Defining MHD + HCPC Guidliness

Question 1

What are the 4D’s?

Answer 1

The 4D’s are way of diagnosing Mental Health Disorders
- Deviance
- Dysfunction
- Distress
- Danger

Question 2

What are the HCPC guildlines?

Answer 2

• practice safely and effectively within your profession of skills and knowledge
• be aware and respect peoples culture, equality and diversity in practice
• maintain confidentiality
• keep records appropriately
• communciate appropraitely and effectively
• delegate appropriately
• manage risks
• be honest and trustworthy
• be open when things are wrong

Question 3

What are the weakness of the 4D’s

Answer 3

ALL OF THE 4DS ARE PRONE TO BEING** BIAS** FROM THE CLINICIANS
- Can’t obejectively define the 4D’s
- The behaviour + symptoms are likely to be interpreted subjectively due to clinicals psychologist norms and values being different and having different personal experiences within their field
- Example is maori society in New Zealand where hearing voices is usual and respected but can be considered a symptom in Western society/cultures
- This makes it unreliable
- Can lead to labbeling individuals e.g. dysfuntion/deviant behaviour due to it being unusual for society
- this isn’t harmful so it doesn’t need to be controlled and treated
- lead to negative impact on people’s quality of life

Question 4

What is a strength of the 4D’s?

Answer 4

• Application to diagnose patients and treat them with appropriate care
• Espeically when they are a danger to themselves or to society and in distress
• It is a first step that clinical psychologist use
• increases accuracy of diagnosis as identifying the 4D’s along with leading towards symptoms in the DSM
• increase validity and able to have effective treatment for patients