Essays on Mental Health

The Australian Dyslexia Association characterises dyslexia as the mainstream term for disorders that involve hindrance in mastering to both read or interpret words, letters and various other symbols, but that do not impact conventional intelligence (Australian Dyslexia association, 2018). While there are diverse forms of…

The way we communicate, socialize, and create friendships has been strikingly changed by social media. While living in a digital world has its advantages, there are also some risks that goes along with it. Today’s youth tend to miss out on critical social skills development…

The word ‘suicide’ alludes to death caused by a willful, self-incurred damage or demonstration of brutality that is performed with the expectation of no longer living. Suicide is commonly known as disposing of oneself or taking one’s own life. For each successful suicide in the…

The modern perspectives were all formed over time. These perspectives were fully developed by some of the most renowned psychologist of the 20th century. Because of the eight modern perspectives, therefore, these should be used to accommodate to people with depression, since this mental disorder…

Post-adoption depression is common and can make you feel misunderstood or guilty because the expectations you had were different, but you must know how to move forward. Post-adoption depression is similar to postpartum depression. It happens after having contact with this new addition to the…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Substance Abuse Disorders are one of the many mental illnesses that affect the military. The DSM-5 is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It defines and classifies each of the mental illnesses (American Psychiatric Association, 2018). To be…

When breaking apart the word schizophrenia, you end up with “schizo” meaning split and “phrenia” which refers to the mind. Schizophrenia does not refer to a split personality but rather a scattered or fragmented pattern of thinking (Desai, 2016). The symptoms of schizophrenia are divided…

Did you know that listening to classical/calming music has an affect on your emotions and mood and can lower your blood pressure as well as heart rate? Stress levels in the average human today is extremely high compared to our history. So whether you’re playing…

The mental equilibrium in a human being is linked to the state of harmony existing between body, mind and spirit. It depends mainly on the use of energy from thought and the acts or actions that result from it. It is said that a person…

The topic I chose for this paper is depression. I chose depression because it is an illness that affects many people today, including myself. It is an important theme in Psychology, and we covered mental illnesses like Schizophrenia before this. Depression is such a huge…