Question

In clinical psychology, Explain the three levels of prevention clearly (tertiary prevention (indicated prevention intervention), secondary prevention (selective mental health prevention) and primary prevention (universal mental health prevention). ) Discuss especially their 'aims' / 'goals' and give examples to each of them.

please it should be 350-450 words.

Answer 1

Primary prevention: prevention.

Secondary prevention: Screening.

Teritary prevention : Treatment.

Primary prevention:

• Actions are taken before the onset of the diseases.
• Main aim of this concept is positive health and an acceptable level of health.
• Primary prevention is achieved through health promotion and specific protection.
• Example : Usage of specific Immunization such as BCG , DPT , MMR vaccines.

Secondary prevention :

• It is defined as " An action which halts the progress of a disease at its incipient stage and prevents complications".
• The main objectives are : To prevent the complications and sequences of disease., To prevent the spread of disease by curing all the known cases.
• The specific interventions are early diagnosis and referral .
• Early diagnosis helps better prognosis.
• Example: Treat a disease before irreversible pathological changes occur.

Tertiary prevention :

• When the disease process has advanced beyond it's early stages, tertiary prevention is used.
• Main aim is to intervene disability limitation and rehabilation in the stage of tertiary prevention.
• Example : medical and psychological rehabilation.