Mental illness among youth has become an increasingly pressing concern in today's society. Adolescence is a critical developmental period characterized by significant changes in emotions, behaviors, and social interactions. This essay delves into the complex web of the causes of mental illness in youth, including...
Mental illness has a long history of being stigmatized in societies around the globe Mental health stigmaTrusted Source refers to societal disapproval, or when society places shame on people who live with a mental illness or seek help for emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression,...
In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story The Yellow Wallpaper mental illness plays a central role. The author depicts the suffering a woman faced following the birth of her child. At this time women were dependent on men to provide shelter and live a maternal life....
Released in 1999, ‘Fight Club’ is still to this day considered one of the most classic movies among cinema lovers. It depicts the story of a nameless office worker suffering from depression and insomnia. In an effort to improve his emotional state, he attends support...
In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim is not time traveling nor going to an alien planet. Time-traveling and going to an alien planet becomes coping mechanisms through which he can deal with traumatic events that he experiences during his lifetime. Billy is suffering from post-traumatic...
The rising population of inmates with mental illness is steadily rising, 'Today, some 283,800 state and local inmates are identified as having a mental illness, representing 16% of the inmate populations”. The rising epidemic of prisoners with a mental illnesses is beginning to complicate many...
The aim of this essay will be to investigate the different therapies and psychotherapies that can be implemented by a community psychiatric nurse to help Adam, a service user who lives alone and suffers from bipolar disorder. It will also explain how bipolar disorder symptoms,...
Using the PROMPT criteria for this essay I will undertake an evaluation Bunyan, M., Crowley, J., Cashen, A. and Mutti, M. ‘A look at inpatients’ experience of mental health rehabilitation wards’, Mental Health Practice, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 17–23 and how this research may...
Sleep is an important part of our lives which allows your body and brain to rest, making you very fresh and energetic by the time you wake up.Moreover,a good amount of sleep is helping the body remain in healthy condition. However, the lack of sleep...
It is often you hear of people living with different disorders that poses as a big effect in their daily living. Although some disorders are not that bad, there are some serious ones that just does not allow you to live as normal. Schizophrenia, a...
Schizophrenia is a long term mental disorder where a person has a hallucinated sense of being. It affects 1% of the world population. It generally occurs in people in the age group of 16-30. The patients experience, delusions and cognitive difficulties. The patients do not...
Introduction: Schizophrenia consists of two words “schizo” meaning “split” and “phrenia” meaning “mind”.Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder (Van Den Heuvel & Fornito, 2014). A patient hears voices or sees things that don’t exist. A person who experiences this condition feels alone due to this...
Some mental disorders may seem pretty common, like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, phobias, and the like. But you may not yet have heard about the more complicated and rare conditions one could suffer from. Most of the time, we see odd representations of...
According to a study from Harvard medical school in 2007 Social Anxiety Disorder Affects over 12% of the United States population, if we do the math that comes out to be about 40 million people. For every nine people we know one of them could...
Imagine being scared to go outside, or presenting in front of the class, expect Anxiety is much more than being scared. Anxiety is one of many mental illnesses that people live within our society and though it is different for everyone, but they all can...
Mental illnesses are strikingly common and hardly discussed in American culture, despite having significant impacts every facet of our lives. Nearly 43.8 million, or 20% of the United States population, faces mental illness annually and these numbers have been steadily increasing over the last several...
The same was not true in the case of the unipolar participants. In neither case did the duration of their illness seem to affect their performance. In conclusion, the researcher's hypothesis that both unipolar and bipolar participants would display impairment in memory while controls would...
In the film A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard, the protagonist John Nash is a mathematical prodigy who made an astonishing finding early in his career and stood on the edge of international acclaim. However, it was later discovered that Nash had schizophrenia, and...
Caring for a person with bipolar disorder poses both emotional burdens such as grief, worry, tension etc and objective burdens such as increased expenditure of money and time. Resilience in a family members/caretakers of persons with mental illness can help overcome the burden and stress...
When an individual suffers from despair, they generally really feel like they've nowhere to show. They feel like they're on their lonesome and have no idea the place to show to for assist. Residing with despair shouldn't be this manner. The next article goes to...
Criminal psychology is the study of one’s mind and behaviour; figuring out their thoughts, attitudes, and intentions to better understand the reasoning behind a crime; this is known as criminal behaviour. After analyzing a crime, the convicted is brought to court for a final declaration,...
The Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the number one cause of inherited intellectual disability in males, and the second most common cause of intellectual disability after Down Syndrome. The world prevalence is estimated to be 1:5000-7000 in males and 1:4000-6000 in females [2]. Physical phenotype...
Introduction The legal and illegal use of recreational and prescription drugs has significantly increased in recent years all over the world and among most populations. Underrepresented groups, such as people with Intellectual Disability (ID), formerly known as Mental Retardation (MR), may face more challenges than...
In early part of 19th century, Dr. James Esdaile, a surgeon working in Kolkata under the East India Company, with the help of his native assistant, experimented with and used Mesmerism as a pain relieving technique during the surgeries he performed and also in some...
Mental health and wellbeing are of major importance due to the vital role in which they play in everyday life. This can be shown in the prevalence, with mental health affecting approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK each year. (1) Good mental health...
First time diagnoses for mentally ill patients often are inaccurate with wrong medication being prescribed, however, biotypes could promise more accurate diagnoses in the future. These biotypes show subtle differences in brain gray matter, further differentiating between broad diagnoses. Without accurate diagnoses, many mental illness...
As humans, we think, we feel, we behave. Most of the time our behaviors, thoughts and feelings help us function in our everyday life. What if our feelings suddenly fade away? How are we supposed to live in our daily basis? Is it normal to...
On your whiteboards, write or draw the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “psychopath”. More often than not, society’s initial reaction to the term “psychopath” is negative. In today’s culture, the term “psychopath” has become synonymous with crazy serial...
After women experience the pain of giving birth to their child, it’s not the end of their nightmare for most of them. Many might have Postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is a mental health illness that causes women having moods of sadness, loneliness, worthlessness, and anxiety...
Through history, homesickness has not only been of interest to poets and writers, scientists have also shown interest in this phenomenon. Nevertheless, as far back as the seventeenth century, the importance of a systematic study of homesickness was recognized, particularly by Swiss investigators. For instance,...
Kwashiorkor, also known as “edematous malnutrition, is caused by an unbalanced diet to very low protein intake, or marasmus. Kwashiorkor is most often apparent in poverish regions experiencing food deprivation. “The diseases usually strikes after weaning, between 1 and 3 years of age. It is...
Everyone gets lonely at one point or another in their lives. Loneliness is a normal emotion we feel when we disconnect ourselves from others either emotionally or physically. Truth be told, even though loneliness is a normal emotion, it is no easy to live with...
Gender plays an enormous role in the way males and females perceive their illness and symptoms. Women tend to have more symptoms than men and have been shown to outlive men by an average of three years (Ogden, 2017). There are many factors that can...
Abstract The world contains large numbers of the elderly and aging population. There are a number of studies that have been carried out to determine what factors enable a person to live to old age. This essay examines the effects of external factors such as...
We as humans are creatures of the culture that we create; as a 19-year-old girl living in the stereotypical 'I’m lost in life and nobody can understand me' point of my life, I’ve become fairly acquainted with the side effects of today’s complex culture. Whether...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger are two classic coming-of-age novels that share similarities but also have distinct differences in the way they portray their themes. Both books explore the struggles of adolescence...
Introduction Herman Melville’s 1856 short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street”, presents the mentally troubled title character and it is hard to imagine the multitude of meanings it contains and the interpretations it inspires. This paper will focus on the psychological interpretation...
Introduction The Fall of the House of Usher, penned by the renowned author Edgar Allan Poe, is a captivating gothic tale that delves into the haunting and mesmerizing theme of madness. Right from the story's outset, readers are plunged into a realm of darkness, decay,...
The experimental film I have chosen to discuss in this following essay is Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky and released in 30 November 2010. Black Swan is about a young lady (Nina) that acquires the lead role in the play “Swan Lake”. The film...
The dissociative identity disorder is a disorder called in others time as multiple personalities disorder. It is a condition which a person has more than one personality or identity state. People with this kind of disorder may feel like there are one or more than...
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. (Pshycology Today, 2017) D.I.D previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a really sensitive yet beguiling mental disorder....
According to the DSM-5, “Dissociative disorders are characterized by a disruption of and/or discontinuity in the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body representation, motor control, and behavior.” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The criteria for being diagnosed is difficult to meet considering the...
In Europe, early cases only showed ‘bipolar disorders’, with mostly just 2 personalities. For example, case of Mary Reynolds, Estelle, Skae. Their personalities varied only between two extremes. Azam, in the 1870s, observed Felida for 32 years, who had convulsions and was hysterical. He denied...
Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes combined the elements of combines elements of strategic therapy by Milton Erickson, the brief therapy model of the mental research institute, structural therapy by Salvador Minuchin, cybernetic theories by Gregory Bateson, and communication theory by Don Jackson to develop strategic...
Introduction: Developmental dyslexia and how it relates to brain function are complicated topics that researchers have been studying since dyslexia was first described over a hundred years ago. Having information about the likely explanation for and potential cause of the student's difficulties often relieves teachers'...
In current times, it is very common for people to be bilingual or even multilingual due to learning them from their parents or even going beyond and learning languages on your own. There are also many people who have misconceptions that being a bilingual individual...
Madness seems to be very common for most of the characters in Hamlet, it seems to tie in with revenge and is sometimes what people believe about everything at the end. What is madness? Well, madness is the state of being mentally ill, especially severely....
For this essay, I will examine the novel “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” which is written by Ken Kesey. This novel really intrigued my interest; I love reading fictional novels based on historical events that actually have happened; it teaches me new things while...
Bipolar Disorder: Definition Mood shifts are more often perceived to be ordinary occurrences in a person’s daily life. At least there are those times when one will feel remarkably rejuvenated and happy and about specific issues or events and there are those days when they...
Bipolar II disorder is a variation of bipolar spectrum disorder; a neurological disease that causes symptoms such as mood swings, anxiety, deep sadness, euphoria, general discontent, guilt, hopelessness, or loss of interest or pleasure in activities. Bipolar disorder is one of the most distinct syndromes...
Introduction Approximately 1 in 5 people in the U.S struggles with a mental illness every year, Hollywood being no exception. As time goes on due to a better societal view on mental illness more and more of our favorite actors, producers, and musicians come forward...
Bipolar disorder, or manic depressive, is a mood disorder fluctuating between states of extreme highs and major lows from the societal norm. Mood swings associated with the disorder can be severe and incapacitating as compared to most other individuals. Many with the disorder attend school,...
Mental health care is an important issue that is being addressed and promoted in this era in comparison to 10 years ago. However, the stereotype related to psychological diseases is still prevalent in society. Even so, the Government of Australia is actively promoting importance of...
Abstract In this paper, my goal was to administer a summary of antisocial personality disorder, to broaden my understanding of this psychological state. By researching this subject, I’ll be able to thoroughly understand this personality disorder, and other similar disorders that may be related to...
In our society today we are taught that medications are an “easy and short-term fix” to a mental illness, resulting in many people falling towards this rather than therapy. Cognitive-behavioral theory is a form of short-term therapy, that works in the present (rather than issues...
Abnormal psychology is a term defined by being statistically deviant from the norm and definitions and have changed considerable amounts over the past few centuries. Even today there are debates to what is deemed to be ideal mental health. Within psychology we try and justify...
Abstract Group settings can provide its members the reassurance that they are not alone with whatever problems they are facing, but most importantly they serve as platform of hope and socialization where it’s members can learn from one another. This essay will discuss the observation...
Victims of those who have experienced sexual abuse as a child have exhibited and become more prone to mental health systems later on in their lives. This is a topic of study that has been studied for years in order to help the psychology community...
Imagine being scared to go outside, to get on an elevator, or even to take a bite of food. For many people this fear consumes their everyday life. It is a psychological problem called a phobia. A phobia is a psychological condition that needs to...
Adolescences is described as the age from 10 to 19 years old, and this is a time in an individual’s life in which is unique and developmental. Though many adolescents do not experience issues with their mental health, several physical, emotional and social changes, including...
Anorexia nervosa (AN), usually referred to as merely anorexia is a predominant eating disorder that is more commonly in but not restricted to females in comparison to their male counterparts. Anorexia is split into two separate types within the disorder, restrictive and binge/purging. Restrictive Anorexia...
In Journal 10 which is the prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and stress in a sample of college students reported that Franciscan University Counseling Center showcased the result of an increase of 231% in regular visitors over the last four years, as well as...
Many prostitutes extinguish their emotions while they are with customers. At least that is the case for Roberta Victor, a prostitute who was interviewed in Working by Studs Terkel. At the outset of her interview, Victor claims that “The role one plays when hustling has...
Yoga is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophical traditions. There is a broad variety of yoga schools, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The term 'yoga' in the Western world often denotes a modern form of Hatha yoga, consisting largely...
