Mental Health Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Both Asda and Tesco supermarket chains continue withdrawing the stated Halloween outfits due to the diverse criticism raised. It is due on the basis that it stigmatizes more people who have mental health problems. In my opinion, there is need for an apology to ascertain the offences which are caused and later on agreed in arriving at such donations while still observing their mental health and state of mind. The action of forwarding the proceeds of the undertakings to charity is well in accordance to taking the appropriate steps in shunning the costumes that "fuel" the stigma. It ...

That tobacco causes lung cancer and other forms of cancer has long been established and accepted by the health community and the general populace. Daniel Neal in his essay “Tobacco: Ignorance Is No Longer an Excuse” shows stats of public perceptions to indicate that we have moved on from the period when there was a debate of the dangers of tobacco (Neal, 2011). However, there are studies that have shown that tobacco use has other unwanted outcomes beyond just cancer and the better-known effects of smoking. A number of studies have linked tobacco use to depression.
Jane Collingwood asks ...

Psychology

Psychology
In any normal society, there is a given code on how people within eh society are supposed to behave. People who deviate from this code are often termed as retards or people with mental disorders. Mental health is, therefore, of great importance for an individual to function normally in a given society. However, psychologists have tried over the years to come up with an explanation of how these mental disorders come about. Based on arguments by Fromm, Horney, and Eriksson, it is evident that the mental disorders are greatly defined by the ‘inability of an individual to act in ...

Critique

The following is the systematic critique of the article titled, “Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK” (Hemingway et al., 2012). The nursing critique has been done in accordance with the guidelines provided in the article title, “Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research” (Ryan, Coughlan and Cronin, 2007). The research article is published in the journal of Issues in Mental Health Nursing, which is a peer reviewed journal.
The research article by Hemingway et al., 2012, is a qualitative study that employs an assortment ...

Dear Hollywood Directors,

It is unfortunate that people suffering from mental health have to endure stigma in this day and age and ignorance seems to thrive especially when it comes to this issue. The media and especially Hollywood has always projected people with mental disorders as problematic, dangerous and not fit to integrate with the rest of the society. What is more, the media has created stereotypes depicting mental health patients as not deserving to lead healthy lives. For instance, in the article Stigma: What Hollywood and the Media Teach Us About Mental Illness, Richard A. Friedman paints a sad picture of ...

Politics of Abortion Accessibility

(Author Note)

Abstract

This paper explores five peer-reviewed articles that report studies on the effects of abortion on the well-being of women who underwent abortions. It also reviews an ongoing study that touches on the effects of denied abortions. The paper examines arguments of the health effects, briefly touching also on the economic effects, of abortion and if these effects have great implications whether or not to limit the access of abortion to the female public. The published studies examined in the paper lead to suggest that abortions are generally safe and the side effects are minor and do not ...

The Case of Mental Illness

Introduction
Mental disorder or ailments is a collection that contains numerous conditions, which can be depicted by various symptoms. These symptoms are linked to the way an individual behaves as well as the manner in which they portray their feelings. Judgments based on cultural norms and contexts are useful especially in identifying symptoms that show that an individual is mentally ill. Therefore, emotions and behavior play a significant role in the identification of these symptoms. The emergence of mental illness has led to a rise in psychiatrists who examine and diagnose patients with mental health problems. However, "madness" is ...

Introduction

Cases of mental illness in many communities has been on the rise in an alarming rate. Requirements and needs in life in different aspects has led to depression and drug abuse disrupting a person's thinking, mood, daily functioning and relationship with others (Hurley & others, 1999). Individuals of different ages are susceptible to this problem if proper care and conducive life conditions are not available to ensure mental stability and comfort to help avoid things such as drug abuse that lead to mental instability in an individual. However, this condition can be cured through varying treatment plans depending with place and ...

Introduction

When treating mental health patients it is important to undertake the assessment basing on an assessment model so that the extent of the injury or infection will be obtained. This paper will focus on the nine stages of bio-psycho-social assessment that is normally undertaken for patients who are seeking for care. It is important to undertake this assessment as it gives a comprehensive overview of the mental health situation and gives the history of the genesis.

The nine elements of the assessment

The first stage in the assessment is that of identification. At this stage, the first impression of the patient is very important as there ...

