Running Head: Cause and treatment of mental illness Abstract This paper briefly talks about mental illnesses and what it entails. The paper will discuss my thoughts on mental illnesses as well as what exactly a mental illness is. I will begin telling where some of the stigma of someone suffering with a mental illness stems from. I will talk about how the media such as newspapers and national advertisements play a role in this stigma. I will give insight on some of the causes that may contribute
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several differences between the terms “deaf‚” and “Deaf”. Despite the word itself being the same‚ the definition and purpose behind each term are significantly different. The difference between the two terms goes back quite some time‚ but neither have ever seemed to override the other. People who have hearing loss were not only known for their deafness‚ but also for how it disables them. It is common for the average hearing population to assume that a deaf person is disabled or uncappable because
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological condition that affects one in forty-five children. These children affected tend to be american males. Diagnosis of ASD continue to rise every year. The three main pillars of ASD are: impaired social interactions‚ communications (both verbal and nonverbal)‚ and restricted or repetitive actions. Most people diagnosed with ASD fall into the categories of: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)‚ Asperger’s Syndrome (AS)‚ or
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NATURE OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY Intellectual Disability (ID) is also known as “Mental Retardation” (MR). The term MR was replaced to the term ID by the doctors‚ professionals and health care practitioners because of the undesirable or negative connotation in our society. In 2010‚ President Obama signed the S. 2781 (111th): Rosa’s Law‚ A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability‚ and to change references to a mentally retarded
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Intellectual Disabilities Throughout the history of mankind it has been noted that no person is the same. Everybody is unique in their own way shape or form. However some people differ from the average humans from rare disorders or illnesses which separate them from living a normal life. Did you know one in five Americans experienced some sort of mental illness in 2010‚ according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration? About 5 percent of Americans have
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2012 Autism When I was in middle school‚ I went to this summer camp and met this little Autistic girl. She was very sweet‚ but I noticed there was something different about her. If I called her name she wouldn’t respond‚ and sometimes she wouldn’t talk much. I did not know her for very long because we were in different age groups but when I found out she was Autistic‚ it sparked an interest in working with special needs students. What is Autism? “Autism means a developmental disability significantly
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Dr. Wagner January 29‚ 2013 Mind/Brain Paper Before this class what was your familiarity or practice with using the mind and brain interchangeably? Why are the two not synonymous at all? Why did you use them this way? The mind is more important than the brain. The question that everyone should be trying to contemplate for themselves is that of the mind versus the body/brain. This question is commonly overlooked as the difference between the two is not necessarily taught and the words in society
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inhalants cause brain damage. There are many reasons why and how it causes brain damage. Such as asphyxiation‚ suffocation‚ seizures‚ and injuries. Asphyxiation is where there is inadequate supply of oxygen in the body because of abnormal breathing (this is different from suffocation). People using inhalants can asphyxiate because the chemicals in the inhalants displaces the oxygen in the lungs. This causes abnormal breathing. Suffocation is the complete lack of breathing‚ which causes the lack of
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Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders Phil McDowell APCE 602 December 16‚ 2012 Dr. Krista Bridgmon Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)‚ are a family of increasingly prevalent disabilities that qualify a child for special education services in the school under PL94-142‚ now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ about one in
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There are many causes of blindness and deafness. Many are present and occur around the time a child is born which includes prematurity‚ childbirth complication‚ and numerous congenital syndromes‚ most of which are quite rare. Deafness and blindness may also occur later in childhood or during adulthood due to causes such as meningitis‚ brain injury‚ or inherited conditions such as Usher Syndrome that causes hearing loss and progressive vision loss. Education is the most important treatment in helping
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