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    Challenges of Identifying Mental Illness Trevor Endre Dr. Jack Colyar Argosy University November 2‚ 2016 It is very difficult for one to simply diagnose someone of a mental illness‚ today I am going to cover some of the ways that the professionals use to diagnose a patient with an illness. I will also be covering the reason it is so difficult to determine normal behavior and abnormal behavior. According to the American Psychological Association‚ “Diagnosing mental illness isn’t like diagnosing

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    Mental Illness Paper Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is real illness that can be treated with medicine and therapy. When have OCD‚ you have recurring‚ upsetting thoughts (called obsessions). You repeat doing the same thing‚ over and over again (called compulsions) to make the thoughts go away. And‚ you feel like you cannot control or stop these thoughts or actions. The obsessions‚ or upsetting thoughts‚ can include things like a fear of germs‚ a fear of begin hurt‚ a fear of hurting others

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    The daily challenges for several people with a serious mental illness is double normal people. First of all‚ the symptoms and disabilities from the disease alone is a struggle. On the other hand‚ the stereotypes and prejudice from misconception about their mental illness is also a challenge. These individuals with a mental illness is often deprived and robbed of the favorable possibilities that define a great life‚ such as: being financially stable with a good job‚ great health care‚ stable housing

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    common for you to learn from the media you consume‚ especially if that is how you receive most of your information. The media is a great tool for teaching the public. However‚ this tool can be misused. The information you receive may be inaccurate‚ exaggerated‚ stereotypical and biased. Hollywood and the news media both have a significant part to play in feeding off of the general audience’s ignorance. This holds true for how the majority

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    Retrieved from http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/anorexia-nervosa/background.html WebMD. (2005-2012). Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/anorexia-nervosa/anorexia-nervosa-exams-and-tests Mark Zelman‚ Ph.D.‚ Elaine Tompary‚ PharmD‚ Jill Raymond‚ Ph.D.‚ Paul Holdaway‚ MA‚ and Mary Lou Mulvihill‚ Ph.D.. (2010). Mental Illness and Cognitive Disorders. Retrieved from Mark Zelman‚ Ph.D.‚ Elaine Tompary‚ PharmD‚ Jill Raymond‚ Ph.D.‚ Paul Holdaway‚ MA‚ and Mary Lou Mulvihill‚ Ph

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    associated with mental illness. The mentally ill population frequently experience challenges to their ability to function and align their behavior consistent with the social norms. Due to the high volume of individuals that suffer from mental health disorders‚ often these people lack sufficient advocacy and rehabilitation facilities that specialize in providing them the life skills and coping modalities that are essential to their ability to function appropriately in society. Mental illness is becoming

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    Introduction The stigma around mental illness is seemingly inevitable if you are one that has been clinically diagnosed. For years now‚ one that acquires mental illness experiences severe discrimination. Research by Carr‚ Bhagwat‚ Miller and Ponce (2014) support the idea that individuals that experience mental illness frequently encounter stigma and disenfranchisement. Mental illness has an impact on individuals‚ and this impact extends further than just the psychiatric symptoms (Carr et al‚ 2014)

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    Mental illness has always affected many individuals in society‚ but it is now becoming more acknowledged and subsequently treated. Especially in 19th and 20th century pieces of literature‚ characters portray symptoms of mental illnesses‚ but their conditions are often not directly acknowledged as mental illness and are in return poorly treated. Specifically Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë‚ Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys‚ and Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf depict how mental illnesses affect both men

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    The Myth of Mental Illness Mental illness has existed since the dawn of humanity‚ but has since been perceived and understood in various ways. This essay will examine the contemporary現代人definition of mental illness and how the definition is shaped more by the contemporary society that creates it rather than by real experience and understanding of the state itself. Unavoidably‚ this examination of a largely misunderstood subject leads to an investigation of the societal and philosophical influences

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    devices and how it can generate a harmful effect. Ironically some of the digital devices that were designed to help mankind are sometimes causing the most damage in some unprecedented manner. In some cases‚ the most vulnerable population’s (e.g.‚ children‚ individuals with mental illness‚ and economically disadvantaged individuals) often become easy prey. Individuals with a known history of certain mental illnesses should not invest in those technological devices‚ which may create mental instability

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