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1.  Assessing the “whole person” can aid in the well-being of a client because they are individuals with multifaceted perspectives and problems in one area that can influence problems in other areas.

2. The eight stages of development by Erik Erickson                                                        1.Basic trust versus basic mistrust                                                                                2. Autonomy versus shame and doubt                                                                          3. Initiative versus guilt                                                                                                    4. Industry versus inferiority                                                                                            5. Identity versus role confusion                                                                                    6. Intimacy versus isolation                                                                                            7. Generality versus stagnation                                                                                  8. Ego integrity versus despair                                                                                    Well-being can be achieved if the individual successfully completes each task because as human development is a continuous process and the certain phases and stages that must be completed during ones life span and if the stages are underdeveloped a persons social context, characteristics and other challenges can occur disrupting the well-being of the individual.

3. Mas low’s hierarchy of needs are from bottom to top being,                                            1. physiological needs; such as food, rest, shelter and water which are vital essentials needed to live.                                                                                                    2. Safety Needs- protection; offers the security and the ability to feel safe                    3. Social needs; acceptance, love; offers emotional connection to others                    4. Esteem needs; recognition and independence; offers gratification from in-dependency and freedom                                                                                            5. Self actualization- realizing ones full potential

4. A situation problem can impact a persons well-being because they are problems resulting from accidents, violent crimes, natural disasters, and major changes in life may be a marker of a more complex situation and they can lead to the short or long term difficulties.

5. A developmental problem can impact a persons well-being because the process of growth and change that individuals normally experience are effected.

6. Societal changes impact on the well-being of individuals and society because there are conflicts within old and new values. leaving the individual in an unfamiliar situation.

7. remembering to examine clients as individuals, part of a group and specific population can aid in the efficient well-being because you use all perspectives to better assist.

8.proper referral can aid in the well-being of clients because once the problem is identified the proper help is acquired making it more productive.

9. The barriers to help/treatment exist and impact the well-being because they become an hindrance in assisting the client to the fullest potential.

10. A clients expectations of the worker and services can aid or hinder the process of well-being because the person can either evoke distrust and suspicion or expect them to be unbiased and full of hope.

11. Advice given by the human service professional can hinder the well-being of the client because it might be biased and unethical.

Ch. 4 Hw and Disscussin Questions

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1.Describe the three models of service delivery in terms of how each impact well-being to either individuals, families and/or communities.

A.Medical, Public Health, Human Services

The medical model impact well being to individuals because medical professionals believes that’s mental disorders are diseases and illnesses that impairs ones ability to function. So therefore individuals should receive treatment from a physician in a hospital or a medical clinic.

Public health impact well being because it gives services to groups of people such as communities, countries, regions, or state. Unlike the medical model, public health believes that mental disorders as the result of malfunctions or pressures is formed by the environment or society. This model stresses avoiding this issue through supporting activities.

The human services model focuses more on the communication between the individual and the environment. It emphasizes on the need for balance between the two.This model impacts well being because it focuses on s clients strength rather than their insufficiencies.

2.Describe how Philippe Pinel impacted the well-being of those with mental illness.

Philippe Pinel impacted the well being of those with mental illness because he worked hard to secure a new status for people that suffered from mental illnesses. He wanted to show that as a person and a citizen medical care should be given instead of persecution or punishment.

3.Describe how the psychodynamic model promoted the well-being of the human services profession.

The psychodynamic model promoted the well being of the human services profession because it is the study of what triggers off human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

4.Describe how medications promoted the well-being of those with mental illnesses.

Medications promoted the well being of those with mental illnesses because they then can get treated in different areas. For example psychiatric drugs acts on the brain, antidepressant drugs relives depression and antianxiety drugs is prescribed to relive anxiety, fear, or tension.

5.Describe how electroshock treatment can promote the well-being of a person with severe depression, catatonic states.

The electroshock therapy promotes well being of a person with severe depression, catatonic states because after sending 70-130 volts in the brain leaving the patient unconscious, as they start to regain consciousness the problem behaviors start to vanish.

6.Describe how the “strength based” model approach promotes the well-being of the clients/society.

The strength based model promotes well being because instead of focusing on the problems and issues that the client faces, in this model the client is encouraged to match their strengths to their issues. The professional encourages the client to think about the times in which a problem was successfully handled ad situated.