Mental Illness: Video Game Analysis

In the film, the participants completed seven tasks, which were designed to highlight characteristics or symptomology of one or more mental illnesses. While observing each task, I sympathized with

The social problem I have chosen to write about is mental illness. This problem is important to talk about “because of the number of people it affects, the difficulty of defining and identifying mental disorders, and the ways in which mental illness is treated” (Kendall, 2013, p. 227). “About 57.7 million people, or one in four adults, in the United States suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder” (Kendall, 2013, p. 229). “Many of these illnesses begin in childhood or adolescence, with the most common problems being anxiety disorder, mood disorders, impulse-control disorders, and substance abuse disorders” (Kendall, 2013, p. 229). I chose this topic because I wanted to learn more about how mental illness is a social problem and I have been interested in learning more about mental illnesses and how to help people with mental disorders.

Using persuasive writing, Wright begins to influence his audience that game play is a beneficial source of entertainment not a wasteful one. Playing video games increases creatively, self esteem and improve problem solving skills of the players. Video games are becoming test runs that appear or feel close to the real thing. Where you can control everything with added effects like magic or future technology. Games have the potential to exceed almost all other forms of entertainment media. They tell stories, play music, challenge us, allow us to instantly communicate and interact with others. Encourage us to create things, connect us to new communities, and let us play with people across the world. Unlike most other forms of media, games are inherently tangible. According to Wright young children spend their days in imaginary worlds, substituting toys and make believe into the real world that they are just beginning to explore and understand. Wright states that games are the result of imagination and that they consist of rules and goals. Generation of teenagers has grown up with different set of games. Teenagers use the scientific method rather than reading the manual first. Games today maybe a person’s only place to express a high-level of creativity and growth. Older generations have a lot of criticisms for games, the games can help a person learn to think on his or her own.

Mental illness is nondiscriminatory, can affect any person and transcends all social boundaries. As a result, the issues surrounding mental illness have become common discussion pints among policymakers dedicated or required to formulate solutions around providing the long-term care needed by many patients. Healthcare reforms and changes to the systems that provide services to those living with mental illness and funding for services to the facilities providing care have become major social issues (Goldman, Morrissey, Ridgley, Frank, Newman, & Kennedy, 1992). The reason for this is primarily how it can affect a market economy and how much of a burden diseases of the mind can be in a country such as the United States. According to the 1991 Global Burden of Disease study conducted by the World Health Organization mental health burden accounted for “more than 15% in a market economy such as the U.S.” (The Impact of Mental Illness on Society, 2001). The study also states that for individuals over the age of 5, varying forms of depression are the leading cause of disability. A more recent study indicates that mental illness in general is found in more than 26% of the United States adult population, of which 6% are severe and limit the patient’s ability to function (Martin, p. 163. 2007).

The mental health program that I will develop would incorporate a recovery focused model. To begin with the environmental setting, the agency would have a clean facility that was appropriate for participants to feel safe. Moreover, there would be different artistic paintings that were diverse and culturally competent. The room would be colorful and friendly where participants would feel inspired to have positive feelings before their session. Collins (2008) describes optimism and hope as strong influences that help participants with less stress and better coping skills. Also, the facility would have music and magazines to keep participant’s focused in order to prepare for their session. For the children, there would be appropriate toys

Lastly, the brutal video games such as Death Race, Mortal Kombat, Doom and Grand Theft auto might lead to gamer to suicide and influence parents terribly. Suicide is the fourth main reason for death along the USA matured 13 to 22. The player envisions himself the legend of his most loved recreations, and begins to develop into this part by befuddling the genuine and virtual universes. Also, studies found that students who had played a rough games displayed more forceful considerations in a later than the individuals who had played a peaceful amusement. Those outcomes are usually caused by the violence and deeply impress the one’s life in ways of the

“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” -Malcolm X. It can be said without a doubt that media plays a massive role in how society views certain things. A negative media portrayal ultimately leads to negativity and stigma towards whichever group. One of the groups that is severely impacted by these dismissive representations is mental illness. The portrayal of mental illness in mass media as violent, amusing, or downright “nuts”, is inaccurate and vilifying, but can be resolved by the inclusion of mental health specialist in program planning.

All around the world people play video games. Kids of all ages engage in fun and exciting video game adventures, but at what price? Are these kids’ minds forever ruined with the action violence they see in video games? Or can simple guidance steer them away from the path that so many experts believe is unavoidable?

These illnesses alter behavior, emotions, and thoughts, causing hefty losses. Witnessing how patients salvage their otherwise wrecked lives and cross through mental illness for the greener grass on the other side is what made me want to be a psychiatrist. I strongly believe that doctors must always treat people, rather than diseases, and it is psychiatry that embodies this value the most. A psychiatrist is expected to have a bird’s eye view all the time, reach for the dynamic interaction between self and other, and formulate the entire case. That is what I endeavor to

Professionally, I’d like to help others who need help to overcome mental illnesses like Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Eating Disorders, or Anxiety because I’ve had experience with these illnesses and still do. So, I know what it’s like trying to overcome these mental illnesses all alone. Each illness has it’s own little wall or barrier

Video games have been around for awhile now. It is a thing that people enjoy doing in their spare time, like checking Facebook or watching a movie. Slowly evolving from being played in an arcade, to being able to be played on small handheld devices, such as a cell phone or a portable gaming system. But as these games evolved, so has some of the thoughts and feelings towards video games. It is thought by some that video games lead to a child or teen becoming a violent person. Some even believe that this might have a correlation to mass shootings. That is a huge stretch. Does playing video games really have any correlation to a kid being or becoming a violent person?

People choose many ways to learn how to deal with life. Life can be either difficult at times or easy. The same idea can be applied to video games. Playing online games taught me patience, how to interact with other people around the world and how to manage my stress.

A study done at Stanford in 1997 found that the games were extremely effective. Brown et. al (1997) found that diabetic children who played the “Packy and Marlon” game were four times less likely (77% decrease) to require urgent health care visits than those who played a different game. The conclusions here suggest that well-designed video games can be highly appealing and motivating learning environments for players. In these virtual worlds, players have access to unlimited opportunities to rehearse skills, experience social support (between peers who also played the game as well as the game characters themselves), actively obtain and use information, and receive immediate feedback on their performance. Essentially it is a virtual world that allows for cognitive social learning to occur.

Now that you know the essential concepts about gamification and game design, it 's time to use them. For this final task, we ask you to bring together creativity, technical feasibility, and business realities.

Proponents – This study can enhance our skills to development a game which by using imaginations, creativity and to acquire knowledge throughout the developing process.