within a room where the door is shut and the freedom to exit is decided by staff. Isolation – the person is in the room alone. Reduction of sensory input – the room is reasonably bare‚ often containing no more than a bed and sometimes a toilet” (Mental Health Commission‚ 2004) History Because of its intrusive nature and the potential for misuse‚ interventions such as seclusion or physical restraints are always been a controversial issue in psychiatric history. In 18th century patients who proved
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independence in a society that requests conformity‚ with a traditionalist outlook. In Simmel’s‚ “The Metropolis and Mental Life”‚ he concentrated on the subjective culture of the small town and the objective culture of a populous‚ urban city and how it influences the individual. Living in a large populous metropolis‚ has a tendency to dull an individual’s mind‚ causing them have diminished mental activity and constraining them to be as far expelled from their inward identity as possible. Thus‚ rural life
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audiences applauded his accurate depiction of the emotional repercussions of committing murder. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare explores the mental states of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as they commit multiple heinous crimes and emphasizes how each action affects them differently. As the play progresses‚ both characters begin to show signs of extreme mental trauma‚ but one character suffers much more than the other. Lady Macbeth makes major personal sacrifices‚ yet gets nothing in return‚ she must
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NU 306 Mental Health Nursing *Reflections: Clinical Experiences in Community - Gero 1. Describe characteristics of clients served by this program. The clients at Shoals Hospital in the geriatric psyc. Unit were obviously old. I think the youngest person was a 60 year old female. All had psychiatric disorders but the disorder that seemed to be most prevalent was Major Depressive Disorder. I also got to talk to the oldest living person with Huntington’s disease which was very cool. 2
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Physical and Mental Health Exercise and nutrition has never really been a priority for me. Most of my life I have been thin so I never had to watch my weight. Now as I get older I notice that because of my schedule‚ and the things I eat‚ I am retaining more weight than usual. I have attempted to incorporate an exercise regimen for my family‚ but it doesn’t seem to stick. I have joined gyms‚ walked in my neighborhood and watch workout videos and none of these practices stay around too long. I understand
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INITIAL MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION I.APPEARANCE The client appears to be at her age. She wears blouse with shorts‚ sometimes with short pajama. For me‚ she is neat. She has a long and shiny hair. She has clean fingernails and always combing her hair. She brings a comb with her every time we had an activity. II.MOOD AND AFFECT The client facial expression appears to be appropriate. She is energetic and you will observe that she is enjoying our activity because she was happy. III.BEHAVIOR
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Edie’s Mental Transformation In “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro‚ written in 1974‚ the author presents the setting in the country in a small town of Palmerston‚ Canada. A young girl by the name of Edie‚ gets her first job working for the Peebles family. She meets a pilot‚ Mr. Watters‚ who she develops a crush towards. Edie believed in a fairy tale love; she imagines romantic illusions toward Mr. Watters‚ but at the end of the story she makes a practical decision for her life to have a secure
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Keith Jenkins Mental/Behavioral Case Study Ms. Wytisha Carter HCS/245 November 10‚ 2014 I am doing a case study for Jenny Stanson‚ who is a 20-year-old college student who that is currently living with her grandmother. Lately‚ she has been noticing that her grandmother seems to be confused at times‚ and often forgets things she has told her. She also informed me that her grandmother is often rather short-tempered. From what jenny says‚ this does not seem to be her usual manner and happens only
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The main reason Hamlet is being diagnosed with Bipolar I and not Schizophrenia is because Schizophrenia is what you go to when you can rule out all other Disorders‚ but in this case Bipolar I Disorder can’t be entirely out ruled (Abnormal Psychology). Hamlet isn’t the only character in the play that saw and heard the ghost‚ which is why the ghost being an auditory hallucination is being ruled out‚ and so is Schizophrenia. If Hamlet
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Mental State Examination Appearance • Jonathon Doeman‚36 yrs old Caucasian male attended interview with casual cloths and sunglasses on. • Lightly tattoos on both arms. • Rubbing arms‚ eyes and face and stretching cloths while having conversation‚ slightly anxious at the start of the interview. • Poor eyes contact‚ Grazing hair and unshaven. • Overweight and looks older than his actual age. • Bright clothing and wearing appropriate with the weather. Behaviour • Co-operative with the assessor. (Nurse)
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