According to Gulanick and Myers (2013), the nursing process has been identified as the most appropriate strategy which can be employed in trying to ensure that the most suitable care is provided to a particular individual. Ensuring that the patient gets the best out of the Caregiving process should form the primary objective of any nursing undertaking. Addition studies (de Oliveira et al. 2012; Weber and Kelley, 2013), show carrying out a thorough assessment of a patient is a significant step as it forms the basis of a care plan. Studies by (Papathanasiou et al., 2013; Morrissey, 2016) showed ...

Bullying, while physical in nature, can have lasting social and psychological consequences that can profoundly effect the emotional and cognitive development of young people. Aggressive behaviors, both in traditional settings and in the virtual realm, have been shown to have deep and lasting challenges to their capacity for personal relationships, emotional stability, and overall success. This is true for both the victims of bullying and the bullies themselves. In assessing the research that has been done in the field of bullying it will be possible to establish a general criteria to determine the overall consensus in regards to the ...

Suicide in the Military

Over the last decade, an increase in the number suicides has been noted in the military (Castro & Kintzle, 2014; Rudd et al., 2015). Research studies have related mental health issues such as anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, and substance abuse or dependence among active and inactive servicemen. Notably, the rate of hospitalization due to mental health problems and suicide ideation has risen rapidly in the military circles over the last ten years (Castro & Kintzle, 2014). Many social workers have used the military transition theory to illustrate the possible causes of increased psychological health issues among war veterans that ...

Borderline personality disorder’s main feature is instability’s pervasive pattern in self - image, interpersonal relationships and emotions. Individuals with BPD often demonstrate behaviors of self-injurious character (suicide attempts, cutting and risky behaviors of sexual character), usually they are very impulsive. In most this disease occurs by early adulthood. Persisting for years not stable pattern of interaction with other people is usually connected with early social interactions and the person’s self-image. Such people feel sensitivity to circumstances in the environment. Impending rejection or separation’s perception may result in complete changes in behavior, self-image, cognition and affect. ...

I must admit that I had my own preconceived ideas and notions about the mentally retarded persons all along and before I had an opportunity of volunteering in a facility that provides care for the mentally ill. Even at the moment when we were given an opportunity to volunteer in a mental health facility, I had my own ideas of what I would see, experience, and what the patients or the mentally retarded would be like. These notions had been built into me and developed throughout my life through listening to popular opinions from people and readings from the media. I ...

Phobias

Do you have any irrational fears? I am sure that the majority of you do, as we are all human beings, unique and so alike at the same time. Today I want to raise an interesting subject, which definitely concerns every one of us – phobias. I am sure that this topic will leave no one indifferent, as our fears is something that people don’t know how to control, which creates certain troubles for us. In my speech I am going to introduce you to the world of phobias – their nature, types and treatment methods so as we could ...

Transgender and the Use of MMPI-2

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test is a self-report measure of psychopathology and the personality structures in adults. As opposed to other similar tests, it is difficult for those subjected to it to give a false impression or deny` the existence of a problem. It is also possible to conduct empirical research using the MMPI-2 tests, as it gives an opportunity to give quantitative evidence. Therefore, it is more practical when evaluating psychological issues. It is especially the case in addressing the psychological issues of the diverse transgender population (Tellegen, et al., 2003).
Interventions such as hormonal treatment ...

Corporal punishment has been practiced in human society since the civilizations of the ancient world, but corporal punishment is not an effective long-term strategy for modifying human behavior because it can cause developmental issues and behavioral issues in all stages of lifespan development. Corporal punishment is a significant issue for children and adolescents because they are mainly the targets of physical abuse at home or in school under the assumption that it will result in reducing misbehavior.
Three types of corporal punishment include parental corporal punishment, school corporal punishment, and judicial corporal punishment. Other than the death penalty, judicial ...

This study aims to identify reasons for growth in female prison population in China and propose possible solution to the problem. One of the difficulties of this study is that little research and data is available on China’s women in prisons.

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Female offenders constitute a small fraction of total number of people in China, however this number is dramatically increasing which is alarming and cannot be negotiated. According to the statistics provided by Institute for Criminal Policy Research, the percentile of female population in prisons significantly increased over last years ("China | World Prison Brief", 2016). Number of women ...

