I think that the topic of mental illness is something that many individuals can relate to in this day and age. Though there are works that contain characters with mental illness or ones that we can speculate have a mental illness (ex. King Lear, Ophelia, or the theory that Ariel from The Little Mermaid is […]
Juveniles with mental illness are three times more likely than the average juvenile to come across the justice system. This has led to communities attempting to expand resources on punishing and incarcerating many juveniles who arguably, with proper treatment, could be rehabilitated and become productive members of their community. Much research has shown that this […]
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Get startedSilver Linings Playbook was a film released in 2012 that examines mental illnesses through the characterization and depiction of Bipolarism. Pat Solatano play by Bradley Cooper in the film lost his wife and job and was just released from a mental institution to return home to his parents. He later acknowledges that this is his […]
Bipolar disorder also known as manic depression, is one of the most fascinating, interesting, and awful mental disorders to observe in people. You can see how the disorder affects the person’s behavior and interactions with people and the outside world. It is a relatively common disorder and it isn’t uncommon to personally know someone that […]
Severe mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder, have become more prevalent in children and adolescents over the last few decades, leading scientists, doctors, and parents to question whether medicating developing minds in adolescents is an effective and safe way to treat these disorders. This topic has remained controversial for years because there is no definitive […]
Usually you hear or see that a film based off a book is not executed well, the film usually doesn’t do the book its justice. I think there are many factors for this, directors and authors probably have different visions or different directions of where they want their viewers/readers to go. Sometimes it might even […]
Robert Whitakers book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America argues that mental illness has been exacerbated by pharmacological treatments. He does so by dividing his book into five sections to thoroughly make his points. The five sections of the book are; the epidemic, the […]
In Downtown Los Angeles, there is an area that is riddled with drug abuse, homelessness and mental illness. This place is called Skid Row. In Skid Row, there are roughly 3,500 homeless individuals. Many of whom suffer from mental illness. I focused on Skid Row because I am interested to discover how certain mental illnesses […]
In today’s society, more people are diagnosed with a bipolar disorder that in past generations. A bipolar disorder is when someone has mood swings that can range from very low or really high such as depression. In an online article it mentions, “More than two-thirds of people with bipolar disorder have at least one close […]
Certain forms of mental illness have long been linked to creativity, to the perception of color and shape, and to the outlook one has on the contemporary world. Individuals suffering from mental illness often display a conception of the world in a original way, literally seeing what others cannot. Mental illness is clearly not necessary […]
A lot of people use psychology today in many different ways either it be research or interrogation or even experiments. Then again psychology is the study of the mind and it’s behavior. Psychology also comes with a lot of things called sub-fields including different material. Such as development, health, sports, clinical, and social behavior. Psychology […]
When thinking of a mental disorder, does psychology come to one’s mind? Psychology is the scientific study of consciousness and how those components combine to result in our conscious experience. Psychology has allowed psychologist to form different types of studies. Psychopathology is the study of psychological disorders, including their symptoms and treatment. When a person […]
Bipolar disorder, just like every other brain disorder, is met with a brutal and unfair social stigma in the world. Bipolar individuals make up about 2.6 percent of the world population, but are somehow still met with discrimination by those around them. Individuals with any kind of mental disorder are met with stigma, bipolar individuals […]
My friend Carrie was diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder the second year of high school. She does not like to talk about it very much so I will do my best with details. A person that would be more familiar to you with this disorder would be Jean-Claude Van Damme. A summary of the DSM […]
The first question I would ask is if the patient is participating in behavior that interferes with weight gain such as dieting, fasting, excessive exercise, or purging. Although depression may cause certain behaviors that interfere with weight, Anorexia Nervosa involves a purposeful and persistent behavior with efforts to control or lose weight. Weight loss that […]
