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    head: MENTAL ILLNESS Mental Illness Natalie Maxwell March 8‚ 2010 Each year‚ almost 44 million Americans experience a mental disorder. In fact‚ mental illnesses are among the most common conditions affecting health today. The good news is that most people who have mental illnesses‚ even serious ones‚ can lead productive lives with proper treatment (www.yahoo.com). Mental illnesses are some of the most misunderstand afflictions in today’s society. Too many people think of mental illness

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    Psych. 110 Mental Illness Psychological disorder‚ also known as a mental disorder‚ is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms (Cherry Kendra). Films could be used as a medium for teaching anyone about psychology‚ social work‚ medicine‚ nursing‚ counseling‚ and even literature. Or media studies about mental illness and psychopathology (Movies and Mental). As such‚ I had watched a psychological

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    with increasing cases of mental disorders within societies. This has led to the changing lifestyles and advancement in technology and other human activities. As a result‚ people have been engaged in tasks that could result in stress or depression depending on the nature of the matters at hand. It is approximated that thousands of Americans live with various types of mental illness and mental health issues. Some of these include social anxiety‚ OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)‚ drug addiction‚ and

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    Mental Retardation

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    Mental retardation: introduction: Mental retardation (MR) is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood‚ characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors. It has historically been defined as an Intelligence Quotient score under 70.Once focused almost entirely on cognition‚ the definition now includes both a component relating to mental functioning and one relating to individuals’ functional skills in their environment. As a

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    Brian Eigelbach Mental illness affects one in four people‚ that’s an estimated 57.7 million Americans. Psychiatry is the medical specialty that diagnoses and provides treatment for mental illness. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that change a way a person thinks‚ feels‚ there mood‚ ability to relate to others‚ and the way a person functions daily. Mental illnesses do not target any specific person by age‚ race‚ religion‚ or income. Most people diagnosed with a mental illness can be medical

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    lost their voices and cannot advocate for themselves. More than fifty four million Americans are diagnosed with a mental illness any given year‚ and many of them go without the necessary treatment. One in four adults and one in five children will have a mental disorder in their life time. The three major types of mental illness are: schizophrenia‚ delusional‚ and psychotic disorder. The symptoms shown in Schizophrenias are: auditory and visual hallucinations‚ paranoia‚ and feelings of persecution

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    With anger‚ illusions‚ stress and so much more I will analyze Macbeth and lady Macbeth for their problems and disorders. In my research I will decipher between certain diseases such as bipolar disease‚ anxiety disorder‚ obsessive compulsive‚ panic disorder‚ post traumatic stress disorder‚ stress disorder‚ borderline personality disorder‚ schizophrenia‚ sleeping disorder‚ and paranoia to see exactly which one of these stress/hurtful symptoms in which they both share. I’ve got my observation

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    Crime

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    Crime is often glorified through movies and music. Crime happens in many forms and has different effects. Just about everyone in America has been exposed to some form of crime in their lifetimes‚ if not performing crimes themselves. Typically‚ crime is kept under control by processes of the law and law enforcement. Sometimes‚ however‚ crime has a tremendous effect on society and the people within it as a whole. Different types of crime can serve different purposes and functions. In the early 1900s

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    Mental Retardation

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    CASE OF THE CHILD WITH MENTAL RETARDATION * INTRODUCTION: Mental retardation (MR) is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood‚ characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviours. It has historically been defined as an Intelligent quotient score under 70.Once focused almost entirely on cognition the definition now includes both a component relating to mental functioning and one relating to individuals’ functional skills in their

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    Mental Health

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    ************MENTAL HEALTH************ IT’S NOT JUST PHYSICAL •Your body needs at least 8 hours of sleep each night. •Rest allows you to build and repair new cells. •Stress can make you physically sick. •If you’re upset about something don’t hold it all in. •If you want a healthy body‚ you need a healthy mind. HANDLING STRESS •Many teens push themselves too far. •Parents know that everything can get to be too much. •We tend to be more forgetful when we are over stressed. COPING

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