Abnormal Behavior

1. Your uncle consumes a quart of whiskey per day; he has trouble remembering the names of those around him.

Kelly et al. (2015) continued with the statement that staff who are insulted tend to be younger, less experienced or educated, provide more direct care and spend more time with patients, receive lower pay, and possess low levels of qualifications (Kelly et al., 2015). The most common injuries on psychiatric units are kicking, hitting, shoving, and beating (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2015). The most common health complaints reported by staff that were involved in a physical assault are headaches, muscle soreness, and headaches; other complaints that are more serious include dizziness, shortness of breath, and numbness and tingling of the extremities (Kelly et al., 2015). These aggressive behaviors of patients are preceded by many things. Patients may be upset about being admitted to the unit or feel as if their control has been taken away. Literature suggested that poor medication compliance, positive symptoms (such as command hallucinations), and substance misuse makes act of violence (Graham, 2012). Graham (2012) stated that it should not be assumed that there is a direct relationship between a specific disease (or symptoms) and acts of violence. The reason for patient violence is varying and sometimes unknown. It was reported

In addition to any potential financial stressors an individual may be experiencing that could trigger a violent episode, there may be a mental illness that makes the bad situation worse. Conditions such as, anti-social personality disorder, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are just a few illnesses that can make a potentially violent situation go from bad to worse. The negative effects of an individual’s illness make can make a person think that whatever problem they are having that is making them angry, is worse than it really is, potentially making their violent outburst worse. The stress this puts on the victim has a high probability of passing on an emotional disorder to them on top of the abuse they are enduring. (Blasco-Ros, Concepcion, Sanchez-Lorente, & Martinez, 2010)

The atypical sexual behavior that I cannot wrap my head around is pedophilia. I have tried to educate myself on this topic and read a book on treating the offender but my opinion has remained the same. I just cannot understand how or why this occurs and I really don’t think I want to.

The purpose of Rick Parents (2011) study was to shed a light on policing tactics and use of force when dealing with a situation containing a person suffering from a mental illness, and how to properly distinguish when the use of force in necessary. Rick Parent (2011) has also brought to light the training techniques in place that help officers make the best possible decisions in moments of crisis, and how further examining those training techniques and improving upon them can potentially have an overall positive effect on the officer and the suspect.

There is scientific evidence, such as restricting high risk individuals, such as felons and spouse abusers; from access to firearms, will reduce rates of violent crime. In case after case of mass shootings, we learn later that family members, friends, and even mental health professionals were concerned that someone needed help. Predicting violence is difficult, but identifying that someone needs assistance is not so difficult. This is where we need to readjust our focus and concentrate on helping people in distress. This approach requires not only a change in police policy but community mental health services that are oriented around

On how it's tough for people to show any form of psychological instability until it's too late. And to those who say there is not a way you can know I mean by studying more about mental illness, it can be assured that the risk of mental issues causing such a disturbance in any form of violent attack it lowers the risk. As quoted by Michael B. from the department of psychiatry "Most studies suggest that for major mental health disorders, a treatment approach involving both drugs and psychotherapy is more effective than either treatment method used alone."Different types of doctors also prescribe medications to treat mental health disorders. Although this is a not the end solution to those who suffer little by little the violent act or even just risk will stop all together it might not be the last straw, but you should always start at some

Violence can be harmful and destructive to the psychological, physical or material state of others (Steadman & Cocozza, 1978). When the offender is a forensic psychiatric patient it is considered that the individual is unfit to stand trial or unable to understand the responsibility and reality of the crime (Douglas, Ogloff, & Hart, 2003). Judicial systems take into consideration to what extend the crime was commited by a person due to a mental dissability and resprctfull mental health institutions require reliable tools for mental health risk assessment and also management of offenders (Gendreau, Little, & Goggin, 1996; Doyle, Dolan & McGovern, 2002); Also needed, to assert equitable

Over the past few decades, many researches have strived to test and explain the correlation between violence and crime and mental illness. Moore and Hiday (2006) assert that up 22% of inmates has a mental illness, sometimes containing more mental illness patients than many psychiatric units. Due to these statistics it is evident how important it is to understand the causes of the correlations between crime and violence and mental disorders. This proposal wishes to explain and understand the possible correlation and the reasons for such correlation between mental health illnesses and violence and crime. Further research to test

The article “Mental Illness and Violence” talks about criminals that are violence and what factors play a large roll in a persons actions and behavior. The factors that contribute to a person being violent come down to background, emotions, and if they choose to use substances. The fact that in the article people with substance abuse are likely to become violent and sent to jail without looking in to what is going on with them mentality. It is seen that if

The effects of violence on a victim's health are far-reaching and devastating. World Health Organization estimates that around 40% of all female murder victims are killed by an intimate partner. Victims of domestic violence are more likely to commit suicide. Domestic violence also contributes to other forms of violence against women. Families or individuals who have experienced domestic violence are in the process of healing both physically and emotionally from multiple traumas. These traumas can have various effects on the mind, body and spirit.

Abnormality can be portrayed as a misbehavior, disorder, depression, and dysfunction. With the different types of abnormality models can very well describe what the individual is going through and help that individual overcome the abnormality. With the correct treatment or therapy, the abnormality can be cured for the moment or, it can be correctly cured for the rest of their lives. In treatment or therapy there does not necessarily need to be medicine to treat the patient for many reasons because, with the medicine it can have harmful effects on the person’s body. My abnormality model uses three different types of models to help cure patients of it abnormality function such as biological, psychodynamic, and human existential. With these

“Domestic violence can often lead to victims developing mental health problems, and people with mental health problems are more likely to experience domestic violence”

In recent years, there has been a higher prevalence of articles in the media in relation to mental illness and crime. This is due to a higher focus of research in the past half-century by criminal psychologists into the relationship between mental illness and violence. A conclusion has then come of this research that people with mental health problems are at increased risk of violent offending. This is determined through classification and misclassification of mental illness and clinical aspects of violence. However, there are also seen to be additional factors and trends that impact a person with mental illness’s likelihood of becoming a violent offender.

While it is difficult to pin down the origins of any personality characteristic, it seems shyness is partially determined by social context. More or less evenly distributed among children, independent of sex, it is clear that there is at least some predisposition to being shy. However, as children age, a strange phenomenon occurs: shyness mysteriously becomes skewed towards girls in middle childhood and stays lopsided all throughout adolescence (Doey, Coplan, & Kingsbury, 2014). How could we explain such an unusual shift in social styles? Perhaps parents, teachers, and peers treat shy boys and girls differently causing boys to become less shy, and girls to be more so. In fact, studies show that shy children are treated differently depending on their sex (Williams et al, 2010; Eggum & Eisenberg, 2009; Cahill & Adams, 1997; Coplan & Prakash, 2004). Unfortunately, this is not without consequences. The differing treatment received by developing shy boys does seem to have an impact on them. Instead of becoming less shy though, they may have lower perceived self-efficacy, higher anxiety, and even turn to substances at higher rates than their female and non-shy male counterparts. This paper will begin by exploring the concept of shyness and its origins; whether and how boys may be treated differently than girls who are shy; and conclude with a look at substance abuse and other problems related to shyness in boys.