Provide economic, psychological, and organizational reasons as to why a company would want to ensure a workplace offers effective interventions/treatments for mental impairments.

The following questions need to be answered. Each answer needs to be at least 300 words along with references. References can’t all be websites. They need to be true articles and/or books.

Effects on Business

Provide economic, psychological, and organizational reasons as to why a company would want to ensure a workplace offers effective interventions/treatments for mental impairments. Explain why mental health issues in the workplace are important considerations for management, consultants, and employees. Referencing this week’s articles, provide solid information to support your discussion. Provide a resource (other than a .com website or course materials) to further substantiate your ideas. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

Normal vs. Abnormal Behavior

Utilizing independent research and your own experience, explain how we determine the difference between normal and abnormal behavior in the workplace. Using the articles you read this week, provide solid information to support your discussion. In your responses to at least two peers, provide additional methods for determining normal and abnormal behavior in the workplace (other than those stated by your peers). Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

Components of a Healthy Culture

Utilizing independent research and your own experience, how can a healthy culture aid an organization in accomplishing its goals? Provide at least one scholarly source in addition to the course material to substantiate your ideas. In your responses to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7, provide at least two additional components of a healthy culture in an organizational workplace.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

Balance vs. Imbalance

Describe the positive results of organizational stressors. Differentiate between perceived and actual stressors. In your life, what actions, priorities, and behaviors are used effectively to contribute to balance? What actions, priorities, and behaviors lead to imbalance? Several of the articles you read this week provide information helpful to this discussion. Specifically, Bond and Bunce (2003), Cooper (2006), and Nelson and Hitt (1992) offer insightful thoughts on the balance between work and personal lives. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.

Psychopathology: Symptoms, Treatment, & Intervention

Select one disorder from the following psychopathology and investigate current research:

a. Depression

b. Bipolar

c. Generalized anxiety

d. Social anxiety

e. Specific phobia

f. Panic disorder

g. PTSD

Then, in three paragraphs:

· Describe behaviors in the workplace associated with the selected disorder.

· Explain treatment and interventions currently used (medical and nonmedical, at work and at home).

· How can leadership in companies help those with these disorders?

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

Organizational Role

What is the difference between treatment and intervention? What role can organizational leadership have in the implementation of treatment modalities and intervention techniques? What role does the individual employee have in the effective implementation of treatment modalities and intervention techniques? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

Part 2: Psychopathology: Symptoms, Treatment, & Intervention

From the following psychopathology, select one disorder and investigate current research:

a. Schizophrenia

b. Antisocial personality and Borderline personality disorders

c. Eating disorders

d. Traumatic brain injuries

e. Insomnia

For your selected disorder, address the following in three paragraphs:

a. Describe behaviors in the workplace associated with the selected disorder.

b. Explain treatment and interventions currently used (medical and non-medical, at work and at home).

c. How can leadership in companies help those with the disorder?

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words.

 

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