Mental Health - Physical and Psychological Reactions

Mental Health Summary

Many individuals are faced with challenging situations and for the most part these situations can be very hard, because so many people do not know how to deal with hard situations. Mental health facilitation should be practical, flexible, supportive, and respectful of needs. Many individuals may feel lost and confused by their situations, this is why each individual needs are different and should be treated differently and respectfully.

Physical and Psychological Reactions

In every crisis the physical and psychological reactions are very different, and these reactions will affect your body and mind differently as well. Physical reactions to a crisis or stress are headaches, chest pains, and fatigue. The body will react to the stress and sometimes your body may not know how to stress and this is when it can start to affect you physically and mentally. Stress or a crisis can make an individual loos or gain weight, have chills or even sweating and it can start to affect your immune system.

The psychological reactions to stress or a crisis are high risk of PTSD, which is something that is very common in many individuals. There is also some emotional responses such as sadness, nervousness, fear, guilt, and anger, and there is also behavior responses to look for and they are avoidance and immobility. Some of these reactions are thinking responses such as, thought of loss, threats or revenge, and confusion making it difficult to concentrate when making decision.

Asking Questions to Better Understand the Situation and Needs

To better understand someone who is dealing with a crisis is to understand their reactions to what the individual is going though. Being able to communicate in an effective manner, helps to show the individual that you want to know and understand their problems. The questions that you