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Here are four popular myths about brain health and aging that you should, er, forget about. Let the learning begin. Let the learning begin. Myth #1: Your brain stops growing at a certain age
As the video above clearly shows, having mental illness can lead to some seriously negative stigmas and stereotypes. Often times, when people learn of another person's mental illness they ...
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Geriatric psychology began in 1978 with a spike in interest in mental health and the effects of aging. There was a slow increase in the number of aging adults in the U.S. population. There was a small group of 11 people who met together to talk about late-life mental health needs and the field of geriatrics.
Older adults are not necessarily sexually inactive nor have they lost interest in sex; although the frequency of sexual activity tends to decline with age, older adults are still sexually active. One survey in England of people aged 60–69 recorded 86% of men and 60% of women as sexually active.
Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is a "state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community". [1]
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A 2015 review found that in the United States, about 4% of violence is attributable to people diagnosed with mental illness, [238] and a 2014 study found that 7.5% of crimes committed by mentally ill people were directly related to the symptoms of their mental illness. [239] The majority of people with serious mental illness are never violent ...