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    Mental health problems: Is it an increased risk factor for violent offending? Adam J. Jetson Griffith University Assessment: Assessment 2 - Essay Due date: September 26th‚ 2014 Course convener: Dr. Louise Porter Tutor: Lara Christensen Campus: Gold Coast Class: Tuesday‚ 2pm – 3pm Word count: 1965 In the past couple of decades‚ many of those who work in the field of forensic psychology have conducted numerous amounts of research to determine the link between violent offending

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    Mental Illness Paper By: XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX 09/07/2014 xXXXXX XXXXX Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ or ADHD‚ is when a person has issues with keeping their attention on something‚ maintaining their hyperactivity‚ and bad behavior. This disorder affects both men and women equally and starts out in adolescences years and follows a person into adulthood‚ but affects men more often than women. There has been no known cause of this disorder except that it’s genetic. Even

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    MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT ● STRUCTURE & FUNCTION: 1. EMOTIONAL (feeling) 2. COGNITIVE (knowing) ● STRESS SURROUNDING A TRAUMATIC EVENT TIPS THIS BALANCE CAUSING A BRIEF DYSFUNCTION. MENTAL DISORDER ● ORGANIC: ● DUE TO A DISEASE OF THE BRAIN‚ DELIRIUM‚ DEMENTIA‚ ALCOHOL‚ DRUGS. PSYCHIATRIC: DUE TO ANXIETY DISORDER‚ OR SCHIZOPHRENIA Jarvis‚ Carolyn. (2012). Physical Examination & Health Assessment. (6th ed.) St. Louis‚ MO THE MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTS

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    Mental Illness and Physical Illness Physical and mental illness were thought to be combined until the late 1800’s. Starting in the Middle Ages‚ the mentally and physically ill were treated inhumane and were believed to be supernatural (Timeline: Treatments for Mental Illness). During the 1600’s‚ Europeans began to isolate the mentally and physically ill and frequently chained them to walls and put them into asylums.. When put in the asylums‚ they were with criminals and the less fortunate. They were

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    Response Paper - Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind In reading Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind‚ I started to realize how much more there is to our consciousness‚ and sleeping. I’ve associated some of the readings on the Dual Processing mind‚ to my own personal experiences‚ answering a few questions I had always pondered but never bothered to find out. Consciousness‚ as the book stated‚ really can be a funny thing. As I delved into Chapter 3‚ my consciousness immediately

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    Mental health and mental illness From: Moore. S. et‚ al (2006): Sociology A2‚ Collins‚ London Mental illness has been the forgotten twin to physical illness‚ in terms of the attention paid to it and the funding provided by the NHS. The issue only comes to the fore when a particularly spectacular event hits the headlines. However mental health is a major problem in society‚ with about one in seven of the population claiming to have mental health problems at some point in their lives. But mental

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    Mental health and the need for mental health awareness has become a rising issue in society in recent years; youth health classes have started to include mental health units as part of the curriculum‚ and some of the stigma that comes with seeing therapists and admitting to mental health disorder has lessened. However‚ this is not the case with every demographic in America. In a piece titled‚ “Asian-Americans Tackle Mental Health Stigma‚” published on WebMD‚ author Katherine Kam explains the wide

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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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    The Macbeth’s Mental Deterioration Throughout the play Macbeth we witness a recurring theme‚ guilt. Guilt is shown plaguing the Macbeths in many ways‚ some shown even before the murder of King Duncan. Guilt results in the mental deterioration of the Macbeths and is ultimately their downfall both directly and indirectly‚ throwing them into delusional states of paranoia‚ anxiety‚ hallucinations‚ insomnia‚ hysteria and many more. Shakespeare perfectly utilized some of the many types of guilt to create

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    Two Authors‚ Two Views School is a place where the youth of America goes to become educated to achieve their potential‚ and to further their knowledge of life. People often criticize our school system by saying it’s a place where kids learn to be “book smart” and not “street smart.” Others say that students need to spend more time outside of the classroom to gain further knowledge about the world. These two ideas about education are the main ideas that that authors John Gatto‚ and Dave Eggers have

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