Essays on Mental Health

Eating disorders are serious health problems that are characterized by a focus on weight, body shape, and perfectionism and feelings of low self-esteem and powerlessness. It is a distressing behavioral condition caused by various factors like family pressure, personality and emotional disorder among others. However, there are various effective treatments...

During the shift, first, I have encountered a 30-year-old white who is in his first semester in college and is a veteran. Then, I have encountered a 28-year-old female who is a single mom of 3 children, ages 6-15 and works full time.Problems            The veteran’s problem is related to his...

How does self-esteem affects individuals mental health and well-being? The question investigates the existing link between well-being, depression, and self-esteem. In an attempt to measure self-esteem, I would inquire about an individual s social interactions, possibilities of depression and anxiety, and drug addictions. Given that self-esteem is a psychosocial...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a collection of techniques and strategies proven to assist people with anxiety disorders. According to Cape, Whittington, Buszewicz, Wallace, and Underwood, (2010), when a person is suffering from panic attacks such as an incapacitating phobia, unrelenting worries, or obsessive thoughts, they might be having an...

Most of the psychological concepts are on the brain and how it affects the behavior of a person.  According to psychology, mental processes greatly affects the behavior of a person and this includes his learning process, emotions, and cognitive behavior. The physical and mental processes in the brain lead to...

"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales" is a book written by neurologist Sacks Oliver in 1985. The book describes the case records on some of his patients. Oliver decided on the title from the study of "Dr. P" who had visual agnosia. The...

According to Ormond (2016) proper sleeping habits and consistent physical exercises promote better brain functioning. The author further states that sleeping within the recommended period of 6-8 hours helps to boost mental alertness because the brain is able to consolidate new memories. The essay discusses the effects of sleeping habits, durations...

Bipolar Disorder and its Characteristics Bipolar disorder is a psychological disorder that is characterized by episodes of mania or hypomania, which involves a shift in moods, activity and energy levels (Strakowski 6). Episodes of mania are characterized by high moods and extremely high energy levels, while hypomanic episodes are less severe episodes...

IntroductionSuicidal behavior, which includes repeated thoughts and feelings of ending one’s life (suicide ideation); the actual incident of trying to end one’s life (suicide attempt); or ending one’s life (completed suicide), is more prevalent in veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders such as depression...

Stress is the feeling that an individual gets when managing extra to what they are accustomed. Pressure is considered as an impact that overburdens an individual on the typical handling resources (Budhraja, 2008). The human body usually reciprocates physiologically to a stimulus which can be internal or external when faced...

The article “The risk of eating disorders in adolescence and its associated with the impact of the socio-cultural attitudes towards appearance” as written by Mustata Andreea-Elena best describes the association of eating disorders to social pressures. From the article, it can be understood how adolescents have a higher risk of...

Depression has been on the center of the psychology field for several years now. It is one of the most relevant topics given that it affects more than 20 plus million people (Bassett, Dickerson, Jordan, " Smith, 2016). The causes of it are still under scrutiny with most researchers concluding...