Essays on Mental Disorder

Back in the 1980s, there wasn’t any social media. In a neighborhood there would be kids playing outside all over the place. They would play outside with friends and skip dinners because they lost track of time. Bikes were how kids found out where their…

Have you ever felt depression? 9/10 answered positively while one person did not. What are the main effects that you felt while you suffer from it? Among the effects, there is sadness, lowliness, headaches, constant fatigue, loss of appetite, some even did want to suicide….

In this modern world, Social media became an essential tool to stay up to date in order to compete with the world. Today, Social media is not only a platform for entertainment but also communication, news, and controversies. It has really changed the way people…

Substance abuse is the serious issue rising alarmingly in young as well as old age people in almost every part of the world. It has damaging effects on physical as well as mental health of the addict which if not cured; can lead to a…

More than 30% of people have had one episode of depression in their lifetime; therefore depression affects a large amount of the population. “In a clinical setting the term depression refers to a syndrome compromising mood disorder, psychomotor changes, and a variety of somatic and…

There are two mass communication theories that work together to influence the construction of mental illness stigma. The two theories are; Cultivation Theory and Social Learning Theory. Cultivation theory suggests that people who spend more time living in virtual world watching television, are more likely…

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. D.I.D previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a really sensitive yet beguiling mental disorder. But Hollywood doesn’t…

Crazy. This word by itself carries enough stigma to alienate the entire population of those with a mental illness. People regularly use this word to describe completely sane individuals who act out in a way that seems odd from time to time. The definition of…

In the tragedy-driven play, Macbeth, William Shakespeare epitomizes through character and symbols compelling depictions of mental illness, specifically schizophrenia, through Macbeth. In like manner, the madman authored by Edgar Allan Poe in The Tell Tale Heart displays damning manifestations of schizophrenia; Poe depicts the madman’s…

Hamlet is suffering from mental illnesses. He has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar Disorder. They are shown through the way that he thinks, behaves, and says things that show he is going through tough times. Hamlet has gone through very rough time dealing with…

The narrator in Tell-Tale Heart written by Edgar Allan Poe has some sort of mental illness that causes him to become very paranoid, psychopath behavior and have a tendency to become very obsessive about something that interests him or drive him insane. In this case…

For decades, diagnoses and treatments for mental illnesses have been influenced by a particular theoretical explanation of mental health and mental disorders known as the biomedical model .  According to the biomedical model, the underlying cause of mental illness is physiological disease caused by physical…

School Physical Education (PE) is of critical importance as it encompasses the ability to allow pupils to safely develop physical competence and the knowledge of movement. The Department for Education highlight this major potential impact which Physical Education can have through its statutory position within…

Medicalisation has increased over the last decade. Treating the symptoms before they even start has created a nation of sick people. How social labelling can influence social stereotypes and an individual’s behaviour. Discussing how Illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome and functional neurological disorder which…

In this unit coursework, I will be centring my work around two case studies of individuals with extra support needs. These two people are Tremayne and Valerie. Tremayne is 54 and has autism. He broke his leg in three places and was moved into a…