IMPACT OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION

People with mental illness often find:

• they are welcomed

• they experience stigma and discrimination

• they are well understood

• no one notices they are unwell

Answer explanation

People with mental illness often find they experience stigma and discrimination.

An impact of mental illness upon the person experiencing it includes:

• a good income

• no problem with study and employment

• barriers to education and employment

• a great sense of self worth

Answer explanation

An impact of mental illness upon the person experiencing it includes barriers to education and employment

Experiencing mental illness can result in the person:

• having decreased self esteem

• having an increased sense of self esteem

• having a trouble free life

• having an increased income

Answer explanation

Experiencing mental illness can result in the person having decreased self esteem

The reason people with mental illness often gain weight is:

• they are lazy and do not exercise

• they sit around eating too much

• they actually lose weight

• their medications such as antipsychotics, can cause 20-30kg weight gain

Answer explanation

The reason people with mental illness often gain weight is their medications such as antipsychotics, can cause 20-30kg weight gain

Stigma is:

• a mark of disgrace associate with a particular quality, circumstance, person or group

• a mark of distinction for high achievers

• a sign of respect for people with mental illness

• a sign of acceptance of people with mental illness

Answer explanation

Stigma is a mark of disgrace associate with a particular quality, circumstance, person or group

Shared stigma is when:

• respect for people with mental illness is applied to family and carers

• support of people with mental illness is applied to family and carers

• disgrace of mental illness is applied to someone close to the person eg. family member of carer

• the person with mental illness does not treat others with respect

Answer explanation

Shared stigma is when disgrace of mental illness is applied to someone close to the person eg. family member of carer.... even their nurses!

Families and carers of people experiencing mental illness often feel:

• a sense of loss

• a sense of pride

• a sense of wellbeing

• a sense of entitlement

Answer explanation

Families and carers of people experiencing mental illness often feel a sense of loss

Families and carers of people with mental illness:

• are strong and cope well from the start

• are confident and in control from the start

• are often overwhelmed or need assistance

• are always remembered in the recovery journey

Answer explanation

Families and carers of people with mental illness are often overwhelmed or need assistance

Becoming a carer by default can mean families and carers find they suddenly:

• have responsibility for supporting the person 24/7, even if they work

• have responsibility for supporting the person for 10 hours a day as they have to work

• have so much support from others that they have no concerns

• have no responsibility for the person

Answer explanation

Becoming a carer by default can mean families and carers find they suddenly have responsibility for supporting the person 24/7, even if they work

Carers and families of people experiencing mental illness:

• often have no financial burden

• often have no emotional burden

• often tell everyone about the person's mental illness

• often carry the financial burden as well as an emotional one

Answer explanation

Carers and families of people experiencing mental illness often carry the financial burden as well as an emotional one