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    Have you heard of mental illnesses? Do you know someone that gets stigmatized because of a mental illness? Around the world‚ everyday people with these illnesses get mistreated or hurt over issues that they can’t control. We all can agree that every person has a different way of observing and thinking. Just because of slight defect of a person‚ shouldn’t mean they should be treated any differently than others around them. There are different opinions on what behavior is normal. The stigma of others

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    Misrepresentation of Mental Illnesses by Television Media To eliminate the partial representation of mental illnesses‚ television media needs to focus on all sides of this illness. The media needs to show that attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a legitimate disorder with effective treatments. At least one in four families in the U.S. is affected by mental illnesses. Unfortunately there is no cure for this range of illnesses‚ which have been around for thousands of years. Of

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    Symptoms Of Asthma

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    If you have asthma its very difficult breathing through your airways. They become more even swollen and the muscles around the airways can tighten when something triggers your symptoms. Common asthma triggers are allergies‚ tobacco‚ medication‚ emotional anxiety and stress‚ viral and bacterial infections. Symptoms of asthma are coughing‚ shortness of breath‚ wheezing‚ and chest tightness. Asthma affects people very differently than people who don’t have asthma. When people breathe normally

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    An estimate of 61.5 million Americans experience mental illnesses in a year. Contrary to popular belief‚ anyone can fall victim to a mental health illness. Approximately Four million adolescents suffer from mental illnesses‚ in the United States (www.nami.org). The growing rate of mental health issues has concluded in the improvement and expansion of mental health treatment‚ more research is being done on the different kinds of illnesses‚ and how to treat them‚ or cope with them. The treatment process

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    Early Symptoms

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    may not show the symptoms at first for a while but with type 2 it can take up to years for any symptoms to happen. The early symptoms are almost alike as the type 1. For type 2 its problems with the bladder like going to the bathroom a lot to urinate. Feeling very hungry is another‚ getting really thirsty. A problem with the kidney is another symptom. All these are uncontrollable. Those are just the early symptoms‚ in type 2 there are also first symptoms which is blurry vision‚ some pain or numbing

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    Symptoms of Lupus

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    the skin‚ kidneys‚ lungs‚ heart and brain. This attack induces inflammation‚ causing redness‚ pain‚ and swelling. It is not contagious. Symptoms come and go and vary from person to person. The symptoms can develop so slowly that the person may not notice for a long time. When the lupus symptoms are evident‚ they are called flares or relapses. When the symptoms are better‚ it is said that they are in remission. There are three major types of lupus: 1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - lupus that

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    to downplay mental illnesses. They want to say “Oh‚ it’s not me or one of my loved ones‚ so it’s not important to me.” Or worse‚ some people say that they are faking it to get attention. There are many mental disorders ranging from anxiety‚ to eating disorders‚ to substance abuse and alcoholism. The ones that come to mind most often‚ though‚ are anxiety‚ depression‚ and schizophrenia. Many people kill themselves or others due to these three disorders. Anxiety is a very common mental disorder. There

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    Depression is a very common mental illness that affects a person’s mood‚ how they feel‚ think‚ and handle everyday activities such as eating‚ sleeping and working. In nimh.nih.gov’s article‚ it is discussed that there are five major types of depression: persistent depressive disorder‚ perinatal depression‚ psychotic depression‚ seasonal affective disorder and bipolar disorder. These different types can develop under certain circumstances‚ but all cannot be diagnosed until the symptoms are present for

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    Tom Porter Illnesses

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    extremely difficult for those who possess the disease. Many people who contain these types of mental illnesses may find it difficult to keep a job due to the constant weight of mental illness on their shoulders. In the article "Anxiety‚ Stress‚ and Depression at All-Time High Among Americans: Study: by Tom Porter speaks about how many individuals are affected by mental illnesses and facts about mental illnesses that occur. This paper will consist of how and why mental illness is occurring so frequently in

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    Mental Illnesses Essay

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    defense‚ revenge‚ a crime of opportunity‚ or just because the suspect wanted to know how it felt to kill‚ there is usually an explanation for the act. When it comes to mental illness though‚ that is not always the case. Some individuals with mental illnesses do not in fact know why they commit the crimes they do. Some may claim that the voices inside their head told them to kill someone. Some may not have intended to kill someone‚ but they did not realize their own strength. Some may even be preyed

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