Understand mental health problems

Learning Objective

What You'll Learn

• To enable the learner to identify and describe the major forms of mental ill health, utilising accepted psychiatric classification systems.
• To enable the learner to critically evaluate the utility, strengths, and limitations of psychiatric classification systems in understanding mental ill health.
• To enable the learner to explain the mechanisms through which individuals with mental ill health experience discrimination, linking it to prevalent misinformation and stigma.
• To enable the learner to analyse the diverse impacts of mental ill health on individuals themselves and their immediate social networks, such as family and friends.
• To enable the learner to discuss the multifaceted societal impacts stemming from mental health issues, including economic, social, and public health considerations.

Learning Outcomes

• Know the main forms of mental ill health
• Know the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social network

Assessment Methods

• Portfolio of Evidence

Units & Credit Structure

This unit focuses on the major types of mental illnesses, their impact, and the societal perceptions surrounding them.