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Often times anxiety is caused by a medical condition. “Certain medicines have side effects that can cause or make anxiety worse” (HealthWise Staff). Medications for blood pressure, thyroid, or asthma are known as only some to possibly cause anxiety symptoms. There could also be a problem with your brain chemistry. With Generalized Anxiety Disorder, some … Read more
A Clubhouse is a vocational rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. The Clubhouse model of rehabilitation has been providing employment opportunities and transforming lives for 69 years throughout the world. Clubhouses are accredited through Clubhouse International, a non-profit organization that oversees clubhouse programs worldwide by promoting awareness, advocacy, expansion, training and accreditation. (“1 in … Read more
Neuropathy: Get the Facts on This Little-Known Nerve Disorder Neuropathy or peripheral neuropathy afflicts millions of people across this country. If you suffer from this disorder, your symptoms may include unexplained pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness. The symptoms will appear in the legs, feet, arms, hands and other parts of your body depending on … Read more
Stereotypes are formed in many different ways but are always exaggerated on what the group that is being perceived in a certain type of way does. Although we may not agree on what others say when a similar message is conveyed by a large group of people and is spread, we do not question these … Read more
In today’s society, disease, mental or not, runs rampant and continues to grow. ADHD is an ongoing issue that can find its way into anyone’s life, and even though it isn’t contagious it seems to take a hold on a lot of people and it isn’t something that can just be “cured”. Unfortunately, ADHD is … Read more
Americans with mental disabilities are one of the largest groups in America with some type of disability. Mental disorders can include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and trauma; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although, many of them are still able to have “jobs,” the real question is are they actually working efficiently, for the better of the company? … Read more
Traditionally, the public perceives the role of the school system as providing an equitable education experience for all students. However, as anyone within the profession of education knows, it’s not that simple. In light of major school-related tragedies, including Columbine and Sandy Hook, the issue of mental health services with in schools has been brought … Read more
1. There are multiple key actors at the beginning of this criminal event. For a criminal event to take place, three things need to take place which is a motivated offender, a suitable target and a lack of capable guardianship (Carleton, 2017a). Here, we have a motivated 38-year-old Vancouver resident who committed multiple crimes in … Read more
In today’s society, disease, mental or not, runs rampant and continues to grow. ADHD is an ongoing issue that can find its way into anyone’s life, and even though it isn’t contagious it seems to take a hold on a lot of people and it isn’t something that can just be “cured”. Unfortunately, ADHD is … Read more
Americans with mental disabilities are one of the largest groups in America with some type of disability. Mental disorders can include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and trauma; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although, many of them are still able to have “jobs,” the real question is are they actually working efficiently, for the better of the company? … Read more
Throughout all of Dutton’s theories and tendencies, he puts forward the argument that society as a whole is more psychopathic than ever: “after all, psychopaths tend to be fearless, confident, charming, ruthless, and focused? qualities that are tailor-made for success in the twenty-first century. ” Dutton’s main theory or finding was the fact that although … Read more
Over 50 million Americans face daily struggles with a mental illness. In today’s society, individuals feel less comfortable going to see a psychologist than they do seeing an eye doctor or a dentist. Also, individuals feel worse about needing assistance fighting depression or anxiety than they do about requiring help with cancer. The term “mental … Read more
Imagine being blamed or made fun of for having cancer. That is the same as being blamed for having a mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety. That sounds preposterous, right? Well, it happens everyday. Mental illnesses are conditions that affects a person’s thinking, feeling or mood. 1 in 5 adults experiences a mental … Read more
To this day there is still a huge misunderstanding of mental illnesses and how individuals experiencing symptoms are affected. Specifically with the up and downs of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and many individuals associate the disorders with certain aspects only due to mainstream media. These mental illnesses manifest themselves vastly different in each individual with the … Read more
Today, more than 60 million people in the United States, approximately one in five, have some type of disability (The Equal Rights Center. n. d. ). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major … Read more
The study of psychology is the study of mental behavior through different stages of life and illnesses. Not only does psychology cause you to use extraneous amounts of critical thinking, but it also covers the interesting topic of mental illnesses. Counseling psychology an interesting topic, within psychology. This large field in psychology is fascinating, because … Read more
