Mental Illness Essay

elements and plot progressions, the movie, as a more modern medium, utilizes its unique conception to provide a different outlook on Dostoyevsky’s philosophies. From the start of his book, Dostoyevsky’s tragic but comic tale depicts the decline of mental stability. Dostoyevsky opens his novella with Goyadkin Sr.’s unusual schizophrenia: from the paranoia of passing his boss to the eccentricity of shopping. This contrasts with the quiet, friendly person Dostoyevsky characterizes in the rest of…

Although it is not impossible to be happy while having a mental illness, it is still very challenging. Medications can be given to people with mental illnesses, which usually help decrease feelings of that illness, but in many cases, also prevent other feelings. For example, the medication, Zoloft is an anti-depressant, but tends to make the person unable to feel positive feelings as…

Gun Control and the Second Amendment According to Schulman (1991), the text of the Second Amendment of the US Constitutions reads as follows: “a correctly structured militia, for purposes of state security; the right of the citizens to have and to carry arms shall not be challenged.” This is a paraphrased version of what is contained in the original constitutional document. Nonetheless, it captures the spirit of the constitution regarding the issue of guns and their possession thereof.…

The film Shine, directed by Scott Hicks, is a film about a man named Peter who terrorises his son David and makes him think that the only way to make Peter proud is for David to always win. This caused David to have a mental breakdown and to emotionally crack under the pressure. He would always feel the need to be in or around water so he could mentally cleanse himself and try to forget. The film began when David is running the streets in the pouring rain, he then stops at a restaurant…

serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia or psychotic disorders, are often associated with violence and mass shootings. However, research indicates that psychosis is not a predominant factor in most mass shootings or other forms of mass murder. It suggests that individuals who commit such acts may not be in their right state of mind, but it does not necessarily mean they have a diagnosed serious mental illness. This highlights the importance of understanding the complexities of mental…

The occurrence of mental illness has been rising in recent years, with many people reporting the development of mental health issues. These mental illnesses include, to OCD, anxiety, substance abuse, anti-social behaviour and schizophrenia to name a few. There are some that argue that mental illness is an individual issue, not influenced by factors outside the personal experience. This essay will argue that mental illness is a social problem, with a particular focus on the topics of gender and…

Mental Illness: Historical and Modern Approaches Annotated Bibliography Cullen, C., & McCann, E. (2015). Exploring the role of physical activity for people diagnosed with serious mental illness in Ireland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22(1), 58-64. In this article, individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) were examined to determine their subjective experiences regarding physical activity. The main objective of this study was to elicit the opinions and views of…

A mental disorder is a “health problem that significantly affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts with other people” according to the Australian Department of Health (2007). One in five young people live in families with a parent who suffers with a mental illness and this can have detrimental effects on the child. As stated by MJA Mental Health and Wellbeing, 20% of Australian adults suffer from mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality…

people with mental illnesses were “ tainted by the devil” (2012 December 3-1). When people were suffering from mental illness they were treated very poorly and weren’t put in well sanitary places (2). A lot lived in cages, and were mostly fed spoiled food(3). Patients weren’t treated well by any means. They were basically treated like “animals” by the people who were suppose to be caring for them. It wasn’t till later around 1850, that people started to understand, that mental illness was a…

Mental Illness is a problem that doesn’t always have a solution. A lot of patients who have mental illness’ wait for a cure or treatment that helps their cause. Most of the time there isn’t a cure or treatment that will help and patients have to keep searching until there is one, which may never come. In the story, “Silver Water”, the author Amy Bloom uses Roses’s mental illness to show how treatment doesn’t always work the way people wish it would. Rose goes through a series of events that…