Mental Health Essays and Term Papers

so far from normal as to interfere with his or her ability to function in everyday life, and he or she experiences delusions or hallucinations, he or she is afflicted with a mental illness called schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is one of the most serious…

two year old female. She has a history of reoccurring problems on the work site and at home. Most recently, Jane experienced a "psychotic" episode at work and was hospitalized for two weeks during which time she received treatment geared at stabilization…

in a student living the campus life Scott Bakalor University of South Florida - Sarasota Abstract Although smoking has long been recognized as a significant health risk factor among the college age person there has not been a plan developed to…

in Personality Scott Bakalor University of South Florida - Sarasota / Manatee The correlations between birth order and personality have intrigued many psychologists over time. Does being the first-born child in a family make them destined to be…

patients to lose touch with reality. Exactly what schizophrenia is has been disagreed on by a number of psychologists. There are so many conditions under the name of one disease. Usually, patients are not able to make sense of the signs and messages…

disability that significantly affects a student's verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and education performance. Under the IDEA a student cannot be autistic if they have are adversely effected by a primary emotional disturbance.…

spasm, or convulsion, as in epilepsy or another disorder. 2) A sudden onset or sensation of feeling or emotion. In this case, we are talking about the kind of seizure associated with Impaired consciousness and awareness of surroundings. This is…

and is also known as Trisomy 21 because it happens "at" the 21st chromosome. It was discovered and named after a British physician called John Langdon Haydon Down who first studied it in 1866. It was called Mongolism at first because Mongolia is in…

first gave name to Attention Deficit Disorder or AD/HD as it is commonly called, there has been controversy surrounding it. There are those who believe that the disease does not even exist, that it is just an excuse for unruly behavior. This…

the United States. It is made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis Sativa. People smoke, chew, or eat marijuana for its hallucinogenic and intoxicating effects. The flowering tops of the Cannabis plant secrete a…