Category: Mental Illness

  • Cause and Effect Essay about Obesity

    Introduction Obesity is one of the leading preventable diseases in the world, such that over a third of the global population is classified as overweight or obese1. For adults, the World Health Organisation defines overweight as having a BMI greater than or equal to 25, while obesity as having a BMI greater than or equal…

  • Synthesis Essay on Effects of Smartphone Use on Mental Health

    The overuse of smartphones may cause teenagers to have symptoms of depression anxiety, and emotional problems. Both Twenge and Campbell (2018) and Jensen et al. (2019) argue that the more screen time youngsters have, the more likely they have depression symptoms. According to Twenge and Campbell (2018), the risk of adolescents getting depression increases with…

  • Isolation, Patriarchy, Materialism, and Mental Illness in The Yellow Wallpaper

    Table of Contents Introduction Plot Overview Point of View Characters Setting Cultural Context Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Yellow Wallpaper is arguably the most famous short story by the American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In a concise narrative evolving in a deliberately confined setting, the author paints a frightening picture of a slow…

  • Mental Illness in Steve Lopezs The Soloist

    The plight of people suffering from mental illnesses often goes unnoticed, and a good number of them end up homeless or in correctional facilities across the country. One of the main symptoms of schizophrenia is the withdrawal from social relations (Izydorczyk et al. 26). The patients are terrified of their own delusions and often avoid…