Professional Documents
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Aydee Carrillo
RWS 1301
Dr. Vierra
Research Questions
Does UTEP provide any type of counseling for students that suffer from a mental disorder?
Annotated Bibliography
Ganesh Maharaja, S. (2017). Cutting and self-harm. Retrieved September 6, 2018, from https://0-
search-credoreference-com.lib.utep.edu/content/entry/ogimental/cutting_and_self_harm/0
The article Cutting and self-harm (2017) explains the term “self-injury” that refers to
when a person purposely hurts his or her own body. Ganesh Maharaja’s article highlights
the dangers of self-injury that come with many risks, these can lead to scars, bruises,
infections, and even death. In addition, once you start self-harming yourself, it could be
extremely difficult to stop since it creates a sort of addiction for the pain that is being felt.
Some teens who hurt themselves keep their feelings bottled up inside. The physical pain
then offers a sense of relief, like the feelings are getting out. says Maharaja. With this
researchers can conclude that teens who hold back their emotions and are “hard to reach
to” are most likely to suffer self-harm. The author also encourages the reader to speak out
if they are found in a situation like this one, how, and who to talk this about. Add page
numbers
Encyclopedia Britannica. (2018). Mental disorder. Retrieved September 4, 2018, from https://0-
academic-eb-com.lib.utep.edu/levels/collegiate/article/mental-disorder/109830#
definition we can observe a deeper meaning of the words “mental health” in comparison to the
meaning that we are used to hear. Mental disorders have always been common, but nowadays
mental illnesses are more likely to appear during the young-adulthood, thanks to several factors
leading to such illness. Some of these situations are home disruption, lack of attention, social
of children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals
com.lib.utep.edu/content/entry/wileyse/self_injurious_behavior/0#ese2168-bib-0001
According to Alan Hilton (2013) Self-injurious behavior is the most unusual and
“aberrant” behavior form, and it may include: biting, head-banging, face slapping, pinching, or
slapping, etc. The hypothetical causes of self-injurious behavior according to Carr, include
seeking attention, trying to escape, gaining stimulation, psychosis, and genetic and biological
factors; which come from the parents. Carr was able to support his hypotheses by doing research
to each of the causes. The etiology, for self-injurious behavior has been in debate for a long time,
and it seems to be an organic basis, and data that supports this issue. Possible improvements for
methods are occasionally appropriate and successful in reducing or completely eliminating self-
injurious behavior.
Vernon Grant (1963) sets out the book: “This is mental illness” to make psychosis
understandable for common people, meaning to make it look somehow normal. Additionally,
Grant presents powerful tools along the book, for the understanding of the oddest happenings of
which the human mind is capable as well as persuasive reasons for reaching that understanding.
The most persuasive of these, is that the author himself has lived and felt with the sickest people
that psychological medicine admits. Grant’s main goal is to show that the outwardly strange
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behavior of the mentally ill not only makes sense in terms of normal human feelings and desires,
but that much of it, while seemingly pointless as well as abnormal actually serves as a purpose.
Norden, M. J. (1999). Mental Illness Is a Serious Problem. In Mental Health (II ed., pp.
Norden (1999) claims that mental illness nowadays, is a serious problem that affects
almost everyone and that is how is spread. The author stresses with assurance the claim that
nearly everyone will suffer a mental illness. The article says that mental illness is mostly stress
related problem, but most people will always find “stress related illness” a far more acceptable
term because people will never want to accept the truth of mental illness as it is. In fact, Norden
provided the example that two of Western’s culture most revered leaders; Abraham Lincoln and
Winston Churchill, wrote in detail their struggle with depression. At a point Lincoln concluded
with “I am now quite certainly the most miserable man alive.” In reality people do not have to
fear the truth of mental illnesses and how it is being widespread, because most probably
everyone is going to have to suffer at least one type of mental illness during their lifetime.
