Category: Mental Illness

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder that causes recurring thoughts and obsessions that lead to repetitive day-to-day behavior. Many do not understand what the mental illness truly is. Keeping things in a certain place or touching things like door handles and light switches multiple times or a particular number of times are just a couple…

Abstract Many people know someone who abuses substances or someone who has gone through addiction recovery. Even though many people have had this connection with substance abuse, they dont understand what people go through. It is important to what people who have abused substances or are abusing substances are going through. It is also important…

How exercising can help your mental and physical health In todays world exercising is a key element to a persons health. Exercising is used to keep our bodies in shape and healthy. Exercising can also be very difficult for some because they are not used to doing it and for others exercising is very natural…

Topic: the value of being alive. Specific purpose: to motivate my audience to save a suicidal person and change their lives. Did you ever hear of someone ever suicide or self-injury? It means acts that directly harm our lives or our body. Self-injury includes a variety of behaviors, including self-immolation, scratching of body parts, bumping…

There are several issues you run into when dealing with a mental illness. It’s tricky when it comes to mental health because you must be very cautious. There are ways to cope with mental health, but it can turn for the worse if youre not careful. Substance abuse is an issue that can hurt a…

Postpartum depression occurs after a mother gives birth and her body changes mentally and physically (Prevatt & Desmarais, 2018). After a mother has given birth to her offspring, she begins to experience postpartum anxiety (Baylor, 2019). This often includes being easily irritated, poor diet, and some explosive emotions (Baylor, 2019). This is a condition influencing…

It is the year 1980 Jimmy Carter is president; he just passed the Mental Health System Act. This grants community mental health centers. This was the landmark to legislation in the Mental Health Policy. The novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobosky is about a boy named Charlie. Going through his freshman…

Schizophrenia is a complex disorder with a large heterogeneity within its clinical handbook. Categorized as a disorder of psychosis, it remains an abstract chronic illness that affects one percent of the global population (Nordqvist, C. 2017). With a vast variety of clinical presentations, the exact nature of the neuropsychology of schizophrenia continues to remain elusive.…

The Analyzation of Physical and Mental Strains within Metamorphosis Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis gives a glimpse into the effect of abuse, and I wish to argue that Gregor took his own life in response to the mistreatment done by the Samsa family, because these factors play a vital role in why Gregor committed suicide. To prove…

This paper explores the impact of postpartum depression on women mental health. The main objective is to analyze in detail the definition, the symptoms, and the controversial side of Postpartum depression, and how Social workers have the power to impact the lives of those mothers who face postpartum depression through prevention and interventions. Also, I…