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Appendix F : Role plays<br />
Role Play 1 – An unhelpful response to Nisha<br />
• CHW: Good morning Nisha how are you feeling?<br />
•<br />
Nisha appears distracted and doesn’t answer<br />
• CHW: (louder) Nisha, I said how are you feeling today?<br />
• Nisha: I feel frightened, my mother has suggested we go to visit my sister and her<br />
children but I don’t want to go.<br />
• CHW: What are you frightened of?<br />
•<br />
Nisha looks fearful and says,<br />
• Nisha: I’m not sure.....my heart is beating very quickly and I don’t think I can cope with<br />
going outside.<br />
• CHW: (appearing irritated) Nisha you certainly don’t look ill to me, I think you’re<br />
pretending to be unwell.<br />
•<br />
Nisha begins to look more distressed<br />
• Nisha: No! My heart is beating too fast and I feel shaky. I don’t think I could breathe if I<br />
went outside.<br />
• CHW: (shouting) I think you are just being lazy, you don’t like the children and you<br />
want to stay here....you should just get up and go.<br />
Nisha becomes even more anxious<br />
End of role play<br />
Role Play 2 – A helpful response to Nisha<br />
CHW: Good morning Nisha how are you feeling?<br />
Nisha appears distracted and doesn’t answer<br />
CHW: (speaking softly) Nisha you appear to be a little distracted are you feeling okay?<br />
Nisha: I feel frightened, my mother wants us to visit my sister and her children but I don’t want<br />
to go.<br />
CHW: (again speaking softly) What are you frightened about Nisha?<br />
Nisha looks fearful and says,<br />
Nisha: I’m not sure.....my heart is beating very quickly and I don’t think I can cope with going<br />
outside.<br />
CHW: Nisha it sounds as though you’re feeling very worried about something, what do you<br />
think will happen if you go outside?<br />
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<strong>AN</strong> <strong>INTRODUCTION</strong> <strong>TO</strong> <strong>MENTAL</strong> <strong>HEALTH</strong>