Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
4513ARCMH-SEP-PAR
Aims
To explore the links between the various theoretical perspectives which underpin practice.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Examine the development of the understanding of mental health and illness.
2.
Evaluate the interventions and treatments which attempt to address mental ill health.
3.
Explore the contributions to understanding from theoretical perspectives such as the biological, psychosocial and social models and the Recovery Model.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Historical overview of mental illness
Definitions of health, and mental health and illness
DSM and ICD classifications
Differing perspectives on mental illness
Biological, psychological and social theories of mental illness
Concepts of mental health and illness
The ‘Anti-Psychiatry’ movement, as an alternative theoretical construct
Understanding anxiety and depression
Panic attacks, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); phobias; anxiety/depression; unipolar depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The role of anxiety and depression in eating disorders
Understanding psychosis - Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Personality disorders
Approaches to treatment and management of serious mental illness
Cultural aspects of mental health care
The impact of serious mental illness on the individual and their family
Social inclusion
Evaluation of theoretical perspectives and treatments
Additional Information:This module begins by raising the question whether it is possible to define abnormal and normal behaviour? Thus, it examines the various models and methods, which are applied in this controversial area. In addition, it aims to raise a critical awareness of the various explanations for why people suffer mental ill health and how society and the treatment system respond to this particular group. Regular tutorials will provide opportunities for informal formative assessment to support student learning and discuss their overall progress.
For the presentation, students will identify interventions and treatments to address mental ill health.
Assessments
Presentation
Essay