...American led globalization of mental health has increased the interest of public health officials and psychiatrists throughout the world. The Cultural and social values, and attitudes of a particular society influence the beliefs that people have about mental illness. The knowledge about mental illness has spread globally, and it has begun to break down some of the barriers between cultures and countries. There has been a substantial increase in research on the stigma related to mental illness; however, the stigmatization of people with mental illness continues to cause discrimination. Stigma, myths and misconceptions lead to discrimination. In addition to the many aspects of discrimination that have been discussed it is important to know that the mentally ill in our society often lose their ability to make decisions. The stigmatizing beliefs concerning mental illness have given the public and lawmakers an opportunity to control the mentally ill. Due to discrimination, the mentally ill have blatantly suffered many human rights violations. Society can improve this situation by continuing their education effort and enforcing legislation in order to help the mentally ill feel more accepted by society. Globalization has increased the communication and interaction of people between countries and cultures; specifically, it has influenced the exchange of ideas concerning mental health. Ethan Watters points out in his article called “The Americanization of Mental Illness” that “For more...
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...HOMOSEXUALITYIntroductory Psychology4/26/2012Charnae ClayBreanna DavisBrandon Telfair| HOMOSEXUALITY| Introductory Psychology| | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.]| | | 4/26/2012| | Brandon Telfair April 22, 2012 Homosexuality Homosexuality is becoming more common in today's society, whether it be gays or lesbians homosexuals are among us. According to science 8 to 15 percent of males and slightly less females today are of the homosexual race. In comparison, there are as many gay and lesbian citizens the world as there are unemployed citizens. Being homosexual is an ongoing fight for whom ever is dealing with it. The constant reminders of society and the way your lifestyle is supposed to be can be a burden on them. Until recently homosexuality was thought to be a psychiatric disorder, but research has proved that theory to be false. We as Americans don’t completely know how to properly cope with homosexuals in our society. Although we have gotten a lot better, there are still some of us that look at homosexuals as outcasts. This is one of the main reasons that homosexuality is very secretive and not embraced. They draw the conclusion that the less people know the less they have to be ashamed of their sexuality. Spiritual beliefs are also another factor...
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...a positive view, which has perpetuated stereotypes about people with disability. In this paper, I will be comparing two films, a documentary and feature film, about mental disability. The documentary that I will be using in this analysis is People Say I’m Crazy, a 1989 documentary film by California Mental Health and Silver Lining Playbook(2012) an Academy Award nominated feature film. The comparison will be as followed: a topics will be presented, next the findings in the documentary, and finally how mental illness is portrayed in the feature film. In this paper I will talk about medical treatment, family and community support, and media representation of people with mental illness. Before I jump into these topics, a summary of these two films are necessary to provide context. People Says I’m Crazy People Says I’m Crazy is a 56 minute documentary by the California Network of Mental Health Clients made in 1989. This documentary is based on the findings from the Well-Being Project, a survey conducted in 1987 to explore what factors promote or deter the well-being of persons commonly labeled as mental ill in California. The statistics from the Well-Being Project survey are included in the documentary to provide focus by the mental health consumers relate their experiences. Silver Lining Playbook In this film Patrick “Pat” Solatano, Jr. (played by Bradley Cooper), a diagnosed bipolar mental patient, is released from a mental health facility in Baltimore after eight months...
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...‘Illness is simply a matter of bad luck, bad judgement, or bad genetics’ is a statement that expressed how health can be affected by the ‘luck’ of the environment that an individual is born into. The aforementioned statement expressed how health can be affected through a bad judgement of misdiagnoses made by health practitioners. The statement then declared how having bad genes allows an individual to become more susceptible to specific disease (Marvell, 2012). This statement focused on how health is influenced by psychological (bad judgement) and biomedical (bad genes) determinants, for example, being overweight is seen has having bad genes however, sociocultural factors such as gender, media and age can also largely affect an individuals’ health status. In 2002 the World Health Organization (WHO) released the Madrid Statement, saying: "to achieve the highest standard of health, health policies have to recognize that women and men, owing to their biological differences and their gender roles, have different needs, obstacles and opportunities." Meaning that the needs and barriers of both women and men (for example, women are more likely to develop breast cancer than males) are a major influence on the health of the individual and if the Government wants to achieve high national health, knowing the needs and overcoming the barriers must be addressed. A bad luck obstacle males have to face is the expectancy to participate in labour intensive jobs such as being a constructor and...
