CU261P/CT261 Understand Mental Health problems 1. 1.1 The main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system are as follows; Adjustment Disorder- A significantly more difficult adjustment to a life situation than would normally be expected considering the circumstances. For example; Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and Conduct. Anxiety Disorder- Experience of abnormal or inappropriate anxiety without
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Job Analysis: Mental Health Counselor Brandy Celestin June 20‚ 2011 Psy/435 Kristi Raines University of Phoenix Job Analysis: Mental Health Counselor In the field of psychology there are many positions and jobs‚ each having their own specific purpose and require individuals with specific skill sets. For the purpose of this essay a job analysis will be provided for the position of mental health counselor; what a mental health counselor does and the skills that an individual is required
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Is Our Mental Health Determined By Nature or Nurture Nature vs. nurture is an age old argument‚ hereditary or environment. The argument basically debates if genetic makeup or environment predetermines certain things about the human development. In my paper I am going to discuss the argument of nature as well as the argument of nurture and how it affects the mental health of a child. I am also going discuss the argument that both nature and nurture determines our mental health. I am going to first
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fun and etc. What this has meant is that many people are spending many hours on the computer at work and then again at home. As a result‚ there has been a significant increase in the reporting of health problems related to the use of computers. So‚ with the increasing use of computers‚ computer related-vision problems are affecting a growing number of individuals. Visual symptoms include: eyestrain‚ blurred or double vision‚ headaches‚ red or irritated eyes‚ and color perception changes. Other individuals
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with mental health issues. Almost every family is touched by the issue of mental health. In California‚ either someone from the family suffers from mental health issues‚ or someone very close to family does. The state of California therefore has to overcome tremendous spending to bear with the consequences of this growing number of mental health issues. As a result‚ the state came up with proposition known as proposition 63 aimed at helping California overcome the colossal charges that mental health
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Should We Pray About It: Mental Health in the Black Community Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience‚ particularly those of the African American community to seek mental health services when combating traumatic experiences. Central Idea: African Americans are victims of mental enslavement due to the urban community’s taboos and stigmas about mental health and the reliability of family‚ spirituality‚ and community for salvation. Introduction I. Mental health refer to an individual’s psychological
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Optimism and its’ Effects on Mental and Physical Health The article I chose supports the idea that optimism does play a great role in our mental health as well as our physical health. Optimism is said to have a great effect on mental health‚ especially the association between optimism and the presence of mood and depressive disorders. It has been found that the more optimistic a person is the more likely they are to not have depressive disorders and suicidal ideation. The article also
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practice in another area of your choice. Social Work in Mental Health has often been associated with the power to compulsory detain people for admission to Mental Health institutions. This relationship and the role of Mental Health Social Workers has changed overtime‚ as government policy and wider social influences have impacted on the profession. The effect has been an evolution in the role‚ setting‚ training and regulation of Mental Health Social Workers. The policy agendas that gave rise to this
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The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is the largest county-operated mental health department in the United States‚ directly operating programs in more than 85 sites‚ and providing services via contract program and DMH staff at approximately 300 sites co-located with other County departments‚ schools‚ courts and other organizations. The goals are to: Provide quality‚ strength based mental health services to children. Help children achieve success at school and in the community. Strengthen
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Chapter Four: A Movie Related to Education When people talk about great teachers‚ they often reference some historically famous teachers such as Aristotle‚ Anne Sullivan‚ Maria Montessori‚ William McGuffey‚ Emma Willard‚ and Jaime Escalante (McGasko 2013). After watching the 2003 film‚ School of Rock‚ I consider the case of Dewey Finn‚ a substitute teacher played by the incomparable comedic actor‚ Jack Black. Dewey starts off the story with an obsession of putting together a formidable rock band
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