BN610606 Manaakitanga in the Mental Health Context Assessment 1, 2026

BN610606 Assessment 1

Learning Outcomes

This assessment will assess the following learning outcomes and contribute 50% to your final grade:

1. Identify common mental health disorders and describe their aetiology, diagnostic criteria, symptoms and common biomedical and rongoā Māori and complementary treatments.
2. Identify and articulate the importance of manaakitanga, Pūkengatanga, whanaungatanga, kawa whakaruruhau, holistic, and person-, whānau-, and whakapapa-centred care in the mental health context.
3. Identify and examine the importance of mātauranga Māori for oranga and hauora within the mental health setting.
4. Identify and examine the factors that impact on mental health and recovery across the lifespan in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Instructions

• Prepare an essay that addresses the five tasks outlined in the assessment brief.
• Adhere to academic essay writing conventions, and presentation guidelines.
• Reference your sources using APA 7th edition
• The indicative word count for this assessment is [2,500].

Assessment Tasks

Essay Title: Whaiora – in pursuit of wellness in the context of Mental Health.

Using credible textbooks and academic studies, key national strategies (e.g., He Ara Oranga, Te Pae Waenga), and Nursing Council guidelines, complete an essay that discusses the journey Tāngata whaiora may encounter in mental health recovery in New Zealand.

Task 1: Choose one of the following conditions and describe the following: Aetiology, diagnostic criteria, symptoms and common treatments for your chosen condition.

• Anxiety Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• Eating Disorder
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Personality Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Schizophrenia
• Substance use Disorder

Task 2: Discuss the impact (including key life stages) of symptoms and diagnosis of your chosen condition for the individual and their whanau.

Task 3: Discuss individual recovery and the potential barriers to recovery for Tāngata whaiora. Relate this discussion to your chosen condition.

Task 4: Examine a current NZ mental health strategy related to your chosen condition and discuss the factors that impact on its implementation.

Task 5: Select two Nursing Council Pou. Discuss how the Pou (& descriptors) influence nursing practice in supporting tangata whaiora and recovery from your chosen condition. Discuss the barriers to implementation.

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