African American’s view of Mental Health Introduction Mental illness in any culture can be viewed with stigmatism‚ which is based on cultural beliefs. People have various ways of coping with instabilities of the mind and are deeply influenced by the environment in which they have been exposed to or by the experiences in which they have lived. Admission The patient of interest is an African American female eighteen years of age with bipolar type I and Asperger’s disorder. She was brought to
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Does excessive use of social media contribute to addictive behaviours and mental health issues? It does because the influencing obscene information on the internet can make people crave more of it. It will influence them to do worse and may lead to addiction. People who use social media including Facebook‚ Twitter and Instagram for hours on end are most likely to have mental health issues. Over the years social media is the main cause in the way people communicate and interact‚ these changes will
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eighteen years old. There are also disadvantages. One disadvantage is mental illness not only for the service member but a topic that has recently come to light is the connection of mental illness in children of service members and also why. One thing that could attribute to it is it the constant feeling that your parent can and will be deployed and when they do get deployed they may never come back. “A team of researchers tracked health claim records during 2006 and 2007 of nearly 650‚000 children ages
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Roles and Functions Health‚ Wellness‚ and Illness: Health Beliefs Related to Mental Health- Theories Legal Issues: Legal and Ethical Considerations 1. Define and describe psychiatric and mental health nursing: Psychiatric nursing focuses on care and rehab of people with identifiable mental illness or disorder Mental Health nursing focuses on well and at risk population to prevent mental illness or provide immediate treatment for those with early signs of a disorder. Psychiatric mental health
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admitted to my second year as a Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling student‚ which prepares professional counselors to work in community agencies‚ educational settings‚ as well as private practice. As it is a CACREP accredited program‚ I will eventually be eligible to take the National Counselor Examination (NCE) leading to certification as a National Certified Counselors (NCC). The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program also prepares me to seek licensure as a Clinical
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INTRODUCTION Psychology is the implication of mind which refers to a state as well as behavior. It helps in exploring the mental state of a particular individual. Perception‚ cognition‚ motivation‚ personality and behavior are some of the main concepts or components of psychology. Psychology helps in solving the problems and issues involving different areas and it is often used as addressing mental issues. It not only helps the humans‚ but also the animals/ birds. Thermoregulation‚ thirst‚ etc. of animals can
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Personal Philosophy of Mental Health Nursing Bonnie K. Wright University of Charleston Each individual has their own personal philosophy of mental health nursing. Throughout this paper there will be facts‚ and my personal thoughts. This is including the following topics; mental health‚ mental illness‚ continuum of mental health/mental illness‚ defense mechanisms‚ therapeutic tools‚ and self-awareness in the nurse. The words mental health placed together creates a definition
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The population of Latinos in the U.S. continues to increase. In 2014‚ Latinos accounted for 17.4% of the population (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2015). Many Latinos are dealing with mental health disorders‚ such as depression. To help the well-beings of Latinos‚ counselors need to understand treatments based on depression. Additionally‚ one has to understand the cultural factors within the population of Latinos. Recently‚ Kanter et al. (2015) depicts a need for more research in order to improve treatment
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Mental Health Care Needs Prisons have a great amount of mentally ill inmates and there is a risk that other inmates could developmental disabilities as well. The increase of mentally ill inmates in the prisons is because they are in danger to the public and also that there is a shortage of mental illness facilities. The issue of all of these mental cases in our prisons could all be easily eliminated if the community had sufficient resourceful treatment programs and other possible community programs
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Certification Requirements in the State of Florida for Mental Health Counselors Tisha J Lane COUN5217-Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Counseling 15879 Willoughby Lane Ft. Myers‚ FL 33905 239-694-4205 Tlane12@capellauniversity.eduProfessor: Dr. Darlene DanekerAbstract This paper will discuss the licensure and certification requirements for the state of Florida for mental health counselors. It will discuss whether a mental health counselor needs to; hold a license‚ credential‚ certification
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