Week 1 - NRNP 6635 - Discussion Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology

Instructions:

Respon

d

to

your

colleagues

by

explaining

the

implications

of

why,

as

an

advanced

practice

nurse,

it

is

important

to

adopt

a

multidimensional,

integrative

model

of

psychopathology

.

**minimum of three

(3)

scholarly references are required for each

reply

cited

within the body of the reply & at the end

**

Reply

#

2

SHARON

CAMACHO

Discussion

Week

1

Initial

Pos

t

Factors

determining

the

Development

of

Mental

Health

Condition

s

There

is

a

genetic

basis

for

most

mental

health

conditions

as

shown

by

the

presence

of

a

predictable

pattern

of

inheritance.

For

instance,

there

is

a

50%

chance

of

developing

bipolar

disorder

if

one

of

the

parents

has

a

history

of

the

disease

(

Levine,

201

8

).

The

presence

of

mental

health

conditions

is

correlated

to

the

distortion

of

the

neuroscience

of

the

brain.

For

example,

schizophrenia

develops

following

the

i

ncrease

in

dopamine

levels

in

the

brain.

The

behavioral

and

cognitive

functioning

is

often

distorted

in

mental

health

conditions.

For

instance,

the

development

of

depression

is

often

preceded

by

a

feeling

of

worthlessness

and

low

mood.

The

emotions

of

suc

h

a

patient

are

likely

to

be

distorted

with

higher

chances

of

feeling

low

and

unhappy.

Developmentally,

mental

health

patients

are

likely

to

have

a

history

of

trauma.

For

instance,

the

presence

of

maltreatment

by

seniors

in

the

formative

age

(

Sala,

201

9

)

.

The

social

factors

implicated

in

the

development

of

mental

health

conditions

include

the

inability

to

form

friends

and

the

lack

of

social

support

from

family.

A

single

patient

who

lives

alone

at

home

and

unable

to

form

close

relations

is

more

likely

to

go

into

depression

compared

to

the

one

with

adequate

social

support

(

de

Figueiredo,

202

1

).

The

presence

of

cultural

beliefs

such

as

a

lack

of

appreciation

for

mental

health

conditions

increase

the

chances

of

delayed

diagnosis

and

treatment.

Interpersonal

fact

ors

determine

the

onset

of

mental

health

conditions

and

the

speed

of

progression

of

the

disease

process.

For

example,

the

lack

of

interpersonal

skills

including

communication

makes

it

hard

for

the

person

to

share

inner

feelings.

Such

a

person

is

more

likel

y

to

get

a

mental

health

condition

compared

to

those

who

readily

share

what

they

are

going

through

in

life

.

Reference

s

de

Figueiredo,

C.

S.,

Sandre,

P.

C.,

Portugal,

L.

C.

L.,

Mázala

-

de

-

Oliveira,

T.,

da

Silva

Chagas,

L.,

Raony,

Í.,

...

&

Bomfim,

P.

O.

S.

(2021).

COVID

-

19

pandemic

impact

on

children

and

adolescents'

mental

health:

Biological,

environmental,

and

social

factors.

Progress

in

Neuro

-

Psychopharmacology

and

Biological

Psychiatr

y

,

10

6

,

110171

.

Levine,

J.,

Toker,

L.,

&

Agam,

G.

(2018).

Dissecting

disease

entities

out

of

the

broad

spectrum

of

bipolar

-

disorders.

Psychiatry

Researc

h

,

25

9

,

330

-

332

.

Sala,

G.,

Jopp,

D.,

Gobet,

F.,

Ogawa,

M.,

Ishioka,

Y.,

Masui,

Y.,

...

&

Gondo,

Y.

(2019).

The

impact

of

leisure

activities

on

ol

der

adults’

cognitive

function,

physical

function,

and

mental

health.

PloS

on

e

,

1

4

(11),

e0225006

.

Instructions:

Respond to your colleagues by explaining the implications of why, as an advanced practice nurse, it

is important to adopt a multidimensional, integrative model of psychopathology.

**minimum of three (3) scholarly references are required for each reply cited

within the body of the reply & at the end**

Reply # 2

SHARON CAMACHO

Discussion Week 1 Initial Post

Factors determining the Development of Mental Health Conditions

There is a genetic basis for most mental health conditions as shown by the presence of a predictable

pattern of inheritance. For instance, there is a 50% chance of developing bipolar disorder if one of the parents

has a history of the disease (Levine, 2018). The presence of mental health conditions is correlated to the

distortion of the neuroscience of the brain. For example, schizophrenia develops following the increase in

dopamine levels in the brain.

The behavioral and cognitive functioning is often distorted in mental health conditions. For instance, the

development of depression is often preceded by a feeling of worthlessness and low mood. The emotions of such

a patient are likely to be distorted with higher chances of feeling low and unhappy. Developmentally, mental

health patients are likely to have a history of trauma. For instance, the presence of maltreatment by seniors in

the formative age (Sala, 2019).

The social factors implicated in the development of mental health conditions include the inability to

form friends and the lack of social support from family. A single patient who lives alone at home and unable to

form close relations is more likely to go into depression compared to the one with adequate social support (de

Figueiredo, 2021). The presence of cultural beliefs such as a lack of appreciation for mental health conditions

increase the chances of delayed diagnosis and treatment. Interpersonal factors determine the onset of mental

health conditions and the speed of progression of the disease process. For example, the lack of interpersonal

skills including communication makes it hard for the person to share inner feelings. Such a person is more

likely to get a mental health condition compared to those who readily share what they are going through in life.

References

de Figueiredo, C. S., Sandre, P. C., Portugal, L. C. L., Mázala-de-Oliveira, T., da Silva Chagas, L., Raony, Í., ...

& Bomfim, P. O. S. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic impact on children and adolescents' mental health:

Biological, environmental, and social factors. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological

Psychiatry, 106, 110171.

Levine, J., Toker, L., & Agam, G. (2018). Dissecting disease entities out of the broad spectrum of bipolar-

disorders. Psychiatry Research, 259, 330-332.

Sala, G., Jopp, D., Gobet, F., Ogawa, M., Ishioka, Y., Masui, Y., ... & Gondo, Y. (2019). The impact of leisure

activities on older adults’ cognitive function, physical function, and mental health. PloS one, 14(11), e0225006.