Thuy Huynh November 16‚ 2012 Mental Status Exam 1) Appearance (unkempt‚ unclean‚ clothing disheveled‚ atypical clothing‚ well-groomed‚ drab‚ meticulous‚ obese‚ underweight‚ etc.) -clothing were disheveled‚ unshaven-ed beard‚ unclean‚ unkempt attire 2) Attitude (resistive‚ cooperative‚ complacent‚ detached‚ resentful‚ suspicious‚ uncooperative‚ overly compliant‚ provocative‚ other symptom) -detached from surrounding environment‚ seemed to be on guard at all times
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While walking boasts a number of physical benefits‚ it also can give the brain mental boosts as well. Some examples of the emotional benefits of exercise: Walking slows mental decline. A study of 6‚000 women‚ ages 65 and older‚ performed by researchers at the University of California‚ San Francisco‚ found that age-related memory decline was lower in those who walked more. The women walking 2.5 miles per day had a 17-percent decline in memory‚ as opposed to a 25-percent decline in women who walked
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Mental health disorders are serious illnesses that affect many people every day. The number of people being affected by these illnesses is increasing every year with no signs of letting up‚ causing psychologists to be concerned. One group of people that is extremely affected by this are college students. As college students make a huge transition in their lives they begin to cross obstacles. One of these obstacles being mental health issues. The book College Student Mental Health Counseling: A Developmental
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Service Worker Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Service Workers Skills and characteristics are essential in the Human Service Profession to be efficient in helping the clients. The Human Service Professional is a one of a kind individual‚ which requires skills and certain characteristics that very few people have. This paper will discuss the skills and characteristics and the definition of the two which are essential in this
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Mental Health Issue The most interesting thing about humans is our minds. The mind is capable of amazing things like thought and invention and everyone has their own. Their own thoughts‚ ethics‚ morals‚ tendencies‚ wants‚ needs and the list go on. That being said some minds have highs and lows that they cannot control‚ and those minds are trapped in a Mental Health Issue. In this paper we will discuss three issues that we see as very prominent in our society and wanted a closer look. The three disorders
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seventh edition glossary of literary terms from Ohio University written by M.H. Abrams‚ the term ‘imagery’ is claimed as ‘mental pictures’. Cecil Day-Lewis agrees with this statement in his book‚ Poetic Image‚ that an image‚ “is a picture made out of words” (Lewis 17-18). In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ there are many demonstrations of imagery used that gives readers a mental picture of what is going on in the play. Imagery gives literature life and emotion; it makes the reader feel as if he/she
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"There are many stigmas and stereotypes associated with mental health. Most of the stereotypes are attributed to a lack of understanding" (Cassada Lohmann). "Many people stumble into self harming. Some might act initially out of anger or frustration‚ and hit something or cut themselves to express their pain‚ and‚ unexpectedly‚ when they cause injury [sic] they realize that they strangely feel better inside" (Clark). Kids throughout the United States are experiencing this‚ and the phenomenon is spreading
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by living in poverty are stress‚ isolation and shame (understanding poverty‚ 2008). Vulnerability is when a person can be easily hurt or taken advantage off‚ the groups considered most vulnerable in society are the elderly‚ people who suffer from mental health illnesses‚ special needs and children. The reason being that they made need some form of care be it a care home or a carer to help them in their own home‚ this leaves them dependent on these people. In the U.S the estimated percentage of
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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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suicidal thoughts. After reading the play‚ and getting to understand more about Bipolar Disorder‚ more about Hamlet‚ and ruling out other disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder‚ and Anxiety Disorder‚ Hamlet has been
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