...Aaron Olsen, a senior studying communications and Amy Walen, a junior studying business management, hold support groups for those who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses through their affiliate in Idaho Falls, at the community Presbyterian Church on College Ave. “NAMI is the National Alliance of Mental Illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raise awareness and build a community for hope for all of those in need,” according to nami.org. NAMI works with people who are mentally ill to stabilize those who have the diagnosis of a mental illness. They are taught coping skills through NAMI. “These people are scared of their diagnosis that they’ve received and they feel afraid and alone,” said Olsen. Those who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses typically do not want to talk about it. They hide their problems from their friends, families and even themselves. “They’re afraid of it; it’s a scary thing and it’s not something you can see, so it’s not something you can fight immediately,” said Olsen “Mental disorders are common in the United States, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older; about one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year,” according to www.nimh.nih.gov. Mental illnesses are common in the United States. When some people hear their diagnosis, they become afraid. “Several people develop a stigma; just bad images of what people...
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...Early Treatments for Mental Illnesses In the past two decades, we have made magnificent medical achievements. Thanks to technological advancements and better understanding of the human anatomy, the medical field has overcome issues we once believed we would never imagine overcoming. From sanitation, to understanding the human anatomy, even becoming more advanced in procedures. For example, one of the more important categories we have advanced in would be mental illnesses. Just 20 years ago, we were performing cruel, inhumane procedures on mental patients because we were not fully understanding how to treat them. We now know and understand 200 different mental illnesses, and how to treat them, without causing pain or risking death. Using medication,...
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...Holiday homework Topic - “ Mental Illnesses” Over the summer holidays I chose the topic “ Mental Illnesses” because It was such an intriguing topic. I had a look at two mental illnesses over the period of time that I was at home, those two topics were Agoraphobia & Insominia. Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder in situations where the sufferer perceives certain environments as dangerous or uncomfortable, often due to the environment's openness or crowdedness. These situations include, wide-open spaces, as well as uncontrollable social situations such as the possibility of being met in shopping malls, airports, etc. The sufferer may go to great lengths to avoid those situations, in severe cases becoming unable to leave their homes. 2.2%, of adults in the Australia between the ages of 18 and 54, suffer from agoraphobia, agoraphobia can also relate to 60% of other phobias. Insomnia, is a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired. Insomnia is most often thought of as both a medical sign and a symptom that can accompany several sleep, medical, and psychiatric disorders characterized by a continuous difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or having poor quality sleep. Insomnia can occur at any age, but it is particularly common in the elderly. Insomnia can be short term (up to three weeks) or long term (above 3–4 weeks), which can lead to memory problems, depression, irritability and an increased risk of heart...
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...Mental illnesses are one of the most devastating of illnesses. We need to become more aware of mental health illnesses and increase the services available for them because they are a serious widespread issue, they often go unnoticed and untreated and they can often cause many other issues for those with a mental illness. Mental illnesses are a very large issue that needs to be realized, focused on and treated. They are very common illnesses that can affect anybody as well as the people around them and can cause devastating results to everybody. Some of the reasons why people refuse to accept mental illness as a disease and help treat it is because they are unable to actually see anything wrong, they believe that it would be far too expensive to treat and because of the social stigma about mental illnesses. While these are very common arguments none of them have very much truth or logic behind them. There are many other illnesses that cannot be seen but still receive treatment such as cancer or pulmonary hypertension so there is no reason as to not treat mental illnesses due to it being physically invisible. Another common argument is that the...
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...In November of 2015 I almost took my own life. Since that incident, I have worked hard to get to a better mental state, this has included getting my medications regulated and sorted as well as going to see a therapist. In my weekly therapy sessions, I saw how little I knew about the depression I had. I learned about my mental illness there and began wondering why I had not already learned about mental illnesses. Mental health issues received a brief mention in health class, but the lesson gave us no applicable knowledge to see warning signs or an understanding of what it is like to have an illness such as depression or anxiety. My battle with my own mental illnesses is what inspired me to continue taking on this issue by trying to make a change in my community. An opportunity for change came to me as I was determine my piece for speech season. I have been involved in competitive speech since I was in seventh grade and had competed in several categories. My coaches and I had discussed the topic idea I felt passionately about and agreed an original oratory, or persuasive speech, would be the best path for the topic I wanted to pursue. I decided to continue research into mental health awareness and craft an argument for mental health education in our school systems. This topic was personal to me because of my own mental health struggles but also...