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...stereotyping and stigmatization, both of which make it easier to ignore them. (Buck, Monterio, Kneuper, Rochon, Clark, Melillo, & Volk, 2005). Stereotypes placed upon the homeless give a general public view that most of them became homeless because they were lazy, dependent on welfare, have severe mental disorders, and are potentially dangerous substance abusers. (Fincun & Forrester, 2006). The homeless are viewed as having a character flaw and many hold them responsible for their current situation. Local attitudes are based on limited contact with the homeless. The negative attitudes toward them are based upon the encounters with only the most visible members. A negative encounter typifies the group as a whole. A study conducted by Hocking and Lawrence showed that negative stereotypes come from limited interaction, communication, and personal experiences with the homeless. They felt that contact could reduce negativity and change attitudes in a positive direction. (Hocking & Lawrence, 2000). This local attitude does not exclude the homeless teen population. Communities harbor the notion that homeless youths are rebellious teenagers and their current situation is their fault (The League of Women Voters Umpqua Valley, 2004). Attitudes about the dilemma that homeless youths face include a lack of understanding about the circumstances that brought them to homelessness. The 2004 Local Children and...
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...Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman FSG © 2011 512 pages [@] getab.li/15856 Book: Rating 8 6 Importance 9 Innovation 8 Style Focus Take-Aways • When you think, your mind uses two cognitive systems. • “System 1” works easily and automatically and doesn't take much effort; it makes quick judgments based on familiar patterns. • “System 2” takes more effort; it requires intense focus and operates methodically. • These two systems interact continually, but not always smoothly. • People like to make simple stories out of complex reality. They seek causes in random events, consider rare incidents likely and overweight the import of their experiences. Leadership & Management Strategy Sales & Marketing Finance Human Resources IT, Production & Logistics Career & Self-Development Small Business Economics & Politics Industries Global Business • “Hindsight bias” causes you to distort reality by realigning your memories of events to jibe with new information. • “Loss aversion” and the “endowment effect” impact how you estimate value and risk. • Your “two selves” appraise your life experiences differently. • Your “experiencing self” lives your life; your “remembering self” evaluates your experiences, draws lessons from them and decides your future. • These two contrasting systems and selves disprove economic theories that say that people act rationally. Concepts & Trends To purchase personal subscriptions or corporate...
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...Summation of Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life Racial Microaggressions Summation Cross-Cultural Psychology 3235 Dr. Keith Blah Blah Summation of Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life I have read and fully understand the article Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: the Implications for Clinical Practice. However, I must admit the article does not sit well with me and I have learned I have been a microaggressor since my early days; specifically, I have offered microinsults many times over without even realizing it. Through the years, I have thought of myself as one who consciously believes in equal rights for “all”; not just the American people, but people of all races across the entire globe. Granted, I have never marched in an equal rights parade, but I feel I have made many contributions in standing up for the rights and respect of others, to include myself (a woman who faced and endured a twenty year career in, essentially, a dominate male” field). After reading this article, I have been enlightened to the fact that I have erred many, many times while communicating with those of color, including very recently. Just two weeks ago I asked a Venezuelan friend and co-worker where she was from. She stated she was born in Indiana, but I proceeded to inquire as to where she was “really” from. She explained her parents were Venezuelan and that she lived there most of her life. I found this to be very interesting and told her so, but had no idea (till now), I...
