The word “Arab” is a cultural term that refers to those who speak Arabic as their first language (Facts about Arabs and the Arab World.) The majority of Arab’s are Muslim; however, they are many that are Christian, Jewish, and a variety of other religions. The Arab world consists of 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, including Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen (Facts about Arabs and the Arab World.) Arab countries have a rich diversity of ethic, linguistic, and religious communities that make them all unique in their own ways. There are over …show more content…
One of the largest reasons of not wanting to seek treatment for a mental health issue is the stigma that is associated with it. Stigma is defined as a sign of disgrace or discredit, which sets a person apart from others. From an article written by Hadiyah Muhammad, she explains why she choose to study the field of behavioral healthcare (Islam and Mental Health.) Her parents converted to Islam in the late 1970’s, where they immediately changed their health behaviors. Her parents with in love with their new way of life, and wanted to implement their learnings and understandings in everything that they did. They stopped with the consumption of pork, alcohol, tobacco, preferred to have separate parties, and fasted during the month of Ramadan. The conversion to Islam is not just to a different belief system, but to a different way of life that helps change everyday activities to better ones. So, she thought that she and others in her community were not prone to the issues that non-Muslims faced. She would read articles about women who were experiencing depression, anxiety, domestic violence, self-esteem/worth issues and believed that she was “immune” to those issues because of her Muslim identity and upbringing. It was not until her own personal experience that she began to ask herself why this was happening to her and how she could help others that were affected in her community. Mental health does not discriminate from gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, religion, age, country, or social status. There are barriers in this group as there are with every group, the feeling of not being accepted because of an illness that you cannot control. Every person has the possibility of developing a mental health issue and needs to know the steps to being able to find the help that they deserve and
Mental illness is an increasing problem in America. Currently about 26.2% of Americans suffer from a mental disorder. A mental illness/disorder is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, and ability to relate to others and daily functions. Mental illness can affect humans of any age, race, gender and socioeconomic status. However the care that is needed to effectively cure and help the people affected by the illness is not equal for everyone here in American, especially for African Americans.
According to Kramer (2002), Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States; growing from fewer than 1 million in 1960 to 7.2 million in 1990. But despite this ongoing rapid progression, Asian Americans have the lowest rate of utilization of any professional mental health related services than the general United States population (Tung 2011). To increase the utilization of mental health services among the Asian American community, the most hindering barriers that exist preventing Asian Americans in general from seeking out these services must be identified and explored. In spite of the fact that Asian Americans are viewed as the “model minority”, with high academic achievements and few mental/behavioral problems, studies
Arabic culture is very religious; family is one of the most important aspects of the Arab society. Most Arabic countries contain Muslims, Jews, ad Christianity, they pray about five times a day and have to wear certain types of clothes. We might see Arabic’s as all Muslims but Christianity is the second largest religion in the League, with over 20 million Christians living in countries. I know that Arabic culture is very strict on most things and I could not imagine my religion like that. My religion is Christian, but I am not as religious as the Arabic culture.
The Arab American community has a population of about 1.8 million Arab descendants or immigrants that has been residing in the US since 1980, they are coming from different parts of the Middle east such as Sudan,Syria,Irak, Morroco, Jordania, Palestine, Somalia, Egypt and Lebano. They begin to arrive to Michigan Detroit after 1967, today day is a huge the Arabic American is a huge community in that area of Michigan, They tend to maintain their culture and characterized for been a unite community.
The DSM is the manual used to classify mental disorders, it plays a major role in the health care system in the United States. Inclusion of conditions definitely affects the legitimization of them, since it is the standard book used by health professionals to label disorders. The DSM affects the sick role due to labeling and realizing a person needs treatment based on their condition, without it people wouldn 't be able to adopt the sick role, in terms of mental disorders. Cultural diversity is a factor that affects labeling and the treatment of mental disorders because different cultures can perceive and treat mental disorders through an ethnocentric view compared to using the DSM. Overall the DSM plays a big role in the health care system, from diagnosing to treating , labeling and access to health care.
The social problem we have chosen to address is the mental health status of refugees. Refugees are exposed to a significant amount of trauma due to fear, war, persecution, torture, and relocating. The mental health illnesses that can affect refugees due to exposure to traumas include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Research indicated that refugees relocating from war-torn countries are particularly vulnerable to mental health concerns because many have experienced early traumas and face further post-traumas after relocation (Cummings, et al., 2011). However, despite the prevalence of mental health issues concerning refugees, mental health needs often go unrecognized and untreated.