Mills, A. (2007). Mental health. In Y. Jewkes, & J. Bennett (Eds.), Dictionary of prisons
search.credoreference.com.lib.utep.edu/content/entry/willandpp/mental_health/0?instituti
onId=9821
Alice Mills (2007) article focuses on mental health on prisons and indicates that the
prevalence of a mental disorder is much higher among prisoners than in general population and it
argues that mentally disordered offenders should not be sent to prison but should be cared by
community health and social services. Research carried out in 1997 suggested that over 90 per
cent had one or more of the five psychiatric disorders studied personality disorder, including:
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psychosis, neurosis, hazardous drinking and drug dependence, and between 42 and 61 per cent
suffered from three or more. Causes of this problem could associate with lacking activity, fear of
The Conversation (Ed.), The conversation. Boston, MA: The Conversation. Retrieved
from http://0-
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nts_have_anxiety_or_depression_heres_why/0?institutionId=9821
Depression. (2018) Explains and proves why 1 in 5 college students suffer from anxiety or
depression. In recent years depression and anxiety have afflicted students at alarming rates. As
noted in the latest Center for Collegiate Mental Health report, anxiety and depression are the top
reasons why college students seek counseling. A professor of psychiatry and a practicing
psychiatrist who has experience with mental health problems among college students, came up
with different factors that may contribute to anxiety and depression that students are facing. For
example: Social media and technology, Drugs, Homesickness, and Separation anxiety. The key
to face these psychological problems effectively would be, seeking counseling and realizing you
have a problem, helplines and hotlines can provide a false sense of security and belief that
excellent care is available although studies have shown that most of the students that suffer from
Alcohol and mental health. (2017). In K. Jones, Teen Health Series: Alcohol Information
for teens (4th ed.). Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc. Retrieved from http://0-
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alth/0?institutionId=9821
The article Alcohol and Mental Health (2017) found in Credo Reference, explains the
reason why a mental illness goes hand in hand with a substance use disorder. In 2014, 20.2
million adults in the United States had a substance use disorder and 7.9 million had both a
substance use disorder and another mental illness. (pg. 1) Having two illnesses at the same time
is called “comorbidity” and it can make treating each disorder more difficult. These two illnesses
sometimes occur together due to that mental health problems may lead to alcohol or drug use as
a way to “end” the problem, and mental and substance use disorders share some underlying
causes. It is more likely to find a substance use disorder when the mental disorders include
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d=9821
According to Student Health (2004) about 1 in 10 college students have some kind of
disability. Approximately 3.5 million college students in the United States do not have health
insurance. These individuals may face substantial barriers in seeking access to health care.
Alcohol consumption is one of the many significant problems among college students as well as
the use of tobacco. Alcohol use among college students is also related to unsafe sexual behavior,
violence, and academic problems while, the use of tobacco may place students at a risk for long
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term addiction and associated health problems. In most of the cases the problem behind alcohol
consumption and the use of tobacco among college students are mental health issues, common
problems among college campuses include depression, anxiety, gender identity issues, and eating
disorders.
Ei Ansari, W., & Ansari, W. E. (2009). Student health. In F. Wilson, & M. Mabhala
(Eds.), Key concepts in public health. London, UK: Sage UK. Retrieved from http://0-
search.credoreference.com.lib.utep.edu/content/entry/sageukph/student_health/0?instituti
onId=9821
Student Health from key concepts in public health (2009) highlights many features that
make students an important group whose lifestyle features should be researched as well as
health. Anxiety and depression are the commonest challenges to students' mental health: students
are more likely to suffer mental health problems because they are concerned about their
studies (Wardle et al., 2004). From small colleges to large universities, the number of college
students in distress has grown, with increasing reports of deaths due to substance abuse,
homicide and suicide among college students. The risk factors intertwine and need to be
thoroughly understood and disentangled. Only then can specifically tailored, effective, evidence-
Hall, J. (2003). Clinical Depression is more than meets the eye. The Prospector, p. single
prospector/2003-10-15/page-9/
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The Clinical Depression is more than meets the eye. (2003) explains that the UTEP
Counseling center is holding a depression screening day that will be opened for any interested or
concerned student. According to Abbey Cooperman, depression is under diagnosed, many people
struggle with clinical depression and never reach out for help. The goal for this screening is to
educate people about depression and various treatment options so that they get the recovery they
need to. Clinical depression also holds special risks for number of individuals, a strong genetic
component is that a women is twice as likely to suffer from major depression than men.
Depression is very common throughout the population and is under treated due to the stigma
Hall, J. (2006). Changing the face of college students. The Prospector, p. 11. Retrieved
from https://theprospector.newspaperarchive.com/el-paso-prospector/2004-10-06/page-
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According to Changing the face of college students (2006) student’s mental health
increased involvement of parents and the role of technology in the lives of students. 42 percent
of students interviewed reported being functionally impaired by depression and 77 percent of the
students admitted to feeling sad in the past year and 90 percent of students reported feeling
overwhelmed. The mental health issues for students was the most revealing, said Christy Moran
and states that mental health issues is closely tied to disciplinary issues, students who violate
policies like plagiarism and cheating also struggle with mental health issues.
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