Having a chronic illness or condition and being different from the general population subjects a person to possible stigmatization by those who do not have the illness (Joachim & Acron, 2000). Stigma is a negative stereotype. For persons with mental illness, stigma is one of the greatest barrier to complete and satisfying life. Mentally ill … Read more
Based on research articles read thus far, there is a linkage between vasopressin and oxytocin and social behavior, and there is also a linkage between early life/ prenatal stress and vasopressin and oxytocin receptor densities in the brains of rodents. Stress is defined as the brain’s response to any demand and can be triggered by … Read more
In both The Bell Jar and A Brief History of Time, the authors utilize figurative language. In The Bell Jar, Esther is overcome with a sense of helplessness when she is checked into a mental asylum. In her demented mental state she says, “It wouldn’t have made once scrap of a difference to me, because … Read more
Assessment of the Necessity and Validity of the Insanity Defense Despite public notions about the use of the insanity defense in criminal trials by defendants as a method of reducing their punishments, the reality is that the defense is rarely invoked, difficult to feign, and when proven, often leads to longer incarcerations than if the … Read more
What the t-4 program really is Opener: Many people don’t realize the pain and suffering that mentally disabled went through during the holocaust. They practically thought that they mentally ill was unworthy of living so they thought they only thing they could do was kill them. People don’t realize how much this impacted many horrific … Read more
In Michael Krahl’s “The Weight on Our Shoulders Is Too Much, and We Are Falling”: Suicide among Inuit Male Youth in Nunavut, Canada he discusses the major impact of mental illness on the youth of the Inuit society. In “Incorporating the prosthetic: Traumatic, limb-loss, rehabilitation and refigured military bodies” Seth Messinger discusses the importance of … Read more
Why does the mental health of the woman in The Yellow Wallpaper, written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, seem to deteriorate throughout the entirety of the short story? The woman does not seem to be very ill; but, as time progresses, it can be assumed that her state of mind is slowly worsening. While her husband, … Read more
Walking into the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center I could feel my palms getting sweaty, my heart racing, my body started shaking, an anxiety attack was creeping up. I started looking different directions figuring out how I could make a run for it, how I could stop my mind from racing, how I could get … Read more
Girl Interrupted (1999) is a film depicting a youthful female in the 1960s battling with the instability of her own emotional sickness (Mangold, (n. d. )). With the influence of her parents, Susanna Kayson concedes herself into a psychiatric and is later determined to have Borderline Personality Disorder. Her fight demonstrates that those agonies from … Read more
Killers are born among sheep, because no one will ever suspect them from arising. The definition of insanity is, A defense for criminal liability that asserts a lack of criminal responsibility due to mental instability (Gaines & Miller p. 81). Throughout history there have been cases, where people have used the insanity defense to explain … Read more
The legal definition of insanity stated by therapist Bryan Howes is “n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. ” Which emphasizes the idea that if an individual is not in control of … Read more
This woman presents with a moderately-severe dysarthria, with 85% intelligibility in known contexts and 80% intelligibility in unknown contexts. Primary characteristics of the dysarthria are forced audible inspiration, forced inspiration-expiration, strained-strangled voice, voice stoppages, imprecise consonants, inappropriate silence, reduced stress, and slow rate. The client’s overall intelligibility was not greatly affected, since her single word … Read more
character. Impaired occupational and social function. Problems with cleanliness and physical appearance. Paranoid thoughts and ideas. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors. ” According to The national alliance on mental health the actual cause of schizoaffective disorder is unknown however a combination of factors contributes to the development of schizoaffective disorder. Schizoaffective disorder tends to run in … Read more
What is Comorbidity? Comorbidity can be defined most generally as the co-occurrence of two or more mental or physical disorders together. This is one of the critical issues while examining the patient and became an important topic of research to understand the effects in detail. Comorbid indicates existence of different medical conditions within the patient … Read more
In 1995, genetically 50% out of 1,000 people in the population end up or effected by Huntington’s disease. (Phillips, Dennis H. ) Huntington’s disease commonly known as HD is an inherited disease that causes certain nerve cells in the brain to waste away. (National Library of Medicine) This basically means that you lose all function … Read more
Imagine your normal everyday life, then everything goes black and when you awake you’re unable to recall what happened during that time. This is what happens to Mrs. Eve White, a sweet and innocent house wife. The lapse in time, Eve White is unable to recall specific moments and it starts to cause an impact … Read more
There are many different things that are the cause of mental disorders. Alcoholism, brain tumors, strokes, and damage to the brain are a few causes of mental disorders. Mental disorders can also result from birth. There are many health care services for mental disorders. Three occupations that help the symptoms of mental health are psychiatrist, … Read more