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...PSY111- Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services Workbook- Assignment 2 Sonia Chiciak Student No.11534832 Word Counts (excl. citations) provided for each section. PSY111- Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services Exercise 1- Memory Question 1- Summary: (253 words) Grant, H. M., Lane, B.C., Clay, J., Ferrie, J., Groves, J.E., McDorman, T. A., Dark, V.J. (1998). Context-dependent memory for meaningful material: information for students. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 12, 617-623. This study tested whether the environmental context dependency effect is seen through test performances where matched and mismatched study and test noise conditions were used. Throughout the study, the researcher used the same text to test the difference context dependency has on short answer (recall) and multiple choices (recognition). Using previous research that has shown that characteristics of environment are encoded in the memory, and can be used to retrieve other information; the researchers changed whether or not there was general background noise in controlled study and test conditions and measured the results based on performance in the test. Overall, studying and testing in the same environment resulted in better performance than in mismatching studying environments. This study also found that, unlike in Smith (1986, as cited in Grant 1998), the context dependency effect for newly learned material is seen regardless of whether short answer or...
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...Annotated Bibliography BSHS/345 Diversity and Special Populations Annotated Bibliography Arab Culture: Learn about Arab etiquette and protocols. (2004). In Planet Egypt online. Retrieved from http://www.planetegypt.co.uk/samoora.shtml This article discusses the difference between Arab, Middle-Eastern and Muslim people. The author talks about the region in which a person is from, as well as language and religion is what determines which group one would identify with. The history and cultures of Arabic people are provided in this article. Cacho, L. M. (2001). Asian Americans. University of Hawaii Press The article discusses the relationships between Asian Americans and their families. The author explains how they have to deal with certain stereotypes in order to succeed in a place where they are Americans, but still considered to be foreigners. The article is a good resource for understanding how Asian Americans feel in a country where so many barriers are placed upon them. Caroll, S.R. (1994, December). Why poor black children succeed or fail. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.chicagotribune.com/africanamericancultue The conceptual article begins with the broad discussion about African American culture. It projects today’s youth and the inconsistency of what Americans idolize as equality in school systems. It discusses the present’s findings of family and individual studies that factor in the high and low achieving African-American students...
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...“Immigration” is from the The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia and is written by Eric Pullin. This article is a brief summary of immigration in America. Pullin briefly explains the emigration that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth century. A lot of immigrants emigrated to the U.S because of “educational...
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...Briefly Discuss DSM IV and ICD 10 and list the main categories of clinical disorders. The paper will discuss the main dangers of classification identified as labelling and Stigma which have lifelong implications for those diagnosed with a mental illness. The main advantages of classification such as most appropriate treatment and community education Definition of the Classification system used to Diagnosis Mental illness. As Social workers it important to try and grasp the concepts of how classification of mental illness is arrived at and to have a basic knowledge of the types of mental disorders people can be classified as having so we can understand the basis of a diagnosis. According Mendelson (2001) “Classification refers to ordering of objects into groups on the basis of their relationship. The result is a classificatory system. Nomenclature related to agreed names that have been assigned to disease or syndromes. Taxonomy covers principles and methods underlying the practice of classification. Finally, nosology denotes the conceptual system that supports the strategy of classifying.” ( Mendelson 2001 p. 63) Golightley (2004) text states that classification is an important step towards the diagnosis of a mental disorder. Mental disorder is broken down into various classifications that represent groups or syndromes of symptoms. Thus if a series of symptoms fits into a recognised pattern of behaviour they can be classified as for example, schizophrenia and a diagnosis...
