UCLA Treatment of Mental Disorders and Breathing Body & Sound Meditation Discussions

Question Description

Part 1

According to the National Institute of Mental Alliance, (Links to an external site.) 1 in 5 Americans experience a major mental heath issue per year. Despite these staggering statistics, stigmatization regarding mental health and seeking help for these issues remains. For this discussion post, you will reflect on the material in Chapter 15 regarding stigmatization and treatment of mental disorders by answering the following questions:

1. Why do you think this stigmatization still exists despite increased knowledge of mental health disorders. What barriers are there to people discussing about mental health issues?

2. How do you think that we, as a society, can move forward and reduce this stigma? What strategies do you think would be useful in helping people to recognize, discuss, and seek treatment for mental health issues?

Respond to two other students. Your peer comments should be substantive and informative.

Part 2

For this discussion post, you will be trying out self-regulation and therapeutic techniques in the form of meditation. These are commonly used techniques that are trained over time in cognitive behavioral therapy.

Go to the mindfulness meditations on this UCLA webpage. (Links to an external site.) They are all free to listen to at home. The meditations vary in length from 3-13 minutes.
Listen to TWO of these meditations and answer the questions below for EACH of the meditations.
1. Which meditations did you listen to? Briefly describe it.
2. What were your impressions of the meditations?
  - a) For example, was it easy or hard to concentrate? Did you feel more or less relaxed afterwards (or the same as before)? Was it hard to relax? Did it become easier to do the meditations over time?
  - b) Which meditation did you like more? Why?
3. Do you think that meditation is a viable option for you in the future? Why or why not?
5. Respond to two other students. Your peer comments should be substantive and informative.

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