The institutional affiliation

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) released in 1989 assesses the general validity of seven measures of maladjustments in outpatient health settings. The MMPI-2 has about 600 items or questions (true or false format) and takes approximately 60 to 90 minutes to be fully completed (Graham, Barthlow, Stein, Ben-Porath & McNulty, 2002). The measures are mainly based on the self-reported symptom severity, clinicians’ ratings of symptom severity and level of functioning. MMPI-2 is implemented in order to identify the characteristics of the test takers which can be used for the treatment and diagnose purposes. The main accent is often made ...

Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to those medical substances and practices that are not the part of standard or conventional care. Complementary medicine is often used along with other standard medical treatment strategies or they can be used alone. CAM practices can be used for the relief in different problems such as heart diseases and cancer. It can also be used for certain psychiatric problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression, usually caused by different ecological factors such as risk and supportive factors related to parents, peers, and school. Different CAM practices can be used for the treatment ...

Parental separation has adverse effects on children growth and development. In part, children who witness parental conflicts and the eventual breakups develop hatred to the parents, and this may be exhibited through withdrawal signs by the child after parental re-introduction. Parental alienation is more common in modern times than it was before due to increased cases of parental divorce (Fidler & Bala 23). Children who have been alienated develop post-traumatic stress, and this has great impact during the re-unification process. Parents who separate from their children expose the young ones to extreme psychological and emotional abuse and this may lead ...

Kantaras v. Kantaras, 884 So. 2d 155 - Fla: Dist. Court of Appeals, 2nd Dist. 2004
Linda G. KANTARAS v. Michael J. KANTARAS
No. 2D03-1377.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 2004.
Mathew D. Staver, Erik W. Stanley, and Anita L. Staver of Liberty Counsel, Longwood, for Appellant.
Rebecca Harrison Steele of Law Office of Rebecca Harrison Steele, P.A., Tampa; Karen M. Doering, Tampa; and Collin D. Vause, Clearwater, for Appellee.
- Type of Action
The Linda Kantaras Vs Michael Kantaras legal battle was a civil case. The case was judged based on the Florida Defense ...

Critical Thinking/ Evidence Based nursing Concept

Abstract
Approximately one million individuals succumb to suicide every year. Suicide is a clinical issue that is caused by interplay of biological/genetic, sociocultural, psychological, pathological and behavioral factors (Boore, and Tsao, 2011). Extensive and thorough assessment is needed in determining the cause individually. According to a number of researches, lack of emotional empowerment among the youth forms one of the contributing factors in suicidal tendencies. Evidence based practice has proven CARE model an effective approach for reducing risk of suicide in the society. The model empowers the victims to develop skills such as; personal control, self-esteem, sense of worth, problem ...

Fill in the following boxes by identifying and describing the location of the 6 neurotransmitters outlined in the textbook. Describe the effect and function of the neurotransmitter and then discuss possible mental health or behavioral or physical issues that can be associated with too much or too little of the neurotransmitter. Save this document and type directly onto the document. The boxes will expand to accommodate what you write. Submit as an attachment to the appropriate drop box.

Identify the Neurotransmitter

Location of Neurotransmitter
Effect of Neurotransmitter
Function of Neurotransmitter
Possible mental health, emotional, behavioral, or physical issues resulting ...

Question 1: What is the value of cultural awareness and sensitivity training for psychologist? Discuss

Globally, psychologists interact with clients who emanate from a background characterized by diversity in terms of ethnicity, linguistic orientation and cultural establishment. They work in varied environments and under different conditions. Generally, their experiences differ considerably. Their effectiveness is dependent on a host of factors. These range from the skills and knowledge that they have to experience in this particular field of specification. To knowledgeably and acceptably perform their duties, it cannot be disputed that psychologists have to endow themselves with sufficient knowledge and skills. However, of great importance in the current, diverse work environment is their ability to deal with ...

Introduction

Some of the most interesting topics in psychology and other nervous-related topics are the ones that tackle paranormal activities—these are activities that cannot usually be explained by science (Wagner, 2011). Other entities that are believed to be of paranormal origin are ghosts, haunted houses, exorcisms, invisibility cloaks and other things that cannot usually be explained even by the most modern technologies.
Some experts have claimed that paranormal entities aren’t actually real; some even believe that we are the only ones that make it real. The brain is a very powerful tool and simply imagining things could make ...