Health Promotion Of Mental Health - 756 Words

Reading and reflecting on the assigned articles for the week, urged me to consider health promotion in mental health (MH). Specifically how the Social Cognitive approach (SCT) is applied to programs in the field of mental health. It appears that SCT has been extensively applied to physiological health promotion (Bandura, 2004) more so than that of mental health disorders and problems. Although there may be less inquiry into behaviour changes in MH, stigma (individual and collective) in MH has been examined in relation to SCT guided programs. The two intervention articles read as well as some other health related SCT guided interventions, suggest that changes in health behaviour could be associated with prevention, reduction or improved health management. Perhaps these results could support an increase in SCT application for MH on both an individual and global scale. A large portion of intervention studies indicating significant outcomes through SCT, rely to some extent on an observat ion of model component in the delivered intervention. This is not to say that SCT interventions rely solely on modelling. Activities encouraging competence and providing relevant information such as video games and role play, demonstrate the contribution and role of knowledge and self-efficacy in health related changes to behaviour. At the same time it lends itself to an agentic application of self in producing desirable behaviour changes or health outcomes. The focus here is not to make guessesShow MoreRelatedHealth Of Mental Health Promotion Programs2001 Words   |  9 PagesThe review will critically evaluate approaches implemented to promote mental health in the workplace by exploring evidence of effective strategies, additionally discussing challenges, limitations and gaps in literature. 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