Mental retardation

Mental illness is a great contributor to homelessness in fact, survey shows that mental illness is the third largest cause of homelessness in the United States. In 2010 a survey was taken to show the number of homeless people there were in large cities the combined total was 744,000. On the other hand, approximately one third of that population make up the homelessness are mentally ill to be specific that is 250,000 people and this number is growing even to this day. These mentally ill people…

student is given an MP3 player to mimic hearing voices while trying to accomplish several different tasks. Overall, this simulation challenged me emotionally and physically, tested my ability to cope, and gave me insight into what it is like to have a mental disorder. How did I feel physically & emotionally during the experience? At the start of the simulation, I was feeling confident in my ability to overcome the voices. I was excited and ready to go. As the simulation progressed, I found…

Youth Horizons Clinical case management Youth Horizons provides a range of services to meet the needs of children, young people and their families/whānau with challenging conduct, anti-social behaviour and/or mental health needs. Youth Horizons use their own strategies which are expressed all over New Zealand with assistances of three major environments. These are in home support which is within the home of a young person. Secondly, community which is supported in a community based surroundings…

Non-Profit Treatment Facilities Mental illness is a serious health condition that requires treatment. No matter how capable an individual may feel about managing the issue alone, many problems can arise as a result of leaving such a condition untreated. In numerous cases, individuals who suffer from mental illness remain unaware that they are mentally ill. However, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), millions of Americans are afflicted with a mental health condition. In…

Thomas L. Rodebaugh, John F.M. Gleeson, and Michael J. Zyphur seeks to address that loneliness can have an impact on other mental health issues rather than just being a symptom towards a mental health problem. I believe the reason why the impact of loneliness on mental health is not researched much as an impact because more people tend to believe that if you have a certain mental disorder that loneliness is just a symptom. In the article the authors are trying to prove that being lonely or…

Raghu (a junior clerk in a private company, earning equivalent to INR. 11,000 per month since last seven years) and Parineeta (a housewife), are both Hindus, and married in the year 2009 according to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (‘HMA’). Raghu has filed a petition in June 2014 under Section 13(1)(ia) of the HMA in the District Court of Fancyland seeking divorce from Parineeta on the ground that she has been committing cruelty on him since January 2013. Raghu adduced the following evidence in…

The stigmatization of mental illness and the pressure society puts on people to conform to often unattainable standards is an extremely pressing and damaging problem. Singer-songwriter Mary Lambert is unafraid to tackle these issues in a way that many artists shy away from. Mental illness, most notably depression, is a common theme throughout her works and her lyrics are a raw and open account of the difficulty pressure from society can bring to those who struggle to accept themselves. In her…

Mental illness is a horrible thing and without a doubt one of a family’s worst fears. And the feeling of feeling powerless, because of this illness. The feeling of powerlessness mixed with guilt and despair. How is it possible to tell your child that their mother is mentally ill, and to live with it being a part of everyday life. In the short story “The Stormchasers” written by Adam Marek, 2013, portrays a father and son, as they “chase” tornadoes in a storm. The further they drive from the home…

His happiness is dependent on the approval of others, and current comparisons of himself with his classmates or work colleagues which result in disfavor to him make him feel miserable. From the standpoint of normative humanism: “Mental health…is characterized by the ability to love and to create, by the emergence from the incestuous ties to family and nature, by a sense of identity based on one’s experience of self as the subject and agent of one’s powers, by the grasp of reality…

Nationality is a concept which is subjective; it means different things to different people. It can be altered in a person's mind through experience. Emily Carr's Thunderbird (fig. 1) is an example of how people's perception of nation (whether by people outside of that nation, or people within it) can be shaped by a few influential individuals. Whether intentionally political or not, an artist's view of their country is often directly shown in the way they paint it. Similarly, a non-artist's…