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For countless ages, people suffering from mental illness have been cast aside and shamefully looked upon. The first buildings made to house said people were used to ostracize them for they were thought to be a detriment to society. Society only began to view mental illnesses as an “illness” during the 19th century. Even then, those affected were looked down upon and separated from society. Jump to the modern day and age, where people can take medication to sedate their psychotic tendencies;…

abused by powers around the world. Tension between countries has grown, government secrets are being exposed, there are political scandals, people being hacked, horrific videos being streamed, an increase in teen suicides, and an increase in mental disorders amongst the general population. The big question would be is money really worth all of the negatives that come with it? How far is the world willing to go in order to make extra cash flow for themselves and their selfish wants? Finally, are…

America has long had a gun control problem. Every week now it seems like there’s another school shooting or another person on a shooting rampage. Then after it is over the same debate comes up every time. The debate on controlling guns and making sure they do not get into the wrong hands. Once, after a few weeks go by and what happened is out of people’s minds, momentum for controlling guns gets lost as time goes on. It dies down and people are not thinking about it until the next one occurs.…

The topic of deinstitutionalization is a controversial issue in psychology. Deinstitutionalization refers to a process of relocating chronically mentally disabled populations from institutions to community-based treatment facilities. The idea of the deinstitutionalization reform was created to promote more effective and humane treatment for patients with mental illness via a shift from statewide institutions to more community-based treatment services. Deinstitutionalization first began in the…

My position on genetic enhancement is similar to Sandel’s point of view in the sense that I agree we shouldn’t do it just because we want to “master humanity” as he calls it. I believe that we should do it to help others in a medical sense. What I mean when I say to help people medically should be defined as genetic enhancement is of course a medical procedure. When I say medically I mean only to help the person to be a normal human so no laser eyes or shape shifting or anything equally…

and maintaining public order. In particular, one group that the police focues on is those with cognitive disabilities or mental impairments, which defines people with autism, dementia, mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities and psychological disorders. This essay will explore those different police practices that have been implemented to improve police efficiency, the barriers between both police with those who are impaired or disabled, and what makes…

You Mental? On December 14, 2015 a man armed with a rifle barged into an elementary school and fatally shot 20 kids and 6 adults(Fox 1). After the incident, the country was in an uproar at what happened and felt that we needed to prevent this from ever happening again. So people started throwing suggestion for ways to prevent it, some wanted to more gun law regulation while other wanted to focus on why the shooter would do this. After the investigation it was determined that the shooter was…

According to The United Nations agency Habitat, "there are approximately one billion people living in slums globally". They further say that although only 6% of people in developed countries live in these areas, about 78.2% of people living in less developed countries suffer from slum conditions. That amounts to "one third of the global urban population" (Owusu et al. 180). The UN-Habitat has given us some very accurate information in order for us to have a better understanding about the…

Insanity Plea The insanity plea has been used for more than a century dating back to the first use of temporary insanity used in 1859. This plea is only used in a small portion of cases, yet the outrage over this type of plea is high. The outrage from the public could be from lack of understanding, but many individuals in today’s society argue that the insanity plea should be abolished. Understanding the process of an insanity plea, the grounds an individual must be in to plead insane, as…

Historically, people deemed socially unacceptable have been institutionalized. Institutions dehumanize the very people they intend to serve by denying their basic human rights and stifling their opportunities to contribute meaningfully to society. People living in these establishments receive no compassion or love and, as a result, live traumatized lives. Previously, people were placed in institutions or asylums based on race, religion, sexual orientation and other societal categories. Women…