The main character in the novel the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is often debated; some believe he has a mental disorder‚ while others argue that he is a normal teenaged boy. The novel is told from Holden’s perspective‚ and shows his take on the few days before Christmas in the 1950s‚ during which he is expelled from Pencey Prep.‚ a boarding school in Pennsylvania‚ travels to New York City‚ goes on a date with an old friend‚ and finally decides to run away‚ the only thing
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Mental Illness Paper: ADHD HCA/240 Health & Diseases: Understanding the Pathos of Pathology Week 8 Mental Illness Paper September 15‚ 2013 Freedom Esser Bruce Gould Mental Illness Paper: ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder also known as ADHD. Is described and characterized by prominent symptoms of inattention‚ hyperactivity and impulsivity. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects the male and female species that endures into adolescence and adulthood
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Mental illnesses can be regarded as socially constructed because their definitions depend on who defines them and their relative position in the social structure‚ and because the definitions of mental illness vary across different social contexts and change over time. According to Mechanic (1967)‚ members of an individual’s primary social group are likely the first ones to diagnose mental illness – thus‚ the first “diagnosis” of mental illness often comes from non-professionals. Furthermore‚ in order
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Mental Illness Paper By: XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX 09/07/2014 xXXXXX XXXXX Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ or ADHD‚ is when a person has issues with keeping their attention on something‚ maintaining their hyperactivity‚ and bad behavior. This disorder affects both men and women equally and starts out in adolescences years and follows a person into adulthood‚ but affects men more often than women. There has been no known cause of this disorder except that it’s genetic. Even
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Lifestyle or Medication? Celiac Disease By: Heather Banks Course: HCA 240 Health and Diseases: Understanding the Pathos of Pathology Instructor: Jessica Grippo There is a lot of mystery surrounding celiac disease. While some confuse celiac disease with a food allergy‚ it is not. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. According to "Celiac Disease" (1998-2012)‚ “one out of 133 people in the United States are affected with celiac disease.” Celiac disease is gluten sensitivity and
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Said trauma can include death of a loved one‚ illness‚ accidents‚ violent personal assaults‚ and more. In the case of The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ suffered the unfortunate loss of his brother Allie‚ thus leading him to carry on in un life in solitude‚ depression‚ and fear of what he once loved. Consequently‚ prompting the diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental illness that occurs after one has either experienced or
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During the Antebellum period in the southern regions of the United States‚ medical knowledge was primitive. Physicians used methods of healing backed up by little to no scientific research or evidence of true effectiveness. Among these were bleeding and purging‚ techniques of severing a patient’s skin in order to let the disease escape the body (Fitzgerald 47). Many African Americans had already been diagnosed with a variety of blood disorders‚ including hemophilia‚ thus giving them better knowledge
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that social problem. In this essay I am going to attempt to define the term social problem’ and what it might mean in today’s western society. The essay will then provide an overview of what mental illness might be and mean to the sufferer. In an effort to further understand why mental illness might be considered a social problem‚ the use of language’ will be discussed in the context of how in the past and the present it is used to depict and describe mental illness and its sufferers. These ideas
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The main character Pink‚ exhibit a number of behaviors that are indicative of a mood disorder. I would diagnose Pink with Bipolar 2 disorder due to the severity of the symptoms he suffers. The main symptoms observed are the character drug use‚ major depressive state‚ and his experiencing of hippomaniac episodes. In his depressive states‚ Pink doesn’t seem to take interest in anything‚ he has no interest in activities he once found pleasurable‚ he no longer has a desire for sex‚ and spends much of
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In the play Hamlet‚ written by Shakespeare‚ the story is told of Prince Hamlet. Hamlet is the main character‚ the supposedly 30 year old protagonist is the Prince of Denmark. This Prince is witty and sarcastic‚ always presenting comebacks and complex ways to insult someone. The play starts off with a death‚ King Hamlet’s death. As the scene goes on Queen Gertrude marries the new king‚ King Claudius‚ King Hamlet’s brother… Prince Hamlet’s uncle (Shakespeare). During the rest of the play‚ Hamlets moods
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