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...gray area of uncertainty when it comes to mental illness. The uncertainty mainly coming from psychiatrists that believe mental illness should not be considered a real disease. However, that is not the reality of the situation, because mental illness most definitely should be considered a real disease. Mental illnesses should be considered real diseases because of the effects it has on its victims, and by definition of what a disease is, along with it being very common around the world. Mental Illnesses effect on a person's well-being can be as small and drastic as any other disease out there. If anything, their (Mental Illness's) effects transition from small to drastic, is way faster than the majority of other diseases. This type of rapid transition is unfortunately found in one of the most mental disorder in our society, Depression (Major Depressive Disorder). Depressions effect merely starts...
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...The educational opportunities and rights of students with mental illnesses are insufficient and lacking. The academia community is not supportive or urgent in fostering programs that would benefit this population of students. Rather, they are the contradictory and continue to cut funding and resources that are crucial for the academic and social achievements by those with mental illnesses. The students themselves struggle to utilize the few resources available, and are forced to withdraw from higher education due to lack of care and accommodation. High school and college years are when many people with mental illnesses first begin experiencing their disorder. Unfortunately, schools see this as no reason to have programs and psychological professionals...
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...Due to an increase in mental illnesses in the workplace, Anna Harrington spoke on key elements in “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” that informs employee’s or employer’s about maintaining a positive outlook and a healthy mental state in the workplace(Harrington, 2012). Many of us have experienced trial and tribulations that have changed us as a person and our outlook on life. Although, at times things can be difficult when trying to accomplish a goal we push through with perseverance. Through those experiences, we learn our strengths and weaknesses to improve ourselves in every aspect. Working in a workplace with a diverse pool of personalities can be very challenging. As a Special Education Educator, I love working with children of all ages with disabilities which requires dedication and patience. As an employee, I had that part down but I had to learn to deal with many high strong personalities along with adapting to new an administration my third year in. With a new administration that lacks unity and support among other negative attitudes I learned to stay to myself outside of my group assignments. I had to realize that people are different and not everybody is a people’s person. I learned to control my emotions by learning patience, ignoring the negativity and not letting other people change my mood. As occupational health advisor Anna Harrison Stated, “ Organization is important to emotional control, as it allows the mind time and space to direct effort toward maintaining...
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...Societal Stigma 1 Running Head: Societal Stigma " " " " " " " High School students are less likely [than adults] to seek help for their mental illnesses due to societal stigma. " Guy Bukovsky" Ms. Fornazar" HSP3U" Dec 12, 2014" " " " " " " " Societal Stigma 2 " Through collecting 21 survey results and analyzing the answers given I was able to draw some conclusions. First off, people who have not been diagnosed with a mental illness are 11.6% more comfortable with talking to the guidance department about mental health; from this result, I can conclude that people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness are feeling shame or fear of stigmatization. In addition, those who have not been diagnosed with a mental illness are 11.67% more comfortable going to guidance in relation to a friend’s mental health. Those people who have been diagnosed with ADHD were generally more comfortable speaking with the guidance department. On the contrary, people who have been diagnosed with a depressive disorder were least likely to feel comfortable speaking with the guidance department. This further exemplifies the stigmatization of depression. The mean of all answers to the question “How comfortable do you feel when it comes to talking about your mental health issues with friends and peers?” is 3.18/5 which is significantly higher than the 2.31/5 and 2.59/5 regarding speaking to faculty and guidance, respectively. So while there is societal stigma...
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...Summary The purpose of this report is to inform readers on the mental illnesses and issues that are seen in many First Nations communities. This report also includes how the prevalence of mental illnesses and issues in First Nations communities can be linked to intergenerational trauma, and the treatment/healing. Introduction On April 9, 2016, the First Nations community of Attawapiskat, declared a state of emergency after eleven people attempted suicide in just one night. This is not a unique case, as this isn’t the first community to have gone into a state of emergency, nor will it be the last. Many First Nations communities face mental illness and issues that include suicide, depression, and drug and alcohol addictions - at a significantly...
