Introduction Itâs 2022. As modern an era as it can get. Never before has life been so chaotic, challenging, and quick-moving. On one hand, modern life stands on the pinnacle of comfort and happiness; on the other, it is fraught with the many tensions and anxieties that come with advancement. For some, it might be the generic tensions encompassing life such as rent, utility bills, work, etc., and for others, the traffic and stress of living in big cities. Stress...
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Have you ever envisioned yourself on the reciprocating end of a story that sensationalizes only a portion of relevant information towards you? Shon brightly through a negative light, the media is evidently responsible for disseminating of adverse stereotypes and false descriptions of innocent victims who are silently suffering with mental health issues. Through the influential forces of manipulation and stigmatization, the media holds the power to control societyâs thoughts and attitudes towards mental health patients. Inaccurately depicted throughout all media...
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Mental Health Awareness: How does it expose and increase stigma? Mental health nowadays has been taken for granted and lightly regardless of how critical the illness is. According to New Straits Times by Arumugam, one-third of adults in Malaysia are grappling with mental health issues, whether they realize it or not. A survey conducted last year by Deputy director-general of health, Datuk Dr. Lokman Hakim Sulaiman revealed that 4.2 million out of 14.4 million Malaysians aged 16 and above suffered...
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In this essay I will be discussing my opinion on mental health, my personal experience, and why I believe it is not taken as seriously as it should be. Most people have been or will be diagnosed with a mental illness in their lifetime. Unfortunately, though everyone does not receive the help they need for these illnesses. Mental illness is normal and can affect anyone, even being passed down genetically. But yet there is still shame behind having it. I...
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Within this essay, I will discuss Stress and Stress Management Techniques. Stress is a force that tends to strain or deform mental emotion or physical tension. Stress can be an unwanted feeling with deep emotions and physiological arousal which can be experienced in certain situations. When we look at different definitions of stress it can be seen in many ways by different people under different conditions. There are many forms of stress Acute, Episodic, chronic, and many more. Acute stress...
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There are many different ways to control stress. Stress is responding to changes in life, in a difficult or emotional situation. Life involves a change to everyone at any time and they can be constant. Stress can come from many different ways which are known as âStressorsâ. There is no way to avoid stress, it just comes and goes in and out of life like nothing. There are many ways to have stress like for example, a divorce or the...
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Abstract Bipolar disorder is a serious mental sickness characterized by extreme shifts in moods and behavior that affect all people, from children and teenagers to adults. The topic under study was inspired by the zeal to learn more about Bipolar Disorder, how it is caused, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Bipolar Disorder affects 1-3 percent of people in a population with the effect distributed equally between men and women. Heredity and brain structure of people are connected to the causes...
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Introduction Adam dropped out of school at 19 years old to join the music. He traveled the country with his music band. In his twenties, he met his wife when h but the marriage did not last for long. Adam has been drinking excessively and suffers from long periods of depression, has been unemployed for three and a half years. Tom, who loves his father, Adam, is reluctant to visit because he feels nervous staying overnight, especially when his father...
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Introduction 'Welcome to Holland' is a widely celebrated essay written by Emily Perl Kingsley. This thought-provoking piece uses the metaphor of a trip to Holland instead of Italy to describe the experience of raising a child with disabilities. Through its powerful use of language and symbolism, 'Welcome to Holland' offers a profound perspective on parenting, acceptance, and the complex emotions that accompany unexpected life circumstances. In this literary criticism essay, we will delve into the themes, symbolism, and impact of...
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At only fifteen years old, I was faced with a grief like no other - the loss of my best friend, Vilsen, to suicide. Following Vilsenâs passing, I often found myself trying to imagine how he was feeling in the final moments of his life. It made me crumble to think of how alone such a tenderhearted individual like Vilsen felt. For a long time, I was riddled with guilt for not directly engaging with him about his mental health,...
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Beauty is a state of mind. As adolescent girls and boys grow and develop, they have to learn to accept and love their bodies. The process of loving oneself is arduous, and being insecure can last into adulthood. However, some childrenâs insecurities may turn into serious disorders. One condition that is related to body dysmorphia is anorexia nervosa, which is defined as an eating disorder in which one, typically a female, obsesses over how they look and turns to restrictive...
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Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is classified to be a severe psychiatric disorder that affects individualsâ social life and personal. The origin of the word itself Schizophreniaâ meaning âsplit mindâ in Greekâfirst appeared in 1908 by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (Barnet, 2018). This disorder presents itself in three types of symptoms which can be psychotic symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive impairment. Psychotic symptoms can present delusions and hallucinations which is the inability to connect with reality. Other symptoms related to this order...
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In recent literature, researchers underline that multiple and antisocial personality disorder is real but that it rarely occurs spontaneously, without prompting, and therefore does not deserve to be a primary-level diagnosis. Special attention is given to gender differences and behavior patterns of patients and possible treatment methods. There is a small but well-recognized group of adults with a mild learning disability, predominantly but not exclusively male, who come within this rubric and who pose major problems of management, containment, and...
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There has been an ongoing debate on the issue concerning how prisoners should be treated in prisons, the main question being, are inmates only supposed to be punished or is it possible to engage inmates in rehabilitation programs and other means to change them and make them law-abiding and self-reliant once released? According to, (Jones, 2009), the major focus of prison rehabilitation programs should be to increase the inmateâs education or skills level and thus increasing their chances of success...
