Essays on Mental Health

Dorothea Dix and her Contributions to Human Services Dorothea Lynde Dix stands out as one of the most prominent individuals who contributed significantly to the progress of human services delivery in the United States. Born in 1802 in Hampden town, Dorothea Dix's background is believed to have involved neglect by parents,...

Misery is an American-based thriller film that originated from a book titled ‘Misery’ that was written by the famous Stephen King. It revolves around two major characters, Paul Sheldon, the protagonist and Annie Wilkes, the antagonist. Sheldon, a famous author, gets into a tragic car accident but is saved by...

Misery: A Critical Analysis of the Film's Antagonist Misery is a critically acclaimed American horror film that was released in 1990 based on, and inspired by Stephen King`s novel by the same title. The movie starred James Can and the academy award winning actress, Kathy Bates, who played the role of...

The use of horses to facilitate therapeutic intervention for individuals with special needs has been shown to be uniquely effective. Horses possess enormous symbolic power that represents bravery, loyalty and healing both in popular culture and in mythology (Dunlop and Menka 17). While many researchers show that horse therapy is...

Social Media Addiction: The Menace among Youths Social media platforms have become easy ways to connect with friends and family and catching up with the trending issues. Studies have established that mental health community has become increasingly interested in examining ways in which technology impact people's lives. Although the positive impacts...

The Play "Water by the Spoonful" The play “Water by the Spoonful” features Elliot Ortiz whose life is characterized by a wide range of challenges. After returning from the Iraq War, he suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD) and psychological challenges after the demise of Ginny, his foster mother and biological...

Most of the ductile materials fail by dynamic failure modes due to the processes involves in material manufacture, crash events, explosive loading among others. It can be attributed that significant inertia effects take effects in the process of plastic flow, thus material properties are accelerated. High loading and changes in...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) constitutes one of the most fundamental civil rights legislation in the United States. The statute has undoubtedly improved the lives of individuals with disabilities, particularly in increasing their access to employment opportunities. In addition to demanding an end to discriminatory practices against persons with...

The workplace in many organizations has become a stress-filled environment as employees face burdens such as tight work deadlines, lack of job satisfaction, long working hours and also the pressure to perform better than others. According to Grawitch, Gottschalk, " Munz (2006), workplace stress not only affects the well-being of...

Many organizations are reluctant to hire candidates with disabilities claiming they would cost them more and continue to deny people with disabilities employment opportunities. However, increased awareness about hiring and accommodations for people with disabilities have made many employers more willing to consider this population when hiring. Despite the increased...

Public Speaking and its Challenges Public speaking is an oratory that involves the art of speaking to a large audience. This form of communication facilitates passing of information to people for education, entertainment, motivate change, and sometimes influence people to change for the better (Coopman & Lull, 2014). However, communicating with...

Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View hospital was exposed in 2011 through a BBC panorama television broadcast. It showed patients with learning disabilities and challenging behavior being mistreated by the institution’s workers at the assessment and the treatment unit. The abuse was both physical and psychological, and the footage showed that the...