the leading concern of most health services in Australia. Mental health nurses are continuously subject to physical and verbal violence‚ as part of their daily work routine. Studies indicate that mental health nurses face the highest risk of violent attacks by patients (Shiao et al‚ 2010). Workplace violence can cause job stress and lower life satisfaction due to the constant stresses of their workplace. Life satisfaction is described as how a person gauge their life as a whole rather from present
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Portrayal of Mental Health in Popular Culture Modern day culture has evolved so much that talking about mental health on a daily basis is pretty common. People are more open about it and this helps them get over it easily. It is acknowledged and treated well enough. Rajesh Koothrappali from “The Big Bang Theory” is unable to speak to women. He uses his friend and sometimes alcohol as a means of communication with them. We see Raj with a social phobia called Selective Mutism. Selective Mutism is a
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Mental Health in PSE The contemporary issue in the education system is mental health in post secondary education. Mental health has become an increasing issue for this age group as they are now faced with many new challenges‚ such as moving out‚ discovering new opportunities and responsibility (Lunau 2012). The role of institutions such as collages and universities play a crucial part in responding to this situation. The amount of involvement institutions emplace within their educational system ultimately
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Mental health involves a complete state of social‚ psychological‚ and emotional wellbeing. Mental health is vital for interpersonal relationships and leading a productive life (Healthy People 2020‚ 2016). Mental health promotes physical health and when out of balance it contributes to mental disorder‚ cancer among other chronic conditions. Mental illnesses are the commonly reported illnesses and leading causes of disability in America. Statistics have revealed that one in every four American adults
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cultural competence improve mental health services? The inequalities within the health and social care system are widely recognised (K272‚ Unit 1‚ p. 10‚ K272‚ Unit 4‚ p. 79). These inequalities relate to the boundaries within the society and especially communication (Anderson et al‚ 2003). The disproportions in the multicultural society may be even bigger due to higher number of boundaries and lack of understanding demonstrated by the majority towards minorities. Health and social care services should
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“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life” (Thoreau). This statement is especially true in the USA‚ where there are massive differences in the lives of those with a little‚ those with some‚ the infamous “middle class‚ and those with a lot. These differences are reflected in all areas of a person’s life‚ from their education to their lifespan and health care. The American middle class’s physical health‚ mental health‚ and the differences in health care between the upper middle class and the
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Alix Grimm A Day in the Life I wake up at 4:45 am in the morning to fix my fiancé‚ Josh‚ breakfast and pack his lunch. He allows me to stay at home with our kids and not work so I can complete school so I do what I can to help provide for him. This role is important because he is our provider so in return I provide for him. This demonstrates a functionalist society. A functionalist society is one that demonstrates everyone plays a part in order to function. As I am cooking breakfast
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MENTAL HEALTH INFLUENCES PHYSICAL ONE Many researchers are concerned with mental health and its potential influence on people’s physical lifecondition. They carried out multitude of experiments on animals to check how they react to different stimuli. The study showed that stress is one of the main factors which determine the cause condition of our physical health. Stress which is provoked by a variety of stimuli may lead to different emotions such as fear‚ anger‚ helplessness and depression
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SWOK 534- Fall 2012 Mental Health in Texas prisons and jails October 13‚ 2012 University of Southern California A. Introduction: Issue‚ Policy‚ Problem: Texas has approximately 24.3 million residents according to 2010 state statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Close to 833‚000 adults live with a serious mental illness. Within these 24.3 million residents of Texas in 2008‚ approximately 37‚700 adults with a mental illness were incarcerated (NAMI.org). Additionally‚ there
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The article‚ “Study: Abortion increases rate of mental health disorders‚” discusses the controversy about if abortion increases the risk of mental health disorders. The article explains the pro-life argument that abortions increase the risk of women having psychological problems. Evidence shows that this conclusion is inconsistent because much of the data is scarce. The essay explains how researchers have not been able to reliably track the effects of abortion due to lack of termination reports in
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