Culture, religion, and vulnerable populations with various beliefs are what make this nation a diverse country. These different groups affect the various populations in which health care occasionally or routinely come across. Awareness, respect, and consideration are substantial factors that play a significant role in the overall treatment and care for patients of diverse groups. Vulnerable populations encompass a wide variety of people whom are often seen and treated in health care facilities. One major vulnerable population are those with mental illness.
I can distinguish between, various disorders and their impact on the patient such as Bipolar affective disorder and the distinct stages of mania and affect, the patient is presenting with, exposure to mental health disorders as an extension of the individual including symptoms and presentation has significantly contributing to my understanding of the mental health. the diversity and range he along the spectrum has increased my understanding as well as treatment services such as TMS AND ECT Although the analysis demonstrates the success of religious integration in group therapy and cohesion, it is necessary to consider individuals from other religions and those who are not religious or atheist. Sigurdardottir’s et al. (2016) wellness program may have shown prominent success due to the program leaning towards general activities such as yoga, art therapy and relaxation exercises with a focus on mind and body, irrespective of religious affiliation. Likewise, Tutty, Bubbins-Wagner and Rothery’s (2015) evaluation of the 14-week therapy program, You’re Not Alone also demonstrated improved mental wellbeing of the participants based on the interventions like character building, positive reinforcement and active role play which highlighted aggressive, abusive characters and the typical behaviours in relationships. the ability to interatw with a patient,
The book Sybil was written by Flora Rheta Schreiber. This book is about a girl by the name of Sybil Isabel Dorsett and her parents are Willard Dorsett and Hattie Dorsett. Sybil didn't have the most natural, easy life. Her life was pretty rough and mean because her mother abused her. Sybil's father didn't approve of this though because he was more of a religious type of man. Willard saw some of the aftermath from the abuse but did not say anything to Hattie about abusing their daughter because he didn’t want to cause an argument between the two of them but he for sure didn’t approve of the abuse of their daughter, he thought it was a very wrong thing of his wife to do that to his daughter and put her through a rough life like that. Sybil then
Throughout history, mental health has been taken for granted; many have not attempted to understand the importance of taking care of their mentality, preferring to focus on physical health instead. Individuals who may suffer from mental illnesses are often unable to receive proper treatment for their concerns, due to the lack of treatments available, social support or professional aid, to name a few. In particular, individual mental health is impacted by economic and age-based inequalities present in modern society. Due to the stigma that surrounds mental illness, individuals who must deal with their mental health are at a severe disadvantage in terms of trying to contribute to society. In addition to dealing with their mental illnesses, they
The Arab Spring is an extremely prominent issue today. This refers to the series of protests and civil wars that have been occurring in the Arab World due to discontent with government, human rights violations, poverty, and other factors. Countries where this is an issue include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, and Sudan. One of the countries hit hardest by the revolution was Egypt.
The Arab world consists of twenty-two countries encompassing all of North Africa and much of the Middle East. The Arab people number over 360 million and while they share a common language, there is a surprising degree of diversity among them, whether in terms of nationality, culture, religion, economics, or politics. (McCaffrey, 3) Most inhabitants of the Ar...
The ‘Role of Short-term Consolidation in Memory Persistence’ by Timothy J Ricker, in the AIMS (American Institute of Mathematical Sciences) Neuroscience journal, is a review article that informs and educates researchers in the neurobiological field, about short-term memory and its centrality to the conveyance of material to the brain. Ricker explains the requirement of short term memory in everyday activities e.g. problem solving and language. Directed towards professional researchers with a profound knowledge on the subject, laboratory research, empahsises the lack of knowledge available in areas of encoding, short term memory and short term consolidation. Thus creating a gap in the neurobiological field and hindering its progression. Moreover, the article goes into great depth on the issues raised in regards to identifying and describing the key differences between consolidating and encoding.
There are 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa that are considered Arab countries. These countries include: Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, and Yemen (ADC, 2014). Before the spread of Islam, Arabs were any nomadic, Arabic speaking inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula. Presently, the term Arab is used to describe any individual that speaks Arabic living in the Arabian Peninsula and the surrounding areas (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013).
Due to the stigma of mental health, the treatment people need get delayed as everyone (sometimes the patient) wants to be socially acceptable and in the world’s current society having a mental illness is not socially acceptable thing to have. The stigma of mental health many times causes people try to hide if they have a problem and find other ways to deal with the problem, examples are self medication with drinking, smoking, and suicide. By people self-medicating instead of getting treatment they need, they cause more problems for the people around them. They can become hazards to society, hurting people or themselves, which could cause people to have more unpleasant stigma towards mental illness as they only see the bad things that happen like school shooting and never see anything on the good side like better treatment options for people so less school shootings