Mental Health Essays

Introduction The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a widely used and effective measure of depression. It can be used by a variety of people but is generally used in a clinical setting to assess patients that may be suffering from depression (Lange A, 2007). This test can also create options …

When I feel overwhelmed by professional stress, I indulge in my passion for rowing. I’ve been a dedicated athlete since high school, pursuing sports such as football, lacrosse and bicycling. In addition to providing great physical benefits, exercise diffuses the physical and emotional stress of my marketing career. I discovered …

INTRODUCTION During the present paper I will choose two problems of transfer between Spanish and English that I consider to be obstacles to efficient communication and I will analyse them from two points of view. In the first place I will explain the causes of the problems as regards phonetic …

The poem Suicide Note by Janice Mirikitani introduces itself with a small paragraph explaining how an Asian-American student reportedly jumped to her death after being unable to obtain a perfect four point grade average. What follows is the girl?s suicide note, an apology to her parents in poetic verse, which …

The concept of stress has been researched for many years. Stress research has can be traced to two theorists which have different approaches to the field of stress research. Hans Selye based his theory of systemic stress on physiology and psychobiology. Richard S. Lazarus bases his theory of psychological stress …

Have you ever had a night that you woke up about three in the morning and could not go back to sleep I have experienced those nights many of times. Sometimes even worse then that I have gotten into bed and laid there staring at the ceiling till the alarm …

Unhappiness among children and adolescents seems to be rising, but labeling it as depression and prescribing antidepressants are ineffective and possibly harmful, (Timimi, S (2005), isn’t it about time we focus on the underlying reasons? Common misconceptions and responses to hearing that a child is depressed or has depression are, …

This poem struck me with its vivid description of the hard life that people during the Depression suffered. This is not just a story of the burial of a child. This is a window into the hardships of a generation of people. The landscape is drawn as a harsh, barren …

Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” is a lyric poem, couched entirely in the form of an argument, in which the male speaker tries to persuade his reluctant mistress to accept his proposal of physical love. This essay will demonstrate that historical-biographical is a valid approach to a critical analysis …

“Gattaca”, written and directed by Andrew Niccol, depicts a futuristic world of a cold society, where one’s resume exists in their cells and genes. Although genes play a significant part to a successful life in this world, the path and success of one’s life is not determined solely on DNA …