Personal Learning Plan

Personal Learning Plan

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Introduction3

Discussion4

Keywords and Terminologies Used in Case Study4

The Personal Learning Plan4

Person Centred Care5

Informal Patient5

Bipolar Mood Disorder5

Self Care5

Clinical Observations about Sarah6

The Learning Plan for Sarah in terms of Knowledge7

Depression - Symptom of Bipolar Mood Disorder7

Mania - Symptom of Bipolar Mood Disorder8

Normal Moods - Symptom of Bipolar Mood Disorder8

Bipolar Mood Disorder Causes' - Genetic Factors9

Bipolar Mood Disorder Causes' - Biochemical Factors9

Bipolar Mood Disorder Causes' - Stress Factors9

Available Treatment for Bipolar Mood Disorder10

The Learning Plan for Sarah in terms of Skills11

Communication and Listening Skills11

Observational Skills12

Positive Behaviour Skills12

Relationship Skills13

The Learning Plan for Sarah in terms of Values14

Family and Personal History of Patient14

Care Plan for Sarah15

Behaviour and Appearance in General15

Affect and Mood15

Content and Thought Processes16

Insight and Judgement16

Relationships, Roles and Self-Esteem17

Self-Care and Physiologic Responses17

Conclusion18

The Personal Learning Plan

Introduction

The following paper highlights the evaluation, implementation, planning and assessing of personal centred care in context with the personal learning plan related to the attitudes and skills, knowledge and values. The personalized learning plan is about a patient named Sarah, who lives alone in an inner city and is a thirty four years old woman. According to her past records, she has been an inpatient on three separate occasions at the local mental health unit. Recently, she was diagnosed with bipolar mood disorder by the doctor, where she was an informal patient three months ago (Goodwin & Marneros, 2005, pp.121).

She reported that these days she is experiencing depressive feelings that made her decide to quit her life, besides it, she also think that she had no one to care for her and therefore she feels isolated and alone. She also planned not to continue with work in the future after getting discharges since she feels that at her back people always conclude negative comments about her. Sarah had a very disturbing childhood too; her mother was regular alcoholic due to which Sarah was raised up by foster parents as her mother was unable to raise her up properly due to her bad habit of alcohol consumption.

Although Sarah is still in word with her mother, but she describes this relationship of her as a troubled one for her. According to her past experiences, Sarah reported that she had a number of failed relationships as it was difficult for her to get close to anyone around (Eldergill, 1997, pp.1318). For example, she described her scenario when she ran up lots of debts due to her mood problems and in those days she smoked excessively, survived on convenience foods and had sleepless nights. In a state of experiencing such deprived feelings, Sarah said that the only way out she found to calm her pain down was the adoption of alcohol in an exaggerated manner.

She reported that in comparison to the medication prescribed to her by the psychiatrist, alcohol consumption proved to be more effective for her. Most of the times, Sarah refers to herself in a disparaging way and thinks that she is the only reason behind her ...