ipl-logo

Anderson Cooper Schizophrenia Simulator Summary

633 Words3 Pages

Watching the video of Anderson Cooper with the Schizophrenia simulator did not have much of an effect on me. They have similar videos during commercials on television and on Hulu. There are always different simulators for migraines and other mental illnesses being shown on Facebook and other social media. I am aware that schizophrenia is an awful debilitating disease and due to some advanced military training I can relate more than most people can, but it still does not compare to what a person suffering from this disorder has to go through on a day to day basis. The sympathy I have for any person at war with their mind has not changed before or after this video. Special education is the path on want to help people with such problems. A video …show more content…

Cooper took time to do a piece such as this to help the Schizophrenic community. Mr. Cooper has done some amazing pieces of high profile stories to include Hurricane Katrina, Chicago Police Brutality, Problems in Haiti and other stories that many stations were covering at the same time. He has won many awards but, still found time for stories that will not progress his career. For a couple days in the military I had to listen to babies crying on a loop along with chants on loops. The baby crying was easily ignored, but the English voice made it impossible to think. I would try to go to my happy place but the English words would encompass my ever attempt at a thought. Being in the military and working with people who have had all sorts of experiences and work with children with Significant Support Needs I have not become numb but the only thing that surprises me is how well people can handle problems that I can’t even contemplate dealing with. Like everything in this world it only the bad examples seem to make the news. I have met so many lovely, friendly dogs but they are never on the news it is always the ones who bite kids’ faces off or are let loose and terrorized neighborhoods. It is the same with almost everything on the news to include schizophrenics and I believe Anderson Cooper could have mentioned that in his report. He could have talked about how many schizophrenics there in the United States and how many of

Show More
Related
919 Words | 4 Pages

As the documentary stated, there are about 7,000 people who encounter the psychiatric emergency room every year at Bellevue. There are various types of

Read More
112 Words | 1 Pages

She wrote articles about special education, and mental health problems and solutions. She used her own experience to show that assistive technology is a good resource for students who face challenges in their daily life. Assistive technology has helped her become successful by allowing her to continue with her studies. She shows us that she didn’t give up and found alternatives in order to keep attending school.

Read More
602 Words | 3 Pages

Many psychiatric hospitals have closed down, which the only option left for the mentally ill was to be taken in jails and prisons. In the documentary we learn

Read More
430 Words | 2 Pages

A few weeks ago on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver there was a piece covering mental health. It highlighted the lack of transparency in dealing with mental illness in the United States and the overall negative connotation mental diseases have. Currently, it is estimated that of the homeless population in the US, at minimum, 26% of the homeless have a serious mental illness (Homeless Mentally Ill Facts, Figures and Anecdotes- MENTAL ILLNESS POLICY ORG). Furthermore, according to the video, because of the large percentage of mentally ill on the streets, many are ending up in penal system instead of receiving treatment.

Read More
566 Words | 3 Pages

The mentally ill are misinformed, mislead, and mistreated in the U.S, so more money will be made for less time. However, the U.S isn’t the only country who’s mentally ill are mistreated like in “Of Mice and

Read More
143 Words | 1 Pages

The movie ΓÇ£The Soloist,ΓÇ¥ is based on a true story about a homeless man named Nathaniel Ayers, who suffers from schizophrenia. Ayers shows numerous symptoms of schizophrenia in this movie. He displays symptoms by dressing in unmatched clothes and by frequently mumbling his words and rarely keeping a conversation on one topic. His social behavior is characterized acting socially awkward. He hallucinates and hears voices in his head.

Read More
1126 Words | 5 Pages

Psychosis is a strange phenomenon as those who have it don’t realize they do. Often times, psychosis can be cured with therapy, but sometimes, it requires medication. Rog Phillips, in his story The Yellow Pill, addresses both these methods of curing an individual with psychosis, but the reality is that one man needed both therapy and medication as the true setting is in on Earth. Mental illness impacts everyone at some point in one’s life. If severe enough, having a disorder can cloud one’s judgement to the point of committing acts of terror unknowingly.

Read More
738 Words | 3 Pages

James, who had “no befits or insurance or any idea where he might find a doctor” (51). Gary Busch, who was tragically shot after appearing “to be experiencing a psychiatric crisis” (52). This helps to put a name and a person to the “over one million people suffer(ing) from mental illness” (53) in New York City. This number was staggering to me, as well as the fact that “close to 8,000 mentally ill people” are in NY prisons or jails. It was sad to read as well “that, nationwide, state spending on treatment for the seriously mentally ill is one-third less than it was in the 1950s” (55).

Read More
1028 Words | 5 Pages

When the news stations report a story involving a mentally ill criminal, many people begin

Read More
1027 Words | 5 Pages

Zakaria writes, “The United States could do better, but we take mental disorders seriously and invest more in this area than do many peer countries.” He then goes on to say “There will always be evil or disturbed people.” While Zakaria is correct that “There will always be disturbed people” his assertion is still difficult to accept. These “disturbed people” should be focused on, he fails to realize that the focus in other issues such as mental health issues could lead to a decrease in “gun violence” in the country. Gun issues cannot be the only issue focused on while there is other important issues to be dealt with also, like a mental disorder that cannot be avoided.

Read More
917 Words | 4 Pages

The images shown include soldiers, families, children, and people praying. He brilliantly shifts from the religious centered images, to some that are more relatable. These images could strike a chord with anyone. It could be a woman waiting for her husband to return, a child who has lost a parent to the war, a mother who has just sent off her son to fight, etc. Anyone who knows someone in the service will feel something when they see that image.

Read More
973 Words | 4 Pages

A Beautiful Mind with Schizophrenia A Beautiful Mind, starring Russel Crowe as John Nash, is a phenomenal portrayal of one of the most mysterious and complicated mental disorders known to the world of psychology: schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder in which the patient experiences hallucinations and delusions, and often has difficulty functioning in their daily life (CITATION). A Beautiful Mind allows some insight into what this disorder entails and what it may be like to live with the diagnosis, as it accurately represents various symptoms and treatments.

Read More
1488 Words | 6 Pages

Mental illness can affect his or her mental ability to function on a daily basis. Anxieties about insanity and gun violence are also inspired with unspoken anxieties about race, politics, and the unequal distribution of violence in US society. Mental Illness screening would actually prevent most of the shootings, because psychiatrist can prevent an individual is a danger to self or others. In an article, Gonzales

Read More
752 Words | 4 Pages

There are two parts to the superego. The first is the ego ideal, which includes the rules and standards for good behaviors. The other is the conscience which comprises data about things that are regarded as bad by parentages and civilization. The superego performs to perfect and enlighten behavior. In the case of Fight Club, the narrator’s conscience represents his superego.

Read More
908 Words | 4 Pages

Mental illnesses do not just affect a minority; they affect the people who have them and their friends. Likewise, the

Read More

More about Anderson Cooper Schizophrenia Simulator Summary

Related Topics

Open Document