1.3: Describe the general impact of mental health problems – (consider
the impact on the individual; the impact on their family, friends and
colleagues; and the impact on society generally).
Section 5– Aggressive Behaviour
3.1: Describe three obvious signs of aggressive behaviour:
a.
b.
c.
3.2: Explain three causes of aggressive behaviour:
a.
b.
c.
3.3: Describe two ways of defusing immediate volatile situations:
a.
b.
3.3: Describe two ways of controlling volatile situations long-term:
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a.
b.
Section 6 – Mental Health: Therapeutic Communications
4.1: Outline two therapeutic verbal communication skills used in
mental health:
a.
b.
4.1: Outline two therapeutic nonverbal communication skills used
in mental health:
a.
b.
4.2: Provide examples of how you could draw from your own stronger
personality traits to use one verbal and one nonverbal communication
skill outlined in questions 23 & 24.
a.
b.
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4.2: Provide examples of how you could draw from your own weaker
personality traits to use one verbal and one nonverbal communication
skill outlined in the relevant questions above.
a.
b.
Section 7 – Agencies
5.1 & 5.2: Identify two agencies working the field of ‘Mental Health’ and
explain at least two roles for each:
a. Identify first agency and explain two of its roles
b. Identify second agency and explain two of its roles:
5.3: Explain how the agencies identified above relate to each other to
support an individual with mental illness.
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CONCLUSION
14. Briefly conclude your findings/statements. Do not add any new
information.
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REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY
15.Write your references list, using the Harvard referencing style.
16.Write your bibliography, using the Harvard referencing style.
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