Different hypotheses can be brought forth in the efforts to discover the truth behind whether Hamlet was insane or not. Among the hypotheses are that he was sane all through but he only faked insanity for the success of the play that Hamlet was less concerned with the insane part but more to his interview […]
This article, Sexism And Psychiatry by Joan Busfield, is fundamentally related to the relationship between sexism and psychiatry, and how this matter has been impacted in the feminist literature. Accordingly, Busfield commenced with several concerns about this paper which primarily focuses on the dichotomy between psychiatry and sexism. Busfield presented Allen, who wrote the Psychiatry […]
In “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator does the inexcusable by killing an old man. One major question explored after reading the short story is if the narrator should be found guilty for murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. The narrator is fully aware of the crime he has committed. […]
Sickness should not be taken lightly, but acted on quickly. Edgar Allen Poe is the creator of the story, “Tell Tale Heart,” where the main character’s actions are distinct from what a healthy minded person would do. When analyzing the story “Tell Tale Heart,” it is apparent that schizophrenia, severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and anxiety […]
Edgar Allan Poe’s 1843 short story “The Tell-Tale Heart “ illustrates the dangers of insanity and how it has an upper hand in the lives of individuals who suffer from it through his speech ,behaviour and thoughts .How would on best define insanity ?.The oxford dictionary states that insanity is similar to mental illness, the […]
Abstract This program prevention will discuss the needs, reoccurring problems as well and additional information on alcohol abuse within the college age range. The program will analyze cost, tasks and services that are provided. The definition of the problem is that alcohol abuse is the main substance abuse among college students and the most common […]
In the movie, Frankie and Alice, an African American woman is diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. This disorder is also known as multiple personality disorder. Throughout the film, the main character produces three different personalities. The first personality she expressed in the film was Frankie, a strong and self-sufficient dancer trying to make a living. […]
Digital technology is used everywhere and all over the world. It is used in classrooms, hospitals, and in grocery stores, we even use it to help us find where we need to go by using GPS and keeping in touch with family members and friends. Whether, we like it or not technology has taken over […]
In modern times, it is almost impossible to go an entire day without utilizing some form of technology. Whether it be setting alarms on your phone or scrolling through Facebook every few hours. Many of us are guilty of overusing technology but few are aware of the great dangers and negative affects it poses. Although […]
Money is a necessary and vital commodity for all of us. The effects of being poor or simply just substandard can be devastating, and at times life threatening. Throughout this paper I will discuss the effects of being unfortunate. Being one who experiences poverty doesn’t necessarily make you mediocre to the rest of society but […]
Today, various theories are developed and utilized in counseling children. There has been extensive development in modern science and progress in the field of Psychology, following ingenuity of several new practical methods and approaches for psychoanalysis and psychotherapy by theorists. ‘CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is known as one of them. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is […]
One of the most crippling hurricanes to hit the U.S. struck the Gulf coast on August 29, 2005. “In an analysis of 971 fatalities and 15 additional deaths of storm evacuees, 40% of deaths were caused by drowning. 25% were caused by injury and trauma (CNN) and “more than one million people in the Gulf […]
Jeffrey Dahmer, an American serial killer and sex offender, born May 21, 1960, in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Who murdered 17 men from 1978 to 1991. The son of Lionel and Joyce Dahmer, and older brother of David Dahmer. He had a seemingly normal childhood and high school career. His alleged Asperger’s syndrome and his borderline personality […]
Eleanor Louis Cowell birthed Theodore (Ted) Robert Cowell in Burlington, Vermont on November 24th, 1946. Due to Eleanor’s religious beliefs, she had given her son to her parents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ted’s real father is unknown. Eleanor married Johnny Bundy and Ted was given his last name to deter from the fact that he was […]
Milos Forman also named as Jan Tomas Forman was a Czechoslovakian born American writer, memoirist, and screenwriter. He was one of Eastern Europe most accomplished filmmakers. When the Soviet Union invaded his homeland in 1968, he relocated to the United States of America, where he directed film adaptations of critically acclaimed literary and theatrical works […]
