there are mounting concerns among people 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
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Project In Health Submitted by: Rochel Marie Jaranilla 4th- Jade Submitted to: Ms. Amarro Health & PE Teacher A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological pattern‚ potentially reflected in behavior‚ that is generally associated with distress or disability‚ and which is not considered part of normal development of a person’s culture. Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of how a person feels‚ acts‚ thinks or perceives. This may be associated with particular
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Mental Retardation Liberty University Human Growth and Development Dr. James W. Eisenhower December 12‚ 2012 Abstract Mental retardation is generally understood as a condition that affects the mental and cognitive functioning of the individual and reduces social and learning skills. The prevalence of mental retardation is relatively high in developed countries and this can lead to various problems in terms of care and treatment. It can have far-reaching consequences for the healthcare system
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a physical cause for mental disorders. Soon Sigmund Freud came along and he and his followers showed that mental illness can be a function of environmental factors. But even after these alternative ways of viewing and understanding mental illness‚ along with the new scientific advances‚ the general public at this time period in the early 1900’s still had no real
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Mental abilities Our brain is a very complicated system of the human organism. It makes functioning all the organs and systems of the human body. The proper functioning of the human brain depends on various aspects and may be influenced by many different things. Modern people have a great amount of stresses which certainly don’t have a good influence on our health‚ including mental one. All kinds of head injuries may lead to serious problems this brain also. Such a very useful tool as memory is
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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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The Mental Ability of Selected San Pedro College of Business Administration Students in Relation to their Academic Performance A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the Psychology Department San Pedro Colleges of Business Administration Km30 Old National Highway Barangay Nueva‚ San Pedro Laguna. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Aman‚ Juan Carlo M. Lope‚ Bryan P. Grijaldo‚ Floyd Christopher A. Chapter
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same for others. Some incarcerated people won’t know they have a mental disability‚ because their families may not notice what is going on until it is too late and they become prisoners. There is a possibility it wasn’t their fault‚ but they wouldn’t know until they are in trial and start rotting in their cell instead of getting the help they deserve. When prisoners are incarcerated‚ they should ask to get themselves tested for any mental disorders they can have‚ for example Charles Whitman’s brain tumor
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Name Course Instructor Date of Submission Mental Health Mental disorders are among the common conditions threatening health care today. Most people with mental disorders can‚ however‚ lead productive lives if proper medication is provided. Mental disorders affect the way individuals think‚ feel or act. Just like other illnesses‚ mental disorders have biological and psychological roots (Gazzaniga and Heatherton 23). Many mental disorders such as‚ Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ panic disorder
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Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice. B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses. C) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories. D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses. 2. A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic information
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