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Research Plan: Ways In Which Psychological Development Plays A Vital Role In The Health And Social Development Of A Person
Introduction of psychological development on the health and social development of a person
This study has been exploring the real and in-depth knowledge regarding the impact of psychological development on the health and social development of a person. Psychological development has been playing an important role in the development of the health and social of a person. The development of a person has emotional, social, cognitive and intellectual functioning and capabilities throughout a person's normal span from childhood to old age. Many psychological factors have affected a person's health and social development such as learning experiences, hereditary predispositions, peer relationships, recreational activities, parental stimulation and attitude.
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Main Body
Topic
Role of psychological development on health and social care of the people in the UK
Psychological development has been helping to understand the many forces that affected learning, development, maturation, and growth and also affect the behaviour and attitudes of people. Health physiologically helps to examine the behavioural and mental procedures in ill health and health care. They generally work with people depicting different behaviours such as reducing stress, and depression, improving quality of life, losing weight and many more. It has been observed that social and health care is the effective treatment of medical conditions and ill health in health centres, hospitals and in the community. Personal and societal well-being in the United Kingdom has been shown the different areas such as skills, education, relationships and health. Great Brittan Adults has mentioned that 45.5 per cent of family members, friends and their welfare and 45.0 per cent of physical and mental health are the most often important elements for their well-being (Ons.gov.uk, 2021).
Challenges faced by health and social care of people through psychological development
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Figure 1: England and Wales: suicide rate 2000-2021, by gender
(Source: Statista.com, 2022)
The above statics have demonstrated the rate of suicides between men and women due to the causes of physical and mental health challenges. The suicide rate among females has almost 5.4 per cent per 100,000 populations and among male has 16 per cent per 100,000 in 2021 (Statista.com, 2022). The rate of suicide has gradually developed among men and women due to the causes of physical, social, emotional and mental conditions. It has been observed that due to the causes of COVID-19 pandemic situation people have faced many problems such as anxiety, depression and other mental, social and physical problems.
Process
Behavioural and mental health problems have affected the range of socioeconomically development patterned and physically ill; illnesses. Effective healthcare practices and policies addressing the different psychological health issues regarding the social and health context and also effective health and social care strategies have been helping to reduce the health inequalities among people effectively and efficiently. It has been observed that health psychology has been an effective psychological method and research for the management and prevention of diseases, the identification of the different psychological factors, and the maintenance and promotion of health. The clinical psychologist as a healthcare provider has been providing different areas of effective care-giving such as primary, secondary and also tertiary care.
It has been observed that psychology as the science of mental and behavioural processes emphasizes knowledge and training about many aspects such as development over learning, motivations, lifespan, experiences, and social and emotional. However, it strives to identify and understand how the social, behavioural and biological factors influence illness and health (Ons.gov.uk, 2021). Health physiologist has been applying physiological methods to better the development of the healthcare system and the identification of the physiological factors that affect the health of people and also helps in the formulation of an effective health policy that helps to reduce the different physiological problems.
Sources
The research has been conducting an "explorative qualitative approach" that has been based on the "Primary and Secondary methods". The primary and secondary method has been used in the process of data collection and it is beneficial for providing accurate data and information regarding the overall research process (Nyashanu et al. 2020). The research has been focused on online interviews due to the causes of the pandemic and the number of participants includes nurses, support workers and managers. In the data collection of a secondary method, the different thematic analysis has been determined through the use of authentic journals, articles and websites.
The research has been conducting an "explorative qualitative approach" that has been based on the "Primary and Secondary methods". The primary and secondary method has been used in the process of data collection and it is beneficial for providing accurate data and information regarding the overall research process (Nyashanu et al. 2020). The research has been focused on the online interview due to the causes of the pandemic and the number of participants includes nurses, support workers and managers. In the data collection of the secondary method, the different thematic analysis has been determined through the use of authentic journals, articles and websites.
