MLA Mental Health and mental disorders
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Mental Health Mental disorders are among the common conditions threatening health care today. Most people with mental disorders can, however, lead productive lives if proper medication is provided. Mental disorders affect the way individuals think, feel or act. Just like other illnesses, mental disorders have biological and psychological roots (Gazzaniga and Heatherton 23). Many mental disorders such as, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and, separation anxiety disorder can lead to difficulties in social lives. While, mental health is a big issue affecting society’s stability today, cognitive behavioral, drug, and talk therapies should be used to cure mental disorders. The current paper analyzes the causes, symptoms and medications of mental disorders. Panic disorder is an unpredictable recurrent attack of severe panic, which is not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances. It is accompanied by choking sensations, sweating, and dizziness, chest pain, loss of control and feelings of ineffectuality (Gazzaniga and Heatherton 93). Most cases of panic disorders are attributed to severe stress that is caused by instances such as, loss of loved ones and divorce or the use of stimulants such as cocaine. It is clear that individuals with panic disorder face many challenges in their daily social lives; there is thus the need to utilize the available therapies. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by regular compulsive acts and obsessional thoughts. Obsessional ideas, images and impulses, are felt in the patient’s mind in a stereotyped form. Compulsive acts are physical or mental behaviors that are repeated by the patient even though they are not enjoyable. OCD is common in both children and adults and is associated with various occupational liabilities. Stress and poor parenting styles have been blamed for causing OCD. However, based on research by Gazzaniga and
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Mental Health Mental disorders are among the common conditions threatening health care today. Most people with mental disorders can, however, lead productive lives if proper medication is provided. Mental disorders affect the way individuals think, feel or act. Just like other illnesses, mental disorders have biological and psychological roots (Gazzaniga and Heatherton 23). Many mental disorders such as, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and, separation anxiety disorder can lead to difficulties in social lives. While, mental health is a big issue affecting society’s stability today, cognitive behavioral, drug, and talk therapies should be used to cure mental disorders. The current paper analyzes the causes, symptoms and medications of mental disorders. Panic disorder is an unpredictable recurrent attack of severe panic, which is not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances. It is accompanied by choking sensations, sweating, and dizziness, chest pain, loss of control and feelings of ineffectuality (Gazzaniga and Heatherton 93). Most cases of panic disorders are attributed to severe stress that is caused by instances such as, loss of loved ones and divorce or the use of stimulants such as cocaine. It is clear that individuals with panic disorder face many challenges in their daily social lives; there is thus the need to utilize the available therapies. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by regular compulsive acts and obsessional thoughts. Obsessional ideas, images and impulses, are felt in the patient’s mind in a stereotyped form. Compulsive acts are physical or mental behaviors that are repeated by the patient even though they are not enjoyable. OCD is common in both children and adults and is associated with various occupational liabilities. Stress and poor parenting styles have been blamed for causing OCD. However, based on research by Gazzaniga and
Cited: David, Pilgrim, and Anne Rogers. A Sociology of Mental Health and Illnesses. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 2005. Print. Gazzaniga, Michael, and Heatherton Todd. Psychological science. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2006. Print.