Mental state

disaster. Mental health, in my opinion is a very controversial topic because many people think that it’s better to pretend it 's not there than to get…

An apocalypse of a million worlds begin to form in a contained 15 centimeter, three pound mass. The state of insanity contained internally can reach drastic and inconceivable measures while the physical embodiment demonstrated to the world appears aimlessly intact. Improper judgement of opinions can only worsen the illness, while outwardly, it seems to be having little effect. If this were the case of a biochemical hazardous disease, bountiful opinions from numerous doctors would form to…

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…

The support co-ordinator has provided me with me psychoeducation on mental health strategies to assist me with this. Further, the support co-ordinator has assisted me to build resilience in managing my mental health and wellbeing. As I tend to withdraw and isolate myself, she has helped me develop gradual exposure techniques, which are essential to me be able to live a more normal life…

have been diagnosed with a mental illness of some sort. It has been on everyone’s lips at one time or another, and has been saturated throughout…

The mentally disabled Throughout history the rate of crimes have increased and decreased as time moves on. In the past twenty years there has been a decrease in the amount of crimes occurring in the United States. With new legislations and the development of technology, the government has found an easier way to cut down crime rates and bring justice to the people. Although crime rates have been decreasing the amount of people being victimized still remains high. Victimization is defined as…

Gay But Not Happy: The Impact of Queerness on Mental Health Introduction Four years prior to his suicide, 16-year-old Bobby Griffith wrote in his diary: "I can 't let anyone find out that I 'm not straight. It would be so humiliating. My friends would hate me, I just know it. They might even want to beat me up. . . . I guess I 'm no good to anyone . . . not even God. Life is so cruel, and unfair. Sometimes I feel like disappearing from the face of this earth" (Miller 88). After realizing he was…

murderer has a mental illness that causes the murderer to perpetrate more crimes. Makes sense doesn’t it? However, this formula contributes to a huge problem: a stigma towards mental illness. Be it calling someone who seems a little off retarded or blaming mental illness for a high-profile mass shooting, stigma exists in nearly every corner of our society. Despite advancements in the field of psychology, stigma has a strong influence on how we interact with others. Stigmatization of mental…

Solitary confinement should be removed from the U.S. prison system, due to the severe adverse mental and physical impacts it has on any person subjected to it. Prison is meant not only to keep away the dangerous people in society, but it is meant to reform and rehabilitate those people so they can actually function in society once they’re released. There are over 2.4 million people currently in prison in America, and statistically speaking over 50% of those people will become re-offenders after…

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,…