Question

Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Tim has schizophrenia and lives in a supported house with three others. Tim enjoys living in the house and gets on well with his other housemates. Tim wants to attend the local community centre for woodworking classes offered once a week on a weekday. Tim’s father taught him some carpentry skills when he was growing up and they used to make furniture together in the family shed. Tim feels he would like to attend the classes with the aim of one day doing an apprenticeship in cabinet making. Marg is Tim’s support worker. Marg accompanies Tim when he visits the community centre to look at the room and equipment where the classes are held and to meet the woodwork instructor. Tim is enthusiastic after the tour and explains to the instructor that he has schizophrenia. Marg notices that the instructor’s manner changes towards Tim after he tells him about his mental health needs. Tim is still keen to attend and hopes to begin classes next week.

QUESTIONS:

1. What are three myths the instructor might hold about mental illness? Correct these myths with a fact. (Approx. 80 words that you can present in a bullet point list if you wish).

2. Why is it important to allow a person with a mental illness to express their own identity and preferences and avoid imposing own values and attitudes? (Approx. 70 words).

3. There is a certain level of risk involved in using the tools at the woodworking classes. What is dignity of risk and why is it important that Tim be involved in any discussions? (Approx. 70 words).

Answer 1

1,a,The psychiatric disease is not true medical disease like heart disease and diabetis, people who have a mental illness are just crazy but the fact is Brain disease like heart disease and diabetis,are legitimate medical illness,researches shows genetic and biological causes for psychiatric disorders,

b,Depression reuslts from a personality weakness or character flaw. fact is Depression has nothin to do with beaing lazy or weak it results from changes in brain function and brain chemistry.

c,Schizophrenia means split personality and there is no way to control it, the fact is this is oftern confused with multiple personality disorder actually schizophrenia is brain disorder that robs people of their ability to think clearly and logically.

2,The development of mental illness brings with it seriour consequences in persons identity. such as loss of job skills,mobility,low esteem, which leads to not feeling capable of working and self censorships, so the experssion of feelings may help the medical professional to identyfy the problem related to his disease and it may help full for his treatment and followups.

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