The United States has an ongoing homelessness problem that seems to be unfixable. Thousands of people without homes, jobs, and adequate health care. Among them is a percentage of homeless veterans who have fought for our freedoms and have sacrificed their lives for our country....
Becoming a veteran means having to put your life on the line for your country. It comes with sacrifice, fear, and unfortunately sometimes mental illness. Many of the veterans returning home are faced with the harsh reality of unemployment due to many factors, including mental...
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the writer takes a deeper view into mental health complications during the 1800’s. In this book, the reader can understand that the author has clear equality beliefs between females and males, specifically mentally. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is...
HIV/ AIDS is a disease that disproportionately affects those whom are living in poverty and deepens the divide between social strata. Although there is no cure for HIV/AIDS, we as health professionals do our best to prevent it from spreading and taking more lives. The...
Stress is something that everyone deals with daily (Helquist & Cohen, 2012). Stress can be caused by a lot of things and it is different for each individual. In an article written by Gongala (2017), she mentioned that academic stress was one of the most...
Afghanistan is a country of approximately 35 million people, where 99.7% practice Islam in an environment highly susceptible to flooding, droughts, and earthquakes (Central Intelligence Agency, 2018). The country has suffered a prolonged state of war and political instability since 1973, including the rise of...
Richards et al (2000) performed a study on male maximum security psychiatric inmates in 2000. The study focused on effects of disclosure of traumatic events on illness behavior among psychiatric prison inmates. inmates who had undergone traumatic experiences were offered writing sessions over the course...
These are some of the common problems in the Life Cycle that each individual may come across at one point of their life, when in counselling there are people or patients who come to you as counsellor these are some of the problems that patients...
It can be very challenging dealing with social axiety and it can be difficult seeking help for this condiiton. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) at first to seek help for a condition like social anxiety disorder, which can make youafraid to speak to people. But if...
The following proposal concerns the development and delivery of a nutritional and low impact exercise training program for all inpatient males’ ages 16-34 diagnosed with a mental illness, more specifically those diagnosed with schizophrenia and taking antipsychotic medications. As most of us know maintaining a...
Abstract In the explanation of our paper topic, there is a conversation going on between 6 doctors about a patient who has no brain, however, the patient acts normally like everyone else. Among all the doctors, I want to defend the point of Doctor #4...
Can you imagine people lay the blame on people for being sick? Being accused that it was their own fault and they totally deserve it? This is what happens to the people suffering from mental illness, but it is slightly different. Mental illness is defined...
Depression is a mood disorder which leads those individuals who suffers from it a range of potential symptoms. The current paper will look into how serotonin can be a factor of low moods, with physiological changes happening in a range places in the brain, such...
“I wasn’t doing the things that I should have been doing to maintain my mental well-being and once you start getting into a spiral of secrecy and masking your emotions and running away then it is exactly that; you spiral down and it’s incredibly difficult...
The correlation between the religion and mental health has been highly studied mainly in the psychiatric field in the past years. In the article “Religion and Mental Health” Jeff Levin (2010) explained the relationship between religion and mental health by exploring different theoretical models. This...
Introduction “Isolation can lead to uniqueness but uniqueness also walks the path of mental institutions” – Winston Seeney Social isolation can be defined as having little contact or absence of social contact. When individuals keep themselves away from people around them and have no friends...
The war has brought many medical issues that have currently not been solved as of November 1919. Many medical complications have arisen amongst our war soldiers, and these complications are affecting our male demographic greatly. As we are reaching the one year mark since the...
Growing up, I had been familiar with the concept of suicide either through stories I had heard in the news or in superficial and casual conversation. While the issue made me feel sad, it had always felt like a distant problem, up until high school,...
The domain of psychopath is a frightening issue, tormenting a little level of individuals. Suffers frequently create withdrawn behavior, set apart by maladaptive identity attributes. For a lot of time, numerous causes behind this issue have been estimated, however the etiology stays uncertain. There are...
Mental Illness is defined as a health condition which involves changes in emotion, thinking or behaviour (or even a combination of these) while serious mental illness is a behavioural, mental or emotional disorder. Examples of serious mental health illnesses are schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder....
The advent of the telephone signaled a new form of communication for human beings. The ability to speak to someone far away enabled individuals to feel closer to one another. For many years, the telephone served its single intended purpose, which in and of itself...
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