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BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care Unit 20 Understanding Mental Wellbeing Assignment 2
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BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care Unit 20 Understanding Mental Wellbeing Assignment 2. Distinction Achieved. Referenced.
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M3. Analyse the Impact of Mental ill Health on a Selected Individuals Relationships Within Their
Social Networks With Reference to Factors That may Have Caused it
A mental illness may have a strong influence on an individual's life as well as the life of people in their
social networks. Varied mental health diseases affect people differently since they have different
symptoms that influence different aspects of their lives. Furthermore, because mental disorders vary in
intensity, they will impact people's lives in different ways. For example, some people with anxiety may
have treatable symptoms, while others may be incapacitated by their illness.
Jane, who is 21, was in university before becoming ill and having to leave. Jane was in a Medicine
programme, which would have been quite tough to get into; nonetheless, considering the difficult nature
of the academic environment and placements, she was able to form relationships with other students.
Going to University would have enabled Jane to form a new social network. Jane was sent to student
health after falling ill and was withdrawn from the course, removing her from her social network. Because
Jane had already begun to isolate herself while at university, she might have lost her friends prior to
withdrawing, leaving her with a progressively decreasing social network at university. Jane may have felt
more alone after losing her university friends since she would have had no one to talk to about her
emotions, causing her health to deteriorate.
Jane will need to start building relationships with individuals who want to help her, such as the specialists
on her multidisciplinary team, especially since being committed to a mental institution. Being unable to
create a good connection with the experts on her team may contribute to the decline of her mental health
because she may feel unable to get professional care and so try to suppress her thoughts and feelings,
leaving her to deal with them alone. Professionals would need to help Jane in establishing and creating
good connections with professionals during her hospitalisation so that she may make the most of her
therapy and promote her recovery. A positive relationship with the specialists on Jane's team will
encourage her to participate in therapy since she will feel at ease speaking with them.
Jane's parents may have functioned as her informal caregivers since she required assistance when she
became ill. Because they were called by her University and requested to take Jane home when she
became ill, they may have been required to care for her, which would have been distressing because they
likely did not have the necessary skills and so could not have kept Jane safe. Furthermore, Jane's
parents had to make a GP appointment for her and may have had to accompany her to serve as her
advocate ensuring that she received the appropriate degree of assistance. If Jane's parents did not
understand her schizophrenia and made offensive remarks regarding her hallucinations, such as advising
her to "snap out of it," she may get distressed, which may negatively affect her mental wellbeing as well
as her connection with her family since she may feel judged by them.
Because mental illnesses may have a negative influence on a person's relationship with their family, they
may be provided family focused treatment to help them strengthen their relationships. Jane's family may
have been provided family counseling while inside the hospital to assist them preserve their ties with each
other. A family therapist will sit down with them to understand and work through their emotions and
feelings in order to build a good relationship between both the family and service user. 1 Jane may feel as
though she is contributing to the stereotype regarding mentally ill people being dangerous or aggressive,
despite the fact that she is there for her own protection. Jane may feel isolated if she believes she is
dangerous, which could be reinforced by external and internal elements such as alarms and double-
locked doors and windows. Jane's hospitalization might make her believe she should not be permitted to
return to the community since she was found dangerous for the level of care offered in outpatient
programmes. Being hospitalised may make Jane feel isolated and harm her connections with others
because she may feel too uncomfortable to engage with others, both within and outside of her social
networks.
Although Jane's mental illness has mostly affected her connections inside her social networks, being
hospitalised may have a beneficial influence on her relationship growth since she may be able to meet
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new acquaintances within the hospital. Because her hospital will be an adult ward, she will be receiving
treatment alongside people ranging in age from eighteen to sixty-five. If she is in a focused unit, for
example for psychotic disorders, she will be with people who have the same illness as her, therefore they
will be able to understand one another well. Jane might stay in the hospital for a while, which means she
will have enough opportunity to form new relationships during that time. Being in the hospital and
surrounded by other people will teach Jane how to form relationships and better control her symptoms,
allowing her to create healthy relationships with others when she is discharged into the community.
Jane is unlikely to have had the opportunity to contact others outside of hospital, which may lead to her
getting institutionalised and losing touch with reality, which means that all she will speak about is the
hospital, which may drive individuals away. Jane's connections within her social networks may be harmed
by a variety of things. If her psychological issues worsened at any point, it may make her relationships
worse because she would be too ill to grasp situations or wouldn't be in control of her own symptoms
enough to devote time to developing new or maintaining connections.
M4. Justify Strategies That can be Applied to Promote the Mental Wellbeing and Mental Health of a
Selected Individual Diagnosed With a Mental ill Health Condition, Making Reference to Relevant
Legislation, Policies and Codes of Practice
Jane's rights will be safeguarded by the Human Rights Act of 1998, which will assist to guarantee that she
feels comfortable at the hospital and doesn't have bad experiences with the personnel if her rights are not
respected. Maintaining Jane's human rights is critical for her care because it will help to keep her secure
and ensure that she has a say in her care. The Human Rights Act of 1998 helps to prevent conflicts in
hospitals by allowing Jane to take any behaviour incidents or violations of her rights to court. If she
complains against any members of staff, she will be protected under the HRA since her freedom of
expression must be safeguarded. Using the Human Rights Act also promotes equality in mental health
facilities since all persons are entitled to the same rights regardless of their characteristics or whether
they are imprisoned under any legislation.
The Equality Act prevents individuals who are mentally ill, such as Jane, from being discriminated against,
which reduces the number of negative experiences they will have in hospital and, as a result, promotes
them being more engaged in treatment because they will not fear retribution or negativity. 2 Jane's facility
would have to have regular Equality Act training sessions for staff to guarantee that the institution could
remain secure and operate efficiently in rehabilitating mentally ill persons. However, since training is
highly expensive and there is a clear lack of budget for mental health services in the UK, Jane's hospital
may not provide their staff with training regularly enough which could result in her experiencing
discrimination due to the fault of the hospital. Additionally, since hospitals are often under-staffed and
training is highly time consuming, there may be training, but not all professionals will be able to go or it
won't be regular enough to be effective, allowing discrimination to continue to happen in the hospital and
putting Jane at risk. If Jane is unaware that she is covered by the Equality Act, she may be uninformed
about what it is or how it protects her owing to ignorance or vulnerability. If she is oblivious, she may be
unable to report prejudice against others in the hospital, or she may be subjected to it illegally but is
unaware that it is illegal, prohibiting her from speaking out.
Having suitable codes of practice for nurses would help keep patients safe within the hospital by providing
a high degree of consistent treatment that is in conformity with regulations. Jane would benefit greatly
from nurses who adhere to applicable NMC rules of practice, since they would guarantee that Jane
receives treatment that matches her requirements for her mental illness. As nurses work to aid Jane's
rehabilitation by providing the necessary care, support, and experiences that will help the patients. Jane
will benefit from this section of the code of practice since it will aid her recovery because she will be
provided mental health treatment and groups on a regular basis, and while not all will match her
requirements, the majority will. Although the rules of practice oblige all nurses to organise groups and
assist recovery, patients may be unwilling to participate in them if they, like Jane, do not feel they are ill.
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