Disorganized schizophrenia

No one person in this world has experienced the same struggles in life, and even the times where one scenario lines up many do not react in the same way. This is what Candide by Voltaire is all about, being what the differing views are on the tragedies we face in life. With that being said Candide the main character encounters five men who all have opposing views. One man he faces is named Martin and he states, “Man is born to live either in a state of distracting inquietude [high anxiety] or…

I was asked to do a assignment of a case where either a family member, individual or couple experienced any type of physical or emotional trauma. My case consisted of a women, Bianca, that experienced anxiety and depression due to her surroundings. In todays age we have access to highly qualified psychologists whom have the ability to help us through tough times. Due to the wide range of psychologists, it is difficult to choose a therapist that will suit your needs. There are therapists who…

Issues regarding Mental Institutions and Asylums People who are mentally ill are stigmatized as being dangerous, unpredictable and crazy. However, this is only a misconception. Once the mentally ill receive proper care and treatment for their illnesses, the road to recovery is not as difficult as it seems. Sylvia Plath, the award winning author of The Bell Jar, has been personally affected by mental illness, specifically suicidal depression. This illness has sadly caused Plath to take her own…

Prime was released in 2005 as a comedy-drama, throughout the movie the main character receives treatment from a psychiatrist. The movie is centered around Rafi, a 37 year old photographer. Rafi sees a psychiatrist, Lisa, on a weekly basis, and in the first session shown Rafi discusses the finalization of her divorce. Rafi later meets David, and they instantly are attracted to each other. During their first date David reveals he wants to be a professional painter, he is jewish, and only 23…

Better known as Sybil Dorsett, Shirley Ardell Mason is famous for being the ‘standards’ for Dissociative Identity Disorder, DID, during the 1970’s, when DID had not been popular and many people didn’t know it existed. Although the controversies that follow this story make it harder to believe, Sybil was believed to have 16 different personalities, some were even male. With that, Dorsett had fractured into these varying personas because of the physical and sexual abuse that she had received from…

Homelessness has become a widespread problem, with people being affected globally. In the United States alone, an estimated 3.5 million people experience being homeless each year (Overview of Homelessness). Being homeless is often defined as “having no home or permanent place of residence (Homeless).” So the question is, how can so many people end up without a house to live in? Many different factors help contribute to growing rates of homelessness in America, however homelessness in the United…

There are many different kinds of specialized courts ranging from drug courts, domestic violence courts, homeless courts, and mental health courts. Homeless courts were created only for the homeless, these courts differ from other courts. Homeless courts are different because they are used to resolving unsettled misdemeanor warrants as opposed to processing new criminal offenses. The purpose of establishing homeless courts are: 1) most homeless people are fine with continuing being homeless and…

It has been oftentimes stated that prison is a damaging institution, which impairs or further aggravates psychological conditions of its patients; in the same way, scholars in this field have come forward with the idea that education could provide a framework wherein the effects of imprisonment can be reduced. To effectively accomplish this task however, it is important to disclose the characteristics of the prison setting as well as to acknowledge the sufferings it brings about (Behan, 2008).…

Of Mice and Men: “George- you asleep?” “No. Whatta you want?” “Let’s have different color rabbits, George.” “Sure we will,” George said sleepily. “Red and Blue and green rabbits, Lennie. Millions of ’em.” “Furry ones, George, like I seen in the fair in Sacramento.” “Sure, furry ones.” “’Cause I can jus’ as well go away, George, an’ Live in a cave.” “You can jus’ as well go to hell,” said George. “Shut up now.” (17) (18) Lennie had Cognitive disabilities. Cognitive disabilities affect a…

Manipulation is a strong and powerful skill. If it is not addressed, especially in a facility holding the mentally disabled, it can lead to grave consequences. The type of manipulation featured in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey is an example that can be seen prominently throughout history. In the book, Nurse Ratched manipulated the patients of the ward to her benefit. The patients were not properly cared for and were abused physically and mentally. Being a former Army nurse,…