Mental Health Essays and Term Papers

the level of stress, it can control people's lives, especially in the workplace. Employees spend several long hours at work, and thus have less time for other things. Stressed employees may be unhappy and thus produce nominally. Stress can deteriorate…

diagnosed as autistic when he was three. He will not look you in the eye, gets angry when his parents do not pick him up on time, (to the point of hurting others), and is for the most part non-verbed except to occasionally repeat what others say called…

heard of Gilles Tourette's Syndrome (GTS). It is a complex and intriguing disorder that displays distinct physical characteristics and unusual mental behaviour. It was the French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette who, in 1885, was the first to conduct…

how you think, feel, and it also affects your social behavior and sense of physical wellness. I can make you feel low self esteem and can cause self-depreciation. Depression is not feeling sad occasionally, it is a constant feeling of sadness that…

job, pressure, frustration, and social changes-these are different types of stress, the process by which one appraises and copes with environmental threats and challenges. The events of daily life flow through a psychological filter that helps a person…

from coulrophobia, a persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of clowns that compels avoidance, despite the understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. And my fear extends to circus music, clown outfits,…

and mental state. In 1956, when a Canadian physician Hano Selye introduced "stress" when he published the book "The Stress of Life". His concept has been embraced by popular culture ever since. Stress can affect people in different ways depending…

Anxiety Disorder that is caused by an imbalance of Serotonin. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter which is a chemical that acts as a messenger to the brain between the Orbital Cortex (the front of the brain) and the Basal Ganglia (deeper folds of…

is; restraint, a form of physical intervention. It is an assertive approach to intervention. Dictionary description The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained. Loss or abridgment of freedom. An influence that inhibits or restrains;…

of an object, place or situation. Simple phobias are fears of specific things such as insects, infections, flying. Agoraphobia is a fear of being in places where one feels "trapped" or unable to get help, such as in crowds, on a bus, or standing…