Economic distress and psychological health issues in America

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The changing economic conditions all across the globe has also affected America and its people due to which several issues are emerging in the country. The people of America are facing issues in the context of health, finance, and spirituality causing the development of psychological distress. The incident of Benghazi has also caused the disturbance in the psychological conditions of people in America (Arnett 603). The paper is discussing the recent conditions of America in these aspects so as to understand every possible way of understanding the issues and the implications for solving the issues.

Financial Conditions in America

It can be said that the financial conditions of a large majority of Americans is distressing as their incomes are not at all sufficient to fulfill their basic needs. The collapsing economy has put huge American families under significant monetary stress and has compelled them to live from one paycheck to another. According to several surveys, the financial conditions of U.S. citizens is continually declining due to shortage of jobs and elevating prices of household goods. The Federal Reserve estimates the household debt including mortgage debt to be approximately about $13.7 trillion. Many American people can face perilous balance sheets with the decline of their household assets in 2008 (Harrell 43). The unemployment conditions cause people to deal with significant debt, as they are more likely to report health issues. It has been found that the people suffering terribly due to the debts and the health are likely to be negatively influenced (Arnett 607).

Unemployed people in America are most likely to experience psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms and poor self-esteem. According to an estimate, at present 42% of the U.S. citizens are jobless whereas the average annually pay scale of labor has fallen to $26, 261 (Synder, 2011). Another alarming fact about the U.S. economic conditions is that only 5% of American households have been able to cope up with the dramatically increasing living costs in the country (Synder, 2011). According to CNN Money, American public is approximately $7 trillion poorer as compared to their financial status in 2006. A survey undertaken by Newsweek revealed that 20% of men within the age bracket of 25-55 are not employed. A study carried out in 2010 indicated that currently 21% of all children in the U.S. are living below poverty line. The underemployment people are unequally distributed across the population of America with women, younger workers, and African-Americans as higher rates of involuntary part time employment and low pay are reported (Mollen, Ruiter and Kok 267). The hiring and retaining of employees has become so costly in the country that many Small and Medium Enterprises are outsourcing labor from other developing countries which is giving rise to economic unrest. The higher rates of reporting are also observed for the discouraged workers as they have given up on searching for better jobs. Poor employment conditions not only affects people who are jobless but also those who experience heavier work load and suffer from anxiety. In America, unemployment does not only affect unemployed individuals but also communities and families (Kraft and Yardley 617).

It has been found that the stress of unemployment in America can lead to decline in well- being of families and individuals. The burden of unemployment can affect children's mental and physical health in negative manner. The stress and depressive symptoms related to loss of jobs can also negatively affect the parenting practices. This leads to more distress and depressive symptoms in children, which is linked to different negative results including physical health issues, academic issues, and increased risk of suicide. The current situation in America is burdened with the potential to influence overall emotional well-being of society (Harrell 45-49).

Impact of Financial Conditions in Future

Unemployment has caused financial conditions of America to worsen with the passage of time and it may have a terrifying effect in the near future. It is observed that the well-being is low not only for currently unemployed people in USA but for those with higher levels of unemployment in past. During this period, the human capital and working skills of unemployed people in America can become outdated, which can make them less employable and cause them to lose motivation in future (Dykens 187-189). Many households in U.S. are getting more and more into debt for fulfilling their basic needs or coping up with any financial emergency. This is leading to higher levels of frustration among the people and thus, a social turmoil. Unemployed people in America facing financial issues lose their income due to which they can have greater difficulty in making plans for the future that can cause psychological distress. The reason behind this condition of American people in recent financial conditions is the belief in people for having meaningful determination aligned with their personal values and goals. It has been argued that aid employment can help enable people in future to fulfill their essential psychological needs leading to higher levels of distress (Kraft and Yardley 617).

