PSIKOEDUKASI BAHAYA SELF DIAGNOSE MELALUI MEDIA BANNER BAGI ANGGOTA POLRI DITRESKRIMUM POLISI DAERAH X

Abstract

The current rapid development of science and technology has changed people's lives, one of which is the way they view their mental health. The mental health of ordinary people is also often associated with mental health problems. Currently, the proliferation of mental health tests available on the internet has caused the phenomenon of self-diagnosis to increase in society. Self-diagnosis is a condition where a person diagnoses himself as suffering from a mental disorder or illness only through his own knowledge based on unofficial sources such as friends, family, the internet, or his own past experiences. This psychoeducation aims to increase insight and increase awareness and minimize the occurrence of self-diagnosis in the community, especially members of the National Police, Ditreskrimum Polda X. Implementation of this psychoeducation program starts from 18 November - 22 November 2024. This psychoeducation is carried out by carrying out a needs assessment first in order to collect data first, then put up a banner containing about self-diagnosis, what mental illness is, the dangers of self-diagnosis, and examples of self-diagnosis. After that, share the Google form link to fill out the evaluation which aims to find out the feedback felt by the participants. The result of implementing this psychoeducation is that participants gain new insight into self-diagnosis and what dangers occur when carrying out self-diagnosis. Participants also know and will apply not to self-diagnose.