muckraker, the publicity she received from the press is going to be examined. In addition, her accomplishments in reforming mental asylums as a journalist and her strides towards feminism are going to be examined. First hand accounts of the conditions in mental asylums at the time, from Nellie Bly and other reformers, are going to be examined. State laws and funding regarding mental asylums and the treatment of the mentally ill are going to be examined in order to assess the effectiveness of her muckraking
Envision yourself living in a mental asylum, being covered in filth, forced to work, and tortured by guards fill your schedule. You constantly despise every minute of every day, but you can’t leave. This is what a mental asylum was like before Nellie Bly stood up for the mentally ill. An upstander is someone who stands up for what they believe in. According to PBS, a world renown educational television channel, Nellie Bly was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran and took on the alias Nellie Bly when she began
The actions of Elizabeth J. Cochrane (pen name Nellie Bly), during her book “Ten Days in a Mad-House,” significantly heightened the conditions of these mental asylums during the late 1800s. At that time, sick people were usually treated at home. A hospital was a place of last resort where the patient usually went to die. It was the same with mental patients. The asylum was a place of last resort where, if need be, the patient would spend the rest of their life (Getz 35). The doctor would use a system
Mental illness is one of the least talked about problems. The fact that is not really talked about does not make it any less important. 1 in 5 people suffer from some form of mental illness every year (Mental Health Numbers, par. 1). These people often talk down to and criticized for not been behaving normally. The only thing is that normal is not a universal term. What is normal for one person is not normal for another. This is where one of the main problems arise with mental illness: Lack of awareness
serious mental disorders (Hamburg, 2006). Some conditions include depression, anxiety disorders, which are the most frequent that may later on lead to drug abuse. Some develop eating disorders that include bulimia and anorexia, others develop attention deficits, become hyperactive or antisocial behavioral responses that may limit the ability to think and learn and form social attachments or communicate with others. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health disorders are one
The main aim of a clinical psychologist is to look at abnormal behavior, diagnose the mental disorders, predict the effects of mental disorderswhat could happen due to the mental disorder, explain their cause and hopefully reduce the problem using a range of different treatments. This is so they can improve the quality of life and wellbeing of their patients. However, there are many difficulties and challenges that clinical psychologists face on a daily basis that can prevent stop them from achieving
Sexually Skinned Does childhood rape affect a child’s mental health in the long-run? The mental health of a minor is very predominant throughout their life not only for their personal well being , but also for the well being of their future. A child’s mental and psychological development can be negatively altered by a plethora of conditions and events. One of the most common ways a kid’s cerebral health in general can be distinctively damaged is the traumatic event of childhood rape. When
necessary laws and certifications necessary for each individual state. Nurses need to be able to apply all the principles they have learned in order to provide the correct care to a client, and how to protect the patients’ rights. Patients who are in mental hospitals are no different. They have the right to humane treatment just like anyone else. They also have the right to vote, they can press legal charges against another person. Patients can refuse treatment, they fall under the same privacy and confidentiality
Conceptualizing Co-Occurring Disorder Co-occurring disorders is a term that can be very broad and can describe different conditions that happen or occur at the same time. For the purpose of this essay and from the mental health perspective co-occurring disorders refer to someone who has a substance use disorder such as alcohol or drugs, and also has a mental disorder such as depression or any other mental illness. According to a study conducted in 2014 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Close to six million Canadians live with mental illness; let alone the thousands that are undiagnosed. Mental illness has made big headlines in the news in the recent years. The people suffering from mental illness have been faced with discrimination a caused by a stigma towards them. Mental illness can be caused by many different factors whether they are psychological or environmental. Although only twenty percent of Canadians personally experience mental illness in their lifetime, it affects everyone
on Adult Mental Health Childhood trauma casts a long shadow, profoundly influencing adult mental health. This paper dives into how childhood trauma shapes adult mental well-being and why it's crucial to understand these effects. Childhood trauma, with surrounding experiences such as abuse, neglect, witnessing violence, and more, is a critical issue with negative effects. The effects of these bad experiences are not confined to childhood but extend into adulthood, greatly influencing mental health outcomes
Factitious Disorder Factitious disorder is a condition in which a person will act as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not sick. The person or patient will be consciously and deliberately creating, exaggerating, fabricating signs and warnings of the illness for the purpose of simulating the sick character. The patient with factitious disorder will knowingly fake symptoms for psychological reasons, not for monetary. The patient in undertaking the sick role may go from
that nervous feeling never goes away. Having an anxiety disorder causes a person to feel nervous or scared, even if there is no reason to be. There is a constant fear that something bad or humiliating is about to happen. Anxiety can affect anyone no matter the age group, from young children to grandparents. It affects society as a whole because people may not know the signs that they have anxiety. In school students are not taught about mental illnesses like anxiety and depression until they reach
cancer or drug addictions. Inheritable aspects that can affect the individual are genetic mutations and mirrors behaviors by the individual of their environment. The genetic model will also allow the social worker or councilor to look in to the history of the client in potentially establishing the addiction. Genetics has a great impact on the person one becomes starting with their early development. The Genetic Model will access the gene mutations that affect the individuals. Gene mutations such
Antisocial Personality Disorder When I use to hear or think of someone that is antisocial I thought of someone that was quiet, has no friends, struggle to develop and maintain relationship, a loner so to speak; but true antisocial personality disorder is way more complicated than that. Antisocial personality disorder sometimes referred to as sociopathy, can be defined as a mental illness that causes a person values and sense of right and wrong to be accursed. Antisocial personality disorder usually involves
What is mental illness? “A mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feelings, or mood.” (“Mental Health Conditions,” 2016) Mental illness can affect anybody. Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder are two mental illnesses that most people think are the same thing. Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder do have similarities, but they also have differences. Schizoaffective disorder is different from schizophrenia because schizoaffective disorder is made up of more than
In Sherman Alexie’s novel Indian Killer, there are many characters who struggle with mental disorders. Alexie states “She was manic-depressive and simply couldn’t take care of herself,” this is just one of the mental illnesses suffered in the book (212). Mental disorders are prevalent in the United States. All races are at risk of mental illness. In the article "Mental Health and Substance Abuse Characteristics Among a Clinical Sample of Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youths in a Large California
Anti-Social Personality Disorder is a classified personality disorder in which a person, sometimes referred to as a “psychopath”, has a lack of empathy, an increased chance of acting violently towards others, and a complete disregard for authority and punishment. Prevalent features and symptoms include: shallow emotions, irresponsibility, mistrust of others, reckless thrill-seeking, disrespect for the law, prone to lash out with physical violence, harmful impulsiveness, arrogance, manipulative, greedy
self-starvation. This compulsion of food and a physical appearance is also known as an eating disorder. Eating disorders slowly deteriorate your body, beginning with your brain, leading to the start of mental illnesses. Although people suffering with eating disorders know that their body is degenerating, they become ignorant towards their disease and fail to recognize their problem until it is too late. Eating disorders come in many forms, with the three main types being Anorexia Nervosa (Anorexia), Bulimia
official diagnosis and ‘normal’ anxiety isn't always clear” (MacMillan) Everyone can have some symptoms of anxiety, but that does not precisely mean that you have an anxiety disorder. History The history of Anxiety is confusing, and it is quite hard to figure out exactly who coined the term “anxiety disorder”. “Anxiety Disorders were only recognized in 1980 by the American Psychiatric