Physical, Behavioral, and Oral Signs of Anxiety at Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter
Discussion Post:
Post your identification of the physical, behavioral, and oral signs of anxiety that the person in the scenario is exhibiting. Based on what you know at this point in the course, describe your initial approach to help the person through the crisis.
(Note that you have not yet been exposed to crisis response models, so do not worry about “getting it right.” This exercise is to identify your initial response instincts.)
The Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter is a 100-bed facility for people experiencing homelessness. The shelter is separated into teen, adult men, adult women, and family “houses” that personalize services for the demographic. The average stay is 60 days. Rescue Mission’s human services professional practitioners provide needs assessment, goal setting, and case management services to residents.
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Symptom Media. (2018). Core video: Bipolar I disorder, current or most recent episode hypomanic, part 4 [Video]Links to an external site..
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Mental Health Discussion 2
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The man at the Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter is anxious. The intense energy and strange happiness the person expresses are signs of a mood disorder. As a result, the man may have mood and anxiety disorder (Saha et al., 2021). The man displays the following physical symptoms of anxiety. He cannot remain still; he keeps closing, opening the window pane, and pacing the room. This individual also exhibits an oral sign of anxiety by speaking rapidly. This speech rate is likely due to the person's racing thoughts (Saha et al., 2021). In addition, the person cannot concentrate on the topic being discussed. For example, the lady explains that they were to talk about the support of relationships, yet the man starts mentioning random names and ideas. Lastly, the man reve...