6210 Week 4 Assignment

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psychoeducation

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Discussion 1 Kenchelle Wells

According to this author, Marcus' trauma comes from being deployed on different battlefields. Due to the deployments, his functioning was affected and hence started having difficulties adapting to daily life. Thi8s trauma also led to him losing motivation because he needed to find a job and go back to school but could not find the motivation within himself. The author then explains how they would use psychoeducation to come up with solutions for Marcus, including trauma-informed care, which is treating trauma-impacted people (Mottaghipour & Tabatabaee, 2019). The author proposes a good method of getting his family to recognize his trauma and working with him to help him deal with it. Then for the cognitive level, the author proposes teaching families the effects of trauma on a person and helping them know how to deal with it. Informing the wife will enable her to know what to look for, and hence she will be able to help him with the journey.

Discussion 1:Tamika Dukes

The author of this post discusses the effects of trauma on veterans. She acknowledges that family members may not understand what these people are going through. They might not even understand the trauma symptoms, which is why psychoeducation is important. The author suggests that when the psychoeducation is done in a human-centered, military-culturally sensitive, and relationship-focused manner, it helps the clients build resilience in responding to trauma. They can cope with the symptoms, and the systems also help them not blame themselves for the difficulties. I agree with the writer, especially where she explains that the program will help Marcus understand the connection between the trauma and the symptoms. It will enable him to transform these symptoms for healing. The most important for the program to be effective is to be human-centered and focus on relationship building.

Discussion 2: Mamie Jackson

Mamie explains the signs of a midlife crisis, including boredom, exhaustion, discontentment with life restless and wanting to do something completely different. People start feeling that they have not accomplished what they need to accomplish here on earth, and many who have children start leaving. They become unhappy with marriages, jobs and they start thinking about old age and loss of freedom after retirement (Alvesson & Spicer, 2019). I agree with you 100 percent. The psychological and social factors that bring about midlife crisis include change of events such as divorce. Midlife is a period of transition psychologically, and people may also experience changes in their sleeping patterns, hopelessness, and anxiety. People may deal with it by working out, buying flashy things, or dating young women. Social workers can help by showing compassion and working with the client to focus on the positive things in life, and helping them be mindful of how they talk to other people and how to work on their mental health. Finally, medication and counseling reduce anxiety and depression.

Discussion 2: Mackyla Drew

The author discusses midlife crisis as a normal part of development brought by a person thinking about how much time has passed and the remaining time. The author discusses the characteristics of a midlife crisis which include fatigue, depression, hopelessness, anxiety, helplessness, restlessness, worthlessness, and irritability. There are physical, psychological, and emotional changes that occur during middle adulthood and women and men. The changes in estrogen and testosterone levels impact individuals both mentally and physically. Due to the physiological and psychological changes between women and men, midlife crises have different characteristics. Men experience divorce affairs and depression, while women experience psychological and physical changes like hot flashes. A social worker can use a strength-based approach and empowerment. An individual can be helped to see the achievements in life and be educated about the changes.

References

Mottaghipour, Y., & Tabatabaee, M. (2019). Family and patient psychoeducation for severe mental disorder in Iran: A review. Iranian journal of psychiatry, 14(1), 84.

Alvesson, M., & Spicer, A. (2019). Neo-institutional theory and organization studies: a mid-life crisis?. Organization Studies, 40(2), 199-218.