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Question: Using the holistic model and examples discuss the relevance of diversity to mental health services.
Answer: The essence of holism within a mental health context takes into account the whole person, and every factor that could effect an individual, it aims to look at the whole picture rather than concentrating on separate parts, for example it would take into account Physical, Psychological, Social (such as culture), Emotional and Spiritual (personal meaning) factors (p23 The Open University) that can effect how a person thinks, behaves and feels. Holism focuses on how many factors and aspects of the person interlink and cannot be viewed as independent of each other. When looking at treatment methods the holistic view would also ideally, encapsulate many possible methods of treatment in conjunction with each other (ie...(short extract)
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- Subject: K272
- Course: K272
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 80%
- Words: 1647
- Date submitted: October 28, 2010
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 3405
