“We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been — a place‚ half-remembered‚ and half- envisioned where we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere‚ there are people to whom we can speak without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us‚ eyes will light up as we enter‚ voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power…” Radio is a dramatic and uplifting movie that is based on the true life story
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Have you ever felt dumb or stupid sometimes? In the story “Flowers For Algernon” by Daniel Keyes‚ it’s about a mentally handicapped man named Charlie who gets the opportunity to get an operation to become smart. Should Charlie have gotten the operation yes or no. Yes i think he made the right choice and it does help him out in the long run. What i meant by “in the long run” was that after Charlie got the operation he became smart and raced a mouse named Algernon. After a couple months the
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Intellectual and social development of infants Nature can influence a child’s intellectual development‚ by genetic inheritance‚ the child could have inherited Down syndrome‚ which could cause a later development with the children’s speech and language‚ Down syndrome can also affect the muscles for them to become weak. They can also develop behaviour issues‚ such as autism‚ stubbornness‚ tantrums‚ compulsive and obsessive disorders. Children with Down syndrome can also develop a brain disorder which
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I fale almost every test that I take. I am not smart at all. Do you say that sometimes? Charlie‚ a character in the story called “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes thinks that he isn’t smart. He has a low IQ score. Charlie gets an operation done that makes him smarter. We are having an argument to see if he should or shouldn’t get the operation. We think he should get the operation. The first reason why we think Charlie should get the operation is because his friends will not make fun of him
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The r-word‚ you know what word I’m talking about. This word that used to be a medical diagnosis has now become America’s favorite adjective. The word “retard” should not be used in any setting. This word that used to be a medical diagnosis has now became America’s favorite adjective. The word “retard” is unnecessary‚ demeaning‚ and creates a negative environment. The r-word is unnecessary in the world we now live in. There are terms such as mentally disabled or mentally handicapped which
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“Mental disorder is a prison where you are both suffering prison and the cruel jailer.”-Dorothy Rowe The correction system is a home to many individuals with disabilities.These individuals are setup to help them in their daily lives behind bars. Mental disorders is a wide range of conditions that can affect mood‚ thinking and also behavior. There are many different kind of mental disability some of these are… Major depression‚ anxiety‚ schizophrenia‚ bipolar disorder ‚autism ‚ post traumatic
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populations consist primarily of undereducated individuals‚ many of whom suffer from mental health problems. Many incarcerated persons suffering from mental illness become aware of such conditions only after unfortunate encounters with the legal system. While others undiagnosed individuals continue to be shuffled in and out of various facilities before being labeled as criminals. Depending on the magnitude of an individual’s mental health illness‚ it can severely compromise a person’s ability to function in
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As mental health nurses‚ we are granted a seemingly disproportionate power and latitude to practise when compared to our colleagues in general nursing. This is due to a number of factors; firstly‚ that mental illness is difficult to define‚ in the eyes of the public it constitutes an intangible wrongness about an individual that cannot be measured or even seen clearly. Due to misrepresentation and scaremongering by the media‚ mental health services are often viewed as taking the role of protecting
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SUMMARY The behavioural/mental health sector is a $99 billion industry‚ yet mental health still remains to be one of the most neglected and under resourced areas in public health‚ regardless of the fact that the need is ever growing (Bhattacharya et all. 2001). In the diagram displayed below‚ it is clear that mental disorders represent one of the top burdens worldwide‚ therefore has more than enough reason to take action more seriously in terms of funding. Figure 1: Burden of diseases worldwide
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and one detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. A voluntary patient is one that makes the decision and is capable of making the decision to seek treatment in a centre‚ and is able to leave if they decide to. A detention and treatment order authorizes the detention of a person in a treatment centre so that psychiatric treatment can be given. People who are subject to detention and treatment orders are required to stay in the center and receive treatment for a mental illness‚ even if they do not
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