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This essay will summarise a case study of a client who is suffering from severe schizophrenia, including three factors that have contributed towards their ill mental health, followed by the importance of a positive outlook on mental health and also including risk factors in developing mental ill health. Additionally, a definition of mental health, mental well-being, and mental ill health concerns the individual. Schizophrenia has been known for the past one hundred years and is stated to be an extreme...
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This essay will focus on Steven's case in dealing with paranoid schizophrenia while dealing with life and relationships, Steven had a successful landscape gardening business and was in the army reserve, used to be a very active man until his drink got spiked one night and he started hearing voices, he was then hospitalized for 2 weeks and was sleep deprived after being discharged from the hospital, he resorted to taking alcohol which didn't help but the music did help...
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Mental health is defined as an individual's concern over their emotional, psychological, and behavioral well-being. Furthermore, it is determined through the capability of managing stress and having the ability to function properly through different scenarios. It is important to observe one's mental health and seek aid when problems begin to arise. However, when there is a clear lack of attention concerning mental health, it can lead to more serious health disorders. For instance, mental health is stigmatized in Hispanic culture,...
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Topic: the value of being alive. Specific purpose: to motivate my audience to save a suicidal person and change their lives. Did you ever hear of someone ever suicide or self-injury? It means acts that directly harm our lives or our body. Self-injury includes a variety of behaviors, including self-immolation, scratching of body parts, bumping your body against hard objects, and hitting yourself with fists or other objects that can cause injury or death. Did you ever have thought of...
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There are several issues you run into when dealing with a mental illness. It's tricky when it comes to mental health because you must be very cautious. There are ways to cope with mental health, but it can turn for the worse if youâre not careful. Substance abuse is an issue that can hurt a person's life. There are people in the world who are going through this right now and need help. I will explain why this particular issue...
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In consideration of the known gaps in access to mental health care for veterans, there have been many initiatives that have been put in place to address and bridge these gaps. One initiative, in particular, is called Healthcare, Evaluation, Advocacy, and Legislation (HEAL), which helps by connecting veterans to case managers provided by the private veteransâ group called AMVETS, or American Veterans, a federally chartered veteranâs organization and corporation. AMVETS has partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in...
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In today's installment of the movie show, we are looking at the outstanding film, American Sniper. One issue in particular that stood out to me whilst watching this incredible biography of Christopher Kyles's life which is portrayed by Bradley Cooper is that of mental health. American Sniper is a war drama biographical film in that follows the life of a United States Navy Seal sniper who served four tours in the Iraq war and was awarded several commendations for his...
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Being in love; who wouldâve knew that such an idyllic feeling could be so complex and stressful at the same time. Falling in love was one of the best experiences of my life - I just wish I was more mature at the time to appreciate it. For the longest time, even at a young age, I never thought Iâd fall in love. Iâve always been over-obsessed with how I look and deeply self conscious about my weight. I often...
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Hysteria is an overwhelming fear causing distress, that overrides logic and is often heightened and augmented by the presence of others who are acting out on that fear as well, it may be perceived by one person in society and spread amongst all, therefore tearing apart a community, making everyone question the truth. In Arthur Millerâs notable play, the Crucible, individuals undergo a dramatic transformation when the widespread fear of witchcraft overwhelms logic and individual thought. Anyone having a different...
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Ask children about the first thing that comes to their mind when they hear the words âdrug addictâ and ârehab.â They will likely tell you that drug addicts are bad peopleâderanged criminals with no hope of salvation. Their parents would have told them to avoid people who came out from rehab. So, children will have negative thoughts about those people as well. The dehumanization of drug addicts is so pervasive that it permeates the home. The way how media and...
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, better known as PTSD, haunts the everyday lives of the many veterans who have served our country. PTSD has been around for many years, originally called âshell shock,â dating back to the period of World War I. It is hard to imagine what goes on in war. A person would have to go there and experience it to truly understand what our men and women soldiers go through every day. Soldiers witness horrific scenes and survive...
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The main goal of group therapy for veterans with PTSD is to jointly overcome behavioral problems associated with avoiding, aggressive, self-harm, or antisocial behavior. The first objective of this goal is to establish a trusting relationship between the counselor and veterans who suffer from PTSD. An essential point in goal setting is to identify the main obstacles that refrain patients from confidential communication with a counselor and other group members. Although most veterans are men, there may also be women...
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The United States has been involved in wars from the beginning of its foundation. People fought and died defending their nation, enduring many traumas. Survivors are considered lucky as some would say, but I think otherwise. They may have lived to tell their stories, but the scars they walked away with, both physical and mental, caused grave damage to their lives. Some of these wounds cannot be seen, but consequently deprive them of living normal lives. As the nation took...
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The World Health Organization (2019) defines mental health as âa state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stress of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can make a contribution to his or her societyâ. For a behavior to be considered abnormal, it must be deviant from normal behavior, it must cause distress, it must be dangerous, and well as cause dysfunction in a personâs daily routine (Davis, 2009). When...
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âBut you, youâre not exactly the everyday man on the street, but youâre not nuts.â ~ Randle McMurphy Madness throughout time and culture has been portrayed as a dissociation from the ordinary perception of the real world otherwise known as mental illness. Mental Illness is present worldwide resulting in severe marginalization which furthermore develops the broad interpretation that the mentally ill are merely âincorrect pieces within a jigsaw puzzleâ who are incapable of âfitting inâ. These ideas are reflected within...
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In the book âThe Catcher in the Ryeâ by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield has a mental illness that makes it challenging for him to face reality. There are various cases in which Holden faces parts of his depression which causes him to view life differently than others. A few instances where Holden is not facing reality are when he punches the window after Allieâs death, not thinking before acting and flunking out of three schools. Holden makes...
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