Why do some people object to the term ‘mental illness’? To understand the complexity of the term ‘mental illness’, it is necessary to explore a diverse range of perspectives on varying topics that often arise within the ‘world’ of mental health. Using the elements of the K225 course model as a basis for exploration, this essay shall aim to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the individual experiences that could lead to possible reasons why, some people may not be in favour of the term ‘mental illness’. (Unit 1, p.19). The ‘world’ of mental health briefly consists of people, services, policy, and legislation.
Addictive Behavior Marissa L Riley PSYCH/627 David Engstrom March 10, 2014 In this paper the author explains the biopsychosocial risk factors that are associated with alcohol dependence and assess the biological mechanisms that contribute to alcohol dependence and reasons as to why some groups of people are less likely to develop it. The author provides brief description on the phenomena of tolerance and withdrawal. In addition, explain the importance of understanding addictions. The author provides successful prevention strategies for preventing alcohol abuse and ways in which to apply the strategies and preventions. An assessment is provided as to the physical consequences of the use and abuse of opiate and amphetamine.
What is alternative medicine? What role does it play in the delivery of health care? 8. Why is the hospital emergency department sometimes used for non-urgent conditions? What are the consequences?
S., Okuro, M. M., Kotorii, N. N., Anegawa, E. E., Ishimaru, Y. Y., Matsumura, M. M., & Kanbayashi, T. T. (2010). Hypocretin/orexin and narcolepsy: new basic and clinical insights. Acta Physiologica, 198(3), 209-222. This article discusses narcolepsy from the areas of mental, physiological and neurological. Hypocretin ligand deficiency(HLD) will confirm or deny relations between genetics and patients with narcolepsy.
There are many people in our world today who suffer from psychological disorders. A psychological disorder is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that causes significant personal distress, impairs the ability to function in one or more important areas if life, or both (DSM-IV-TR, 2000). When someone is suffering from a psychological disorder, they will usually seek out treatment. There are many different treatments or therapeutic interventions available that are all effective in their own ways. One of the therapies that are well known to treat psychological disorders is called the biomedical therapies, or medical treatments (Hockenbury).
The differences between the biomedical and social model of health is that biomedical focuses on the cure for treating and diagnosing treatment for ill patients while the social model focuses on the origins of the illness rather than the cure. (Denny and Earle 2010) The social model’s aim is to change environmental factors to allow healthier choices focusing on the psychological and social factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, social class and disability. (Kirby et.al 2000) The biomedical model of medicine has been around for centuries as the dominant model used by health professionals to diagnosis disease. The model concentrates on the physical processes of disease and does not take into account psychological or social factors in the cause or treatment of the illness. (Giddens 1989) This model of health looks at individual physical functioning and describes disease and illness as a result of physical causes such as injury or infections.
Perception and Causes of Psychopathology By: Josiah Wilkerson PSYCH/650 October 30, 2014 Mary MC Greevy Perception and Causes of Psychopathology Psychopathology, what is it really? This paper will go into what psychopathology is and what causes it. There will be a brief overview of how culture is determining factor toward the expression of psychopathology. Following the brief overview will be an examination of the causes of psychopathology by using bio-psychosocial or the diathesis stress models. Concluding this paper will be an explanation of the changes in society’s perception of psychopathology as a function of historical time period.
And on the interactional level, medical professionals diagnose and provide treatments. During the 1970's, the term medicalization crept into the social scientific literature. It has come to have more subtle meanings. A number of case studies of the medicialization of deviance were published in the 70's on hyperactivity in children, mental illnesses, child abuse, and alcoholism as a disease. Medicalization of deviance takes the actions that are considered socially deviant and classifies them as a sickness.
Herbert, M., & Scribner's, C. (2010). Alcoholism. Human diseases and conditions, 1: 51-58. The author describe alcoholism as a condition or disease in which people crave alcohol and keep drinking in which it cause problems in a person life. The author writes about the diseases and condition of long and short term use of alcohol.
Name: Student Topic: O.C.D General Purpose: Informative Specific Purpose: How to control the symptoms of OCD. Thesis/Central Idea: OCD is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s lives. I. Introduction (:30) A. Attention Getter: Germs!