Exploration of Place in Mental Health

mental health/social

TASK
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The assignment: For your second assignment in WEL231 you will critically analyse the importance of ‘place’ in your life and how it influences your psychological wellbeing.

Analysing ‘place’: Based on what you have read about place and its importance to mental health I want you to explore and analyse a place that has importance for you. I want you to put your place in the theoretical context of what you have read and reflect upon why and how your place has a function in your life, remember this can be both a physical and/or a spiritual place. Below are some questions that will help you get started:

What does empirical research say about the connection between ‘place’ (could be physical and/or spiritual) and mental health?
What are the main theories associated with the human species connection to place and which one is closest connected to your association to a ‘place’?
Where is your space located?
Is it a physical, virtual and/or a spiritual place?
What role does this place play in your life and how is it associated with, and influence, your mental health?
Are there any potential threats to your place, if so, what are the implications for your mental wellbeing?
In your view, is place something static or something that changes over time.? Please justify the reason for either answer.
In your answer I want you to put your critical analysis in the theoretical framework associated with the importance of place, so you may be required to conduct a literature search to support your answers.