The research utilized the "Primary and Secondary Methods" of data collection that are based on both "Qualitative and Quantitative methods” of data gathering about this research (Pollock et al. 2020). This research has used the "Descriptive research approach” to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social and mental health of the people. This study has been to determine the interventions to support mental health conditions and resilience in the social and healthcare context after the outbreak of the pandemic. The physiological development among people has been important to manage their social, emotional, cognitive, mental and physical conditions effectively and efficiently.
Theory
Physiological development has been beneficial for people's health and social development effectively and efficiently. It has been observed that the psychological development theory of Erik Erikson provides an effective way to manage the social and health development of a person throughout the effective entire lifespan. There are eight stages of the physiological development of a person that is associated with "Trust, Independence, Initiatives, Identity, Accomplishment, Contribution, Relationship and Reflections"."Trust vs. mistrust" is the foundation stage of this theory that has been providing dependable care and responsiveness to people and also helps to strengthen trust. The second stage is "Autonomy vs. shame and doubt" which helps to develop a sense of self-control that is beneficial for the overall development of the people. The third stage is "Initiative vs. guilt" that has been a focus on developing different skills especially, leadership skills.
The fourth stage is "Industry vs. inferiority", this stage helps people to set goals that are beneficial for achieving their life goals and also capable of performing complex tasks effectively. The fifth stage is "Identity vs. confusion" that helps to develop their identity and manage their mental and physical health of the people (Gunderman, 2022). The sixth stage is "Intimacy vs. isolation"; this stage has developed the decision-making and problem-solving skills that are beneficial for managing social and health care. The seventh stage is "Generativity vs. stagnation" helps nature and creates things often through positive change, contributing to community and parenting. The last stage is "integrity vs. despair" helps to develop a sense of contentment, and wisdom, and develop integrity.
Conclusion
This study has been determining the role of physiological development in the health and social care of people in the UK. Psychological development has been playing a vital role in the development of the health and social of a person. Due to the causes of the Covid-19 pandemic, people faced lots of mental health and social problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, and other health illness. It has been observed that the suicide rate among females has almost 5.4 per cent per 100,000 population and among males, 16 per cent per 100,000 has gradually increased due to the causes lack of social and mental conditions among the people. The psychological development theory of Erik Erikson provides an effective way to manage the social and health development of a person throughout the effective entire lifespan.
References
Dawson, D.L. and Golijani-Moghaddam, N., 2020. COVID-19: Psychological flexibility, coping, mental health, and wellbeing in the UK during the pandemic. Journal of contextual behavioral science, 17, pp.126-134.
Dawson, D.L. and Golijani-Moghaddam, N., 2020. COVID-19: Psychological flexibility, coping, mental health, and wellbeing in the UK during the pandemic. Journal of contextual behavioral science, 17, pp.126-134.
Greenberg, N., Docherty, M., Gnanapragasam, S. and Wessely, S., 2020. Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic. bmj, 368.
Gunderman, R.B., 2022. Psychology and ethics: Erik Erikson. Pediatric Radiology, pp.1-3.
Kerpelman, J.L. and Pittman, J.F., 2018. Erikson and the relational context of identity: Strengthening connections with attachment theory. Identity, 18(4), pp.306-314.
Nyashanu, M., Pfende, F. and Ekpenyong, M., 2020. Exploring the challenges faced by frontline workers in health and social care amid the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences of frontline workers in the English Midlands region, UK. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 34(5), pp.655-661.
Ons.gov.uk (2021). Well-being. Available from: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing. Accessed on: 09.12.2022.
Pollock, A., Campbell, P., Cheyne, J., Cowie, J., Davis, B., McCallum, J., McGill, K., Elders, A., Hagen, S., McClurg, D. and Torrens, C., 2020. Interventions to support the resilience and mental health of frontline health and social care professionals during and after a disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic: a mixed methods systematic review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (11).
Statista.com (2022). England and Wales: suicide rate 2000-2021, by gender. Available from:https://www.statista.com/statistics/282203/suicide-rate-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-since-2000-by-gender/. Accessed on: 09.12.2022.
