Nursing Mental Health Discussions Topics Professor Marchand- Capscare Academy

Mental Health Discussion Topics Yanick Nobrun, MS Capscare Academy Prof Marchand Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4/15/20 Discussion Topics, Mohr-Chapter 1, Introduction to Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing 1. After learning about mental illnesses in class, a classmate expresses her fear of developing a mental illness. She says to you, “I see a little bit of myself in every mental illness diagnosis we talk about. I am so afraid I may develop one of these diseases one day.” What are the elements of mental health? In what way do you meet these elements? The elements of mental health: Self-governance- by acting independently, dependent, interdependently when needed without losing autonomy. Progress toward growth or self-realization: being prepared to move forward to maximize your capabilities. Tolerance of the unknown- facing the unpredictability of life and death with faith and hope. Self-esteem- knowing and being accepting of personal abilities and limitations through lifelong self-reflection and feedback from others. Reality orientation distinguishing fact from fantasy and behaving accordingly. Mastery of environment- competency, effectively, and creatively with and influencing environmental context. Stress management- experiencing congruent emotions in delay life and tolerating stress. These elements can be meet by feeling good about ourselves, being respectful or others. and showing compassion to others. Maintaining a positive outlook on life also helps, and to show value and respect in diversity.