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...Associate Level Material Name Sci/162 Week 7 Foodborne Illness Date [pic]Hepatitis A ? What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite.[pic] There are several types of Hepatitis. Infectious hepatitis, which is commonly referred to as Hepatitis A, infects the liver via the virus of the same name. This is commonly spread through contamination from feces. The virus is transmitted among people through direct contact with an infected person and from improper hygiene. For example, if a kitchen worker uses the restroom and does not properly wash their hands and goes directly back to preparing food the virus can be passed on. Hepatitis is a Picornavirus which means the virus non-enveloped, single stranded enclosed in a protein shell. Although there are several genotypes, only 1 serotype exists. ? [pic]How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water? Hepatitis A[pic] can be transmitted [pic]through[pic] water [pic]and[pic] food from preparing food anywhere, whether an individual is at a restaurant, home or a friend’s house. If an individual is prepping food and he or she is infected with the hepatitis A virus it can easily spread to the next individual. Food handlers that have hepatitis can contaminate the food and water or if the use the restroom and do not wash his or her hands well can also spread the disease. [pic]Usually this type of spread is limited to family members or their...
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...Did you know that nearly 19% of adults in the U.S. alone deal with some kind of a mental disorder? Or that 20% of the youth population have been diagnosed with one of these disorders? To put that into a different perspective, that means one in every five people may possess some form of a mental illness, whether it is depression, an anxiety disorder, or OCD. Mental illness is not a rarity in today’s society, but instead it is an extensive obstacle for everyone that has these disorders. Mental illness is existent all over the world in many people, and it is important to be knowledgeable of it and essential to be understanding of the people who suffer from it. I have always been curious about mental illnesses ever since I was able to understand what it was. I have read books about people with mental disorders, studied statistics about mental illnesses, and researched it extensively on the Internet. First, I...
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...The Mentally Ill Veronica Rhodes HCA 430 Special Populations Instructor Avi Stein June 23, 2012 The Mentally Ill Mental illness includes many different illness that affect a person’s feelings, thinking, and daily functioning. “Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder. Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan” (NAMI, 2011). For years, the mentally ill have been the misunderstood population. There was a time when people locked away the mentally ill because they were not accepted and not to be a part of society. Many people did not understand what was going on with the mentally ill and really did not take the time to understand the disease process. For a while the mentally ill were thought of as being just a little different, the severity of their illness was not being recognized. Now that there are several advances in science, medicine, and the human body, mental illness is a little more understood. Many people no longer dismiss the mentally ill and realize that the mentally ill really do have serious issues that need to be addressed and not just swept under the rug. There is no need for the...
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...Although, Monsieur Meursault is very intelligent, it appears he is suffering from mental illness that was often over looked during the 1950’s. Mental illnesses can affect your mood, thinking and behavior. There are many signs for mental illness a few may include feeling sad or down, detachment from reality, a withdrawal from friends and activities. There are a few reason’s people have mental illnesses that include inherited traits from biological relatives, environmental exposures before birth such as exposures to viruses or toxins, negative life experiences such as death of a family member, divorce, or abuse of some sort, and brain chemistry which can include hormonal imbalances. (1) It has not always been known for these causes to of mental illness. Changes have been positive in the findings of mental illnesses. In the 1950’s the public defined mental illness in much narrower and more extreme terms than did psychiatry, and fearful and rejecting attitudes toward people with mental illnesses were common. (2) Such reason Meursault had few friends and was perfectly happy living the day-to-day life. For someone that had just lost his Maman, though he was not close to her, one may feel as though it could alter ones feelings. When she passed she was at a retirement home just outside of Marengo about 50 miles from Algiers. This is the main reason he did not see her often. She did stay with him before he couldn’t take care of her financially any longer. For the last two years or...
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...Crazy Like Us “Crazy Like Us” is a enlightening book written by San Francisco journalist, Ethan Watters, in which he contends that the exportation of typical American psychological disorders included in the DSM to other countries is an ineffective approach at attempting to aid mental health patients in those countries. Watters educates readers about the dangers of applying American mental disorders to individuals in other countries due to differences in diets, culture, and social norms. He documents a series of case studies in which victims of mental health disorders in various countries are affected by culture and societal norms. He argues that classifying a mental illness under a generic American disorder is dangerous and downright inappropriate. American mental disorders are not “one size fits all” and exportation of them can cause significant damage to the people in the countries who suffer from mental health disorders. I concur with Watters’ chief point that cultural specificity must be accounted for and significant cultural differences exist throughout the globe, particularly in the field of mental health. The first case involves anorexia in Hong Kong, in which a 14-year old girl died suddenly. When reporters investigated her death, they entered her symptoms into the Google search bar to attribute a cause of death. The results configured symptoms very similar to American anorexia. Due to this revelation, the media orchestrated awareness campaigns, which stimulated an...
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