Mental health professionals

The mentally ill are facing many problems in the correctional system in the nature of adjusting to incarceration or not being stable enough to leave on their own I believe that they need more help readjusting to society or to obtain mental health treatment. Mental Illnesses affect a substantially large amount of inmates in the corrections system, these illnesses cause minimal, moderate, and severe disturbances in feeling, thinking and relating the result is a diminished capacity for coping with…

Wrong Thoughts: The Tragedy of Mental Illness The mind bears many titles. It is the brain, the thought provoker, the roadmap, and exclusively the source of all wit and intellect. Just as the famous saying goes: “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Having agency and personality are some of the most distinguishing attributes that characterizes a human being. Despite this fact, the maxim aforementioned as well identifies a well-rooted calamity that is not only plaguing the U.S. but the entire…

labels. The medical model of psychological disorders shows us that people can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms, where they can be cured through various treatments like therapy, which takes place in the hospital. Thus, a person who has a mental illness will have to be sent to the hospital to be diagnosed for treatment. The sickness of the mind can happen due to many reasons like stress and inhumane conditions. However, the bio-psychosocial approach to disordered behavior shows us…

For the purpose of discussing the identification and categorisation of mental illness, this essay will focus on the chapter of Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders (OCRDs) from the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). An emphasis will be placed on hoarding disorder (HD), a newly recognised disorder characterised by the compulsive acquisition of objects, with persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, and significant associated…

that occur in the brain. Depression often changes the mood and the characteristics of the individual it affects. Depression affects everyone differently; this is why some may describe depression a certain way and others may not necessarily agree. Professionals need to know the symptoms and causes of depression and how to treat it. Depression has a variety of symptoms such as; extended sorrow which may occur for more than a week, sleep disturbance; waking up in the…

inmates is if the inmate wins a case of cruel and unusual punishment. The inmate 's lawyer must prove “deliberate indifference” on the part of the administration. Pfeiffer provides the example of a jail that claimed to have “a mental heath services division, a mental health director, and case files.” In reality, none of these…

possibly be proof to the theory that the misconception of stress in Japan is the reason behind the misconception they possessed on mental illness, as Watter explains how the definition of mental illness is malleable, therefore is within the society’s hands to determine. In this case due to what they perceived about stress could have lead to what they falsely perceived to be mental…

form of mental health issues, whether that’s stress, anxiety, or depression. Having minimal amount of stress is even good for a person. Excessive amount of stress, though, can lead to depression and anxiety. College students are increasingly showing problems with their mental health. A majority of college students are plagued with an abundant amount of stress, that they try to commit suicide or use illegal means to make things easier. To have a better understanding of college student’s mental…

Clinical health psychology is an area of health psychology that focuses on treating individuals. Professionals pursuing clinical health psychology careers often focus on how an individual's lifestyle and behavior might affect his overall health. Clinical health psychologists will also usually work with individuals to help change bad habits or overcome lifestyle problems that may be affecting their physical health. (Becoming a, n.d.) Similarities and Differences Similarities in the training and…

therapies, and receive higher levels of reimbursement from third party payers (Lyman & Campbell, 1996). Residential centers, on the other hand, were considered to be any other 24 hour facility that were not licensed as a hospital and provided mental health programs. They were frequently directed by psychologists or social workers, were reported to provide fewer and less evidence-based therapies, and received significantly lower reimbursement (Lyman & Campbell, 1996). At this time, it became…