Recommendations for Overcoming Financial Conditions in America

In order to overcome the negative psychological impact of current financial environment in America, it is recommended that people in America should care about the symptoms of psychological distress. The people in America are recommended to try to keep things in perspectives for recognizing the aspects of life with the help of family members and friends (Harrell 46-50). It is obvious that support of family members and friends can enable the unemployed people of America to retain hope for the future. The strengthening conditions with family members and friends can provide important emotional support to people, who have lost their job or those, who are facing stress in their employment routine. The development of employment skills in accordance with the technological advancements can provide a practical and effective means of addressing financial difficulties (Mollen, Ruiter and Kok 268-269).

Impact of Recommendations on Current Psychological Conditions of American People

The recommended implications for the American people to overcome the psychological distress can have positive impact on the unemployed people. The unemployed people in America due to the financial distress can feel positive changes in their lives influencing the ways to lead their unemployed life in effective manner (Kim, Sherman and Taylor 564). Job losses and lack of better employment opportunities have caused people to lose hope for future, which in turn is affecting every aspect of their social life. It means that the provided recommendations in the above section for the American people facing unemployment in this era can consider ways to make most out of the time they spend during their unemployment. The people in America can consider voluntary work or trying to find small work to spend few minutes or hours while working. This can help unemployed people in America to tackle the issues of financial disasters in the economy causing life to become steady and stable (Arnett 604).

Changes in Recommendations for American People

The changes in the recommendations for the American people in this recent era can include the providence of skills and tactics to the people for using the enhanced technologies. The use of technological advancements can be provided with the help of different voluntary campaigns. It is also suggested for the recent financial conditions that the provided recommendations can be changed in such a way that the government of U.S. can provide the opportunities to overcome the issues of Benghazi incident (Kraft and Yardley 615-617). This incident caused the negative influence on the society regarding the protection and employment opportunities. The government of America is required to change the thinking and perceptions of people towards the assurance of secured workplace (Mollen, Ruiter and Kok 267).

Impact of Changes in Recommendations

The changes in recommendations to overcome the recent financial issues of this era can enable the people of America to regain confidence and trust on the government. This can also lead the people to perceive psychological relief from the stress and distress caused due to unemployment. It can be said that the changes in recommendations can lead thinking of people to obtain benefits from every little work. The economy of America can improve its productivity and output gradually at slow speed (Dykens 187-189).

Impact of Health Conditions in Future

The research in health care system of America has provided the addressing of contextual variables including impact of immigration and acculturation, language, gender, and cultural beliefs. Being consistent with the changes in America provides the possibility for the current health care system to be rejected by the large population of America, as it may not fit in their culturally-based conceptions of health and illness. The incorporation of contextual model of health behavior relationship can make the health care system to become more responsive and flexible in changing time (Confer, Easton and Fleischman 112-118). The changing time in America, require the health system to manage the integral role in nation's development from economics, science, and cultural arts to moral leadership. It can lead people from diverse backgrounds to fight for equality under the law so as to achieve the equal protection from the law. The current health care system in America is negatively influenced due to the recent conditions of America, as it is evident from the way of managing status quo, fostering of social realities, and developing of human growth (Dykens 186-189).

Recommendations for Overcoming Health Conditions in America

It is recommended for the current health care system of America to be well aware of its assumptions and values to understand the behavior of clients that can be shaped by the global views. The contextual factors can influence the types of therapy, health prevention behaviors, and interventions to be acceptable by the public in terms of effectiveness (Kim, Sherman and Taylor 564). It can help the evidence based interventions in taking account of the values and traditions of people receiving the interventions, which requires the fluency in the ways in which age, rage, culture of origin, religion, immigration status, language, and socioeconomic status affecting the health behaviors. The health care providers in the region should adapt the guidelines as it can specify the significance of understanding the contextual variables in the lives of clients with different ethnic status, and language abilities (Mollen, Ruiter and Kok 268).

Impact of Recommendations on Current Psychological Conditions of American People

The implementation of aforementioned recommendations on current psychological conditions of America can cause the people to attain benefits of health care system in diverse environment. The impact of Benghazi incident cannot be ignored while considering the recent conditions of America because it can influence the elections in the country. This influence is causing the stress and depression on the people in America specially people from Libya as they are more concerned about their image in America. However, the provided recommendations can cause negative influence on the people from Libya due to the incident of Benghazi (Biddle and Fox 208-211).

