Mental retardation

The second half of the twentieth century brought great changes to both anthropological theory as well as the perception of mental health. After the end of World War II and throughout the Cold War, a large demand for new university programs and faculty emerged due to the GI bill. This allowed many more Americans to study anthropology as a profession, shifting professional positions from governmental work to teaching jobs in new universities. The tension during this time of war gave way to new…

The movie Nightcrawler, directed by Dan Gilroy, begins with a Los Angelean thief, Louis Bloom, being denied employment. After seeing a career opportunity in filming and selling crime footage, Bloom pawns stolen items to purchase a camcorder and police scanner. With his new equipment, Bloom gets close-up, graphic footage of a shooting which he sells to Channel 6 News. The film editor, Nina, praises Bloom for his natural eye for the scene. Inspired to improve, Bloom learns the police code and…

adulthood and coming to terms with Schizophrenia. Louise Gillett, a married mother of four children has been in and out of mental hospitals since her teenage years. She is a writer who have not published anything until now. Diagnosed with a mental illness, she faced shame and embarrassment and hid the disease for years from family and friends. Her story begins with her waking up in a mental hospital after having a psychotic episode and being incoherent. Louise is in her twenties, and have not…

The movie selected for the mental health analysis paper is ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. The main reason for choosing this movie is that it shows a good depiction of bipolar disorder. The entire movie is set in Philadelphia. The main character ‘Pat’ is suffering from a bipolar disorder, who has recently lost his job and was discharged from a mental institution. After getting out of the medical facility, he realizes that Nikki, his wife, has moved away and that his father doesn’t work anymore. Both…

Recovery is a process of regaining what has been lost in the past such as self-esteem, independence, relationships, social contacts, physical, spiritual and emotional health in spite of having a mental illness (Cleary et al., 2013). The true meaning of recovery varies from one service user (SU) to the other. “Staying away from the hospital”, “getting a job”, “having a house to live”; “getting good sleep”; “able to live on my own”; “stable mind without any highs and lows”; “able to cope with my…

and Risk Factors of Mental Health in Homeless population Homelessness remains a persistent public mental health concern. According to Folsom (2005) between one-fourth and one-third of the homeless population have a severe mental illness (Folsom, D. P., Hawthorne, W., Lindamer, L., et al., p. 370, 2005). Homelessness comes with a heavy burden including, risk of assault, low quality of life, and early death (Folsom et al., p. 370, 2005). Although the percentage of mental and physical…

Unlike schizophrenia, which carries with it a fairly widespread stigma, depression and anxiety are more variable in how they are perceived by the public. I am a white, Jewish, middle-aged woman and have never had much trouble being open about my mental health. As far as cultural acceptance of therapy goes, I have been very fortunate, as people in my environment have been very supportive of seeking help. In terms of pop culture I grew up watching Woody Allen movies, and the Bob Newhart show, and…

as improving our mental health, physical being, and teaches us responsibilities. First, dogs can be a great pet choice because majority of dog owners claims that it can improve their mental health. Dogs can improve mental health by lifting the owner’s mood to a happier state of mind. Research proven that dog as a pet can have a positive effect by being therapeutic therefore, a wide range of pet therapy is offered for many people who faced depression or associated with other mental illness. Pet…

Vaccines Cause Depression There is a popular misconception within the world of the internet regarding potential effects vaccination could have on mental health. These include, but are not limited to, claims such as it causes autism, weaker immune systems, and risky exposure to diseases. It is, however, important to realize that they all derived from misunderstanding of current data or based on outdated research. There exist many components to vaccines that have been blown-up out of proportion…

"observation" of a mentally ill patient is mostly shown. However how often do readers get to examine the patients mind from their point of view? " I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity" (Edgar Poe). The tricky part is to see the steps a mental patient follows on their road to recovery or downfall . In " The Yellow Wallpaper" , Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses foreshadowing to illustrate the unraveling of the patients mind. Denial is said to be the first step to recovery; Gilman…