Topic: Mental Disorders Thesis Statement: Mental disorders can be categorised into organic brain disorders‚ mood and anxiety disorders‚ personality disorders and psychotic disorders. Sub- topics: 1. Organic brain disorders 2. Mood and anxiety 3. Personality 4. Psychotic disorders Topic Sentences: 1. Organic brain disorders are the direct result of physical changes and diseases that affect the brain and is a major contributor of mental disorders. 2. Mood and anxiety arise
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Name Mental health I had been having periods of anxiety for over eight months which were characterized by sleepless nights and difficulties in concentration. Before then‚ I had been taking care of my father after my mother became ill and passed away two years ago. She had looked after my father and me in a loving manner and always took good care of us. I am a single women aged 26 years. I recently resigned from work in order to be present with my father as I take care of him. The problem got worse
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prejudices and lifestyles that people lead. Attitudes and prejudices Defining attitudes and prejudices separately an attitude is A settled way of thinking or feeling which typically reflects in a person’s behavior (dictionary.com). It is also a mental state which can be brought about by a individual having different beliefs and values(class notes‚2013). Attitudes that a individual has are often determined by how they have been brought up or the type of environment they are in. People have different
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Effects of degree of rotation 012687 University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Abstract The following study does a replication of Cooper and Shepard’s (1973) study on mental rotation using rotated and normal stimulus. The study investigated the effects of degree of rotation of the stimulus on the time taken (RT) for participants to distinguish between inversed stimuli and non-inversed stimuli. In the following study‚ we used 2 normal stimuli and 2 inversed of the normal stimuli‚ and applied
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Mental Health and Recidivism I. Introduction II. Deinstituionalization a. Refers to the discharge of over 85% of patients from state operated psychiatric hospitals b. State mental hospitals began releasing thousands of patients with chronic and severe psychiatric disorders into communities that lacked resources to provide an alternative. 1. Persons with mental illness were left unable to access appropriate treatment and social support services which led them to become homeless‚ impoverished
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people with mental illness‚ and other illness that affect someone as a person. Stigma can lead to depression‚ drug usage‚ suicide‚ and other issues that are significant. When a person is “labeled” or diagnosed with a disorder such as mental illness they began to be judged. Other people begin to entertain the light of making unacceptable comments and actions towards those with mental illness. Stigma of mental illness is very difficult to live cope and live with. Some people with mental illness are
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Misrepresentation of Mental Illnesses by Television Media To eliminate the partial representation of mental illnesses‚ television media needs to focus on all sides of this illness. The media needs to show that attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a legitimate disorder with effective treatments. At least one in four families in the U.S. is affected by mental illnesses. Unfortunately there is no cure for this range of illnesses‚ which have been around for thousands of years. Of
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Mental Disorders for the Homeless Did you know that a lot of homeless
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Struggles of Mental Illness 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 individuals are seen as being dangerous‚ violent and unpredictable. As a result of this view‚ the mentally ill are stereotyped‚ discriminated
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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that affects a person’s ability to feel‚ behave‚ mental or emotional responsiveness and thinking clearly. It is referred as the “disease of the brain” (umm.edu). With the cause being unknown there are multiple factors that are believed to play a role in schizophrenia which is genetics and brain chemistry. It is characterized by disturbances in communication‚ perception and behavior lasting more than 6 months (umm.edu). A person suffering from Schizophrenia
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