Changes in Recommendations for Health Conditions for American People

It is important to consider the changes in the recommendations for the health system in America. The change in recommendation can include the training of health providers in America should not be limited to pre-doctoral education that should include all steps of academic ladder. The health practitioners should be fluent in theory as well as in different sub-disciplines of medical sciences including social sciences. Another significant change in recommendations for health care system includes the training of health providers in different methods along with the encouragement for essential acquisition of knowledge (Mollen, Ruiter and Kok 265).

Impact of Changes in Recommendations

The provided changes in recommendations for the current American health system can enable the entire health system to improve in most effective manner. The health system can understand the people of different backgrounds, language, and culture to provide the necessary services. The above discussed changes can also enable the people from Libya in America to seek most eminent health services in America even after the Benghazi incident. The people of Libya after Benghazi incident can gain treatment opportunities in America including their psychological distress with the help of changes in discussed recommendations (Confer, Easton and Fleischman 114-117).

Spiritual Conditions in America

There is a great deal of interest in the relationship among religion, spirituality, psychology, and health in recent era with different workshops, books, journal articles, and conferences being offered for psychologists and health care professionals. The topic of spirituality and religion is considered important in general public and health care professionals. The psychology in recent era within America has rediscovered spirituality and religion with renewed interest in integration of this aspect of life into psychotherapy and other psychological services (Dykens 187-189). The changing demographics and economic issues in America are causing the people to suffer from stress, anxiety, and depression. The health care professionals and psychologists lack complete information about the spirituality for people from different backgrounds and religions. This causes devastating effect on people in America, as they are not able to obtain the appropriate treatment for their psychological conditions (Arnett 609).

Impact of Spiritual Conditions in Future

The American public, especially after the Benghazi incident, have not been able to get the psychological treatment varying on liberal to conservative continuum. After the incident of Benghazi, the people in America from Libya struggled with religious guilts, conflicts in their friends and social circle. The people have identified the differences in traditional spiritual meditations, which cause them to overcome their depression and anxiety due to the economic conditions and diverse environment. It can cause people of America to disconnect from their religion and spirituality due to the failure in finding effective treatment for their psychological disorders (Seligman, Ernst and Gillham 293-296).

Recommendations for Overcoming Spiritual Conditions in America

It is recommended for the psychologists and health care providers in America to be aware of, and respect cultural, individual, and role differences including the factors of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, language, socioeconomic status, and disability. It can enable the psychologists and health care providers to integrate spirituality in their treatments in most effective manner. The people affected by the Benghazi incident should consider the awareness of spirituality and the knowledge possessed by the psychologists and health care providers to provide them (Harrell 45).

Changes in Recommendations for Spiritual Conditions

Certain changes can be provided in the recommendations for the spiritual conditions in America so as to provide the treatment for disturbances in the mind of people while preventing them from obtaining the peace. It should be noted that the spiritual condition should be attached to the variety of terms employed to the process of person evolving into the joyous and compassionate being that he or she has meant to become. The changes in the provided recommendations can enable the people to obtain the peace of mind while becoming an individual they meant to be in their life. It can enable them to prevent themselves from the psychological issues (Bray 357-359).

Impact of Changes in Recommendations

The above discussed changes in recommendations for the spiritual conditions in America among people due to the economic conditions and changing demographic population can enable the people to understand the different values and beliefs. It can enable them to understand each other while providing their rights and equality under law so that they cannot face psychological distress. The changes in recommendations can enable the people to overcome the psychological issues they are facing after the incident of Benghazi while being able to understand the issues behind it (Seligman, Ernst and Gillham 294).

Conclusion

Concluding the above discussion, it is evident that the current conditions of America are causing different impacts on people living there whether it be a psychological distress or a health issue. The discussion also highlights the main reason of recent conditions of America, which are changing demographic population along with the increasing economic recession all across the globe. The paper also concludes that the government of America can take significant steps for solving the psychological issues of people.