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    Mental Health Self Reflection Assignment December 1‚ 2014 Introduction Although theoretical preparation clearly is important‚ there is no substitute for the learning that takes place during clinical experiences. Clinical experience is acknowledged as being the core of nursing education. As nursing student without previews experience in mental health‚ I was reflecting the same attitude held by general public that mentally ill patient are dangerous‚ prone to violence‚ unpredictable‚ and to some

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    Mental health can come in many forms and many mental illnesses are feared and missunderstood. Although many people suffer from mental illness from one time or another some may not seek help as they can be treated. Getting help for mental illness is the best thing one can do for him/herself or a loved one. There any many types of mental illness which may be interlinked or similer to each other. The major mental illness deals with mood‚ anxiety and psychosis (Canadian Mental Health Association‚ 2006)

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    How do individuals that suffer from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia

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    regards to mental illness due to the stigma attached. Stigma and misunderstanding surrounding mental illness is widespread across the world‚ no matter what race‚ religion or background you come from. This could potentially lead to abuse‚ rejection and isolation from the health care which is available for individuals who need it. In some extreme cases when individuals feel there is no help available it can contribute to suicide statistics. It is common for people who are living with a mental illness

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    10) ‘I don’t think any mental illness has an end point. I mean depending on what it is‚ if medication works for them then there might be middle ground maybe. I don’t think for Schizophrenics or Bi Polars there is ever an end point’ (P 11) Enduring perceptions of chronicity and pessimistic outcomes for people with mental illness results in the perpetuation of a barrier that significantly impacts their personal recovery. That barrier is stigma. The impact of mental illness is a global concern

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    nationwide suffer from mental or behavioral disorders. These disorders are pretty common within prison populations. This extremely high rate of mental disorders in prison is closely related to several factors: the misconception that all people with mental disorders are a danger to the public‚ the failure to promote treatment‚ care‚ and rehabilitation‚ and the lack of access to mental health services. Many of these disorders are present before prison however‚ mental health disorders can also be developed

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    Mental Illness is defined as a condition which causes serious disorder in a person’s behavior and thinking (Mental Illness). Although this is the dictionary definition‚ there are many other descriptions that are associated with mental illness. For example‚ the media’s portrayal of mental illness produces a whole different interpretation. Someone with a mental illness diagnosis may produce a whole different explanation than what has been previously heard. Many times people use terms associated with

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    The social construction of mental illness Key Words * Career: The gradual change in people as a response to a label e.g. mental patient. * Learned Helplessness: learning how to be dependent. * Life-course model: suggests that the accumulation of social events experienced over a whole lifetime‚ not just individual important events‚ influence people and their mental state. * Presenting culture: a term used by Goffman to refer to how people like to portray themselves to others.

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    act. Currently‚ the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) defines a mental impairment as not knowing the nature and quality of the conduct‚ did not know the conduct was wrong‚ or unable to control the conduct at the time of the offense. There are multiple Forensic Mental Health Facilities within South Australia‚ however only Queensland has established a specialised Mental Health Court at present‚ in regard to the Mental Health Act 2000. This court decides if the defendant was of unsound mind when

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    The standard way of thinking about mental illness disorders has it that every person with the same diagnosis will have their own experience‚ that impacts the person’s thinking‚ feelings‚ and mood causing them to not have the ability to interact with others or even function on a daily basis. Not just one event but multiple events tend to trigger the beginning of a mental disorder‚ Not only does it affect the person with the illness but family‚ friends‚ and community is also affected. When it comes

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