Essays on Mental Illness

A popular disorder that effects millions of people is an eating disorder. Its estimated that at least 30 million people of all ages and gender suffer from this disorder in the U.S (https://anad.org/education-and-awareness/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/). Eating disorders are portrayed as mainly affecting females which may be more…

Art is a subjective and diverse amalgamation of mediums. Despite the vast array of differences, there is a heavy overlap of thematic elements. One of these recurrent themes is mental illness, and specifically its negative representation. Since the Ancient Greeks, maladies of the psyche have…

In her vehement article, ‘The C Word in the Hallway”, Anna Quindlen addresses and exploits the issue of mental health in children and the ignorance that trails behind it. Quindlen utilizes pathos, ethos, and logos as well as multiple accounts of extended metaphors and repetition…

Insufficient sleep is one of the independent risk factors leading to obesity due to poor diets in adolescence as it is a major issue worldwide. Countries such as New Zealand have a ratio of one to three children of overweight or obese, according to the…

A 25-year-old outpatient stated of being unable to express herself and lacks the capability of socialising with others during a psychiatric interview. Despite her 5-year psychiatric treatment and 3 years of medicated for Depression and Anorexia, she persists on going symptoms of depression, lack of…

The study of abnormal behavior in which deviates from the social norms of an individual human being, With the potential to affect our Psychological development is known as Abnormal Psychology. There are many traits to Abnormal Psychology, along with many causes, symptoms, and types such…

The Yellow Wallpaper Close by its investigation of mental illness, The Yellow Wallpaper offers a study of customary sexual orientation parts as they were characterized amid the late nineteenth century, the time in which the story is set and was composed. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was…

The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance Known as one of the most intensively studied theories, Cognitive Dissonance theory was developed by American social psychologist Leon Festinger in 1957. He proposed individuals have a core belief system that affects attitude and actions. When conflict to this core…

Another revision was offered by Cooper and Fazio. He stated that dissonance occurs due to an unwarranted consequence. This was referred to as “new look”, which meant that people feel bad about their actions if they result in an adverse consequence and thus a dissonance…

Psychoterapy Psychotherapy has become a fundamental aspect of mental health provisions (Campbell, 2013; Lister-Ford, 2007; Johnstone & Dallos, 2013), as it attempts to address psychological distress and/or impairment in a non-invasive manner (National Health Service (NHS), 2018; National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), 2018; Burns…