Mental health counselor

Mental health has been an ongoing issue that has been progressively advancing for years. It is because most people with problems in mental health suffers from stigma and discrimination. BUT what causes this stigma and discrimination? It is said that discrimination is an effect of a prejudiced behavior. This behavior roots from stereotyping in which we classify people we interact with, in groups. We stereotype and stigmatize people with mental illness in a group entirely different from us…

ABSTRACT– Total Blindness is defined as ― complete lack of form and visual light perception, recorded clinically as No Light Perception (NLP) [Cole brander, 2002]. Total blindness can affect quality of life, reducing the comfort and viable opportunities that normal sighted or even visually impaired people have. As a result, totally blind people need greater reliance on affordable, effective, and convenient technology; through which they can lead a more comfortable and active life. Improving…

Mental health services attempt to provide individuals with mental illnesses resources and coping tools that ultimately reduce hospital stays and afford individuals and families a better quality of life. They promote wellness by offering education not only to the individual struggling but to the family members and caregivers as well. In order to achieve treatment goals, it is necessary to incorporate multiple therapies focused on the health and wellbeing of the family. Psychoeducation groups…

Social inclusion is all important in the recovery of patient with mental disorders. However, as they are considered as the excluded group in a society, they may encounter some barriers in the recovery pathway. The demeanour and thinking ability of a person with a mental disorder may differ from a healthy person. According to the latest study carried on by the Ministry of health, New Zealand, it is evident that mental disorder is not rare in adult but higher when compared to other age groups.…

lot about mankind and diversity in the mental health profession. They all have a similarity, but are affected differently by the same disorder. When remember looking at this population and wondering how…

Schizophrene, by Bhanu Kapil, focuses on the Partition of India and the widespread lasting effect it had over the mental health and physical safety of citizens. Kapil focuses on schizophrenia, writing about the speaker’s immigrant experience through that lens. In Schizophrene, Bhanu Kapil uses aspects such as color to symbolize emotion, a distant tone, and showcases psychological and physical displacement. By using these methods to signify the speaker’s feeling towards aspects of her experience,…

Consider how the theme of loss and/or suffering is presented in texts you have studied. ‘Wuthering Heights’ presents the theme of loss and suffering as a blend of psychological, spiritual, and physical experiences, with a similar range of causes. The presentation of loss and suffering in various texts is symptomatic of the societies reflected within texts. ‘Wuthering Heights’ largely presents loss and suffering through the loss of innocence and childhood suffering faced by Cathy and Heathcliff.…

I spent my summer in a teen shelter. Well, 180 hours of it. As I thought about what to write for my integrative paper I considered writing a research paper; however, a research paper would fail to adequately sum up the full spectrum of my experiences at the teen shelter and so I decided to simply talk about my experiences and integrate research within it. This summer I was an intern for runaway and homeless teen shelter and center with Family Services Incorporated. My job as an intern was to…

Chapter 3: On Being Sane in Insane Places In the early 1970’s a psychologist named David Rosenhan conducted an experiment to challenge other medical professionals on the accuracy of their diagnoses, pertaining to psychiatric disorders. Him and eight other friends faked their way into asylums set around the United States to see what would happen if they started displaying “sane” behavior once inside. This experiment caused much aggravation among psychiatric experts who felt that Rosenhan was…

Alliance on Mental Illness called “Depression Is,” Ingrid Vasquez shares her story of her journey through depression and how her culture disrupted her mental illness. This blog is part of a series titled “You are Not Alone,” which gives individuals who have mental illness the opportunity to share their stories and impact the lives of others, whether that impact be to professionals (i.e. doctors, researchers, therapists), those who can relate to the situations (i.e. others with mental illness or…