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...include information of how I would react to a person who has threatened suicide based on my research and learning's. According to the guide on VA Suicide Risk Assessment pocket care signs of acute risk are threatening to hurt or kill themself, look for ways to kill themself and talking about killing themself. These signs should always be taken seriously and referred to a professional that can assess the immediate needs (911 should be called if extreme). During the assessment the Clinician introductory stamen should be used to pave the way to ensuring an informative and smooth dialogue and reassure the patient that you are prepared for and interested in the answers. Example, I appreciate how difficult the problem must be for you at this time. Then go on to say I had a previous patient with the same symptoms as you and had thoughts of suicide. Have you ever thought about suicide? However, the clinician should ask the screening set of question whenever the clinical situation or presentation warrants it. In the screening process open-ended questions that lead to a response of yes or no. If the answer is yes, the next question should be asked. For example, Are you feeling hopeless about the present or future? If yes then move on to the next question. Have you had thoughts of killing yourself? If yes. Have you thought of how you would kill yourself? Major depression is the psychiatric diagnosis most commonly associated with suicide. Lifetime risk of suicide among patients...
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...Leadership Styles of Men and Women Executive Summary A research study on the main characteristics that lay the foundation for leadership styles of men and women is carried out in this paper. The key focus emphasized in this paper is on recognizing and studying the differences between the 2 sexes with respect to leadership attributes. Factors that lead to this distinction are highlighted, along with the traditional reasons that lead to these differences. A historical insight into the various trends that dominated different societies is given, in a view to engage the reader and lead him/her to understand how the gender roles evolved as the societies evolved. Many challenges that women encountered in the past are described that further aid in this understanding. The outcomes of this comparative study are then observed. These outcomes include gender-stereotypic expectations by the leaders, mental health of the individuals, efficiency at the job role, industrial pressure and gender discrimination. Generic leadership traits for men and women are observed and described, which tie to the gender-stereotypes. These observations distinguish the women to possess an interpersonal-oriented leadership style, as opposed to men, who possess task-oriented style of leadership. Different leadership studies are implemented to understand the impact of these styles. The impact varies for organizational studies, laboratory experiments and assessment studies. Other traits like how the leadership qualities...
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...MAKE A DIFFERENCE Contents What is child abuse? 3 Emotional abuse 3 Emotional neglect 3 Physical neglect 3 Physical abuse 3 Sexual abuse___________________________________________________________________________ 3 Causes of Child Abuse 4 Parental Profile 4 Age of the parents 4 Low self-confidence 4 Past history of abuse 4 Drug and alcohol problems 4 Mental health problems 4 Financial instability ____________________________________________________________________ 4 The Cinderella effect____________________________________________________________________ 4 Child characteristics 5 The short and long term impacts 5 The short term impacts that this issue may have on an abused child 5 The long term impacts that this issue may have on an abused child _____________________________ 5-6 Political Power, Economics and Human Rights 6 How abuse is linked to these issues________________________________________________________ 6-7 Possible solutions to child abuse 7 What can I do to make a difference? 8 Reference list 8 CHILD ABUSE What is child abuse? Child abuse is defined as the wilful and unjustifiable infliction of pain and suffering whereby the survival, safety, self-esteem, growth and development of a child are endangered. Child abuse can take many different forms. These do not only include sexual and physical abuse, but also emotional abuse and neglect. There are five main types of child abuse: Emotional abuse ...
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...Executive Summary Many of the innovations in technology and medicine have allowed more people to live healthier and longer lives. In addition, these expenses have increased the cost of living in the economy. As the norm of society evolves, many members among the United States workforce must continue to work past the age of 65. The increase in the number of late retirees has also increased the number of age discrimination complaints in the workplace. This report will analyze age discrimination in organizations and how it affects older workers in the United States workforce. This report will also analyze the federal laws and regulations that are enforced to protect older workers from illegal acts of age discrimination. In addition, this report will also disclose suggestions on how employers can reduce age discrimination in their company. Age Discrimination The Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) bans potential applicants, recruits, and employees from being treated “less favorably” because of their age (EEOC, 2011). The ADEA protects employees and job applicants that are over the age of 40, from discrimination during the entire employment process. For instance, an employee can file an age discrimination complaint with the EEOC if he or she believes they were not given a job opportunity based on age. However, the ADEA does not protect employees in industries that have a mandatory retirement age, such as air plane pilots, air traffic controllers, and police officers...
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