Mental Health ACT 1983

Question 1

Define section 136

Answer 1

if a person appears to be suffering from a mental disorder and in immediate need of care or control, a constable may, if they think it’s necessary to do so in the interests of that person or for the protection of others, remove the person to a place of safety or, keep the person at a safe place.

Question 2

What is Mental Health?

Answer 2

Mental health can be seen as lack of things

The lack of resilience in the face of life’s highs and lows

The lack of a positive sense of wellbeing and the lack of belief in oneself and in the dignity and worth of others.

Question 3

Mental illness can be categorised as?

Answer 3

Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Psychotic disorders
Personality disorders

Question 4

Barriers to communication?

Answer 4

Experiencing hallucinations or delusional thoughts.
Disconnected and jumbled speech
Memory issues exacerbated by stress and anxiety
Side effects of medication

Question 5

Sect 3 - determining capacity

Answer 5

A person cannot make a decision of the following persists

They CANNOT understand information being given to them about the decision to be made.

They CANNOT retain information long enough to be able to make the decision.

They CANNOT use or weigh up that information as part of the decision making process

They CANNOT communicate information.