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11299. Trillium - 9/28/2013 7:57:59 PM There are several problems with mental illness.
One is politically correct denial. In local discussions of homelessness, it has been common for one partisan group to insist that mentally ill people are harmless. That isn't necessarily true, and varies from situation to situation. I wish partisans would stop trying to shut down honest discussions.
Two is ignorance of the different forms of mental illness. Here's a link to a free Coursera offering about Alzheimer's. I applaud this Coursera option and hope we see more of these to cover different physical issues, including problems like Diabetes, Nutrition etc.: Free Johns Hopkins Coursera on Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's is only one disorder; there are many others that the public needs broader education about. Bipolar disorder has its own characteristics. Schizophrenia has others, then there are a multitude of different forms of Ddpression.
Marcia Lawrence was (is?) a suburban NY high school English teacher who wrote a very interesting autobiographical perspective on dementia brought on by menopause and estrogen deprivation. Lawrence had a good support network and enough education to recognize that something out of the ordinary was occurring to her. Marcia Lawrence: Menopause and Madness
The local community college is focusing on suicide prevention, and trying to educate students about depression.
There is also a community college online course about Life Cycle Psychology that would make a great Coursera... Lifespan/Life Cycle Psychology is a nursing school prerequisite, and several nurses have told me that they wish they had taken this class BEFORE having children because it would have helped them to be better parents. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this class, and thought about different aspects of it. I wish my kids had time to take it.
The class and textbook are prohibitively expensive for the people who need it most, though. Hey Bill Gates! Help out with setting up a Coursera?
11300. judithathome - 10/1/2013 8:49:41 AM Well, thanks to the Republicans...say goodbye to the Panda Cam at the National Zoo. 11301. psychprof - 10/1/2013 5:53:22 PM Trillium…I totally agree. Womb to Tomb Life Span Development is strikingly insightful…I taught this course as often as I could fit it in my schedule.
iii…do you assume that “retard”( what an ignorant appellation) equals mental illness? Or have I misrepresented what you think…all I have are the words in your last post.
11302. thoughtful - 10/1/2013 8:33:45 PM I wish they would just shut down the national weather service so it would force airlines to stop flying...then congress would fix it...it certainly worked when the air traffic controller cutbacks caused flight delays...heaven forbid congresspeople not be able to get home for their long weekends...the rest of us can go pound sand.
When we start defaulting on our debt and our debt rating falls and interest rates thus the deficit and/or taxes rise as a result, do you think the tea baggers might get it then???
11303. arkymalarky - 10/1/2013 10:46:30 PM Mose is a librarian, and she's very upset about the LOC being closed due to the government shutdown. 11304. iiibbb - 10/1/2013 10:47:32 PM psychprof
I mean it in the derogatory sense and not aimed at people with actual mental disabilities.
But instead at those who lack the capacity to critically analyze, or worse, wallow in deliberate ignorance.
I spoke it fully aware of the connotations it holds, and wish it to be fully re-branded to apply to these hypocrites and morons that have elected the current GOP (e.g. "stopping Obmamacare is more important than keeping government open because closing government is the lesser of two evils"; "we can't afford these programs, when we can't afford something at home, we don't buy it" -- as if they are apples and apples.... and where were this responsible party when we had the tax surplus? "government should not be in the business of making a profit so we need tax cuts"... instead of paying down the debt.
I am angry about it... and so I used that word. Sorry if it offends.
re·tard
[ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4]
verb (used with object)
1.
to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
seems to apply to Republicans right now. 11305. arkymalarky - 10/1/2013 10:49:09 PM You are so right, Thoughtful. This madness will only stop when these people actually feel the effects of what they do. 11306. robertjayb - 10/2/2013 2:11:40 AM "wallow in deliberate ignorance."
Thanks for the phrase, psychprof. I will enjoy using it.
11307. thoughtful - 10/2/2013 4:05:59 PM Love that expression, isbs...it so perfectly captures it...
wallow in deliberate ignorance 11308. psychprof - 10/2/2013 6:42:11 PM Isbs coined that fine phrase,not me. 11309. robertjayb - 10/3/2013 9:15:17 PM Gunfire in the Capitol!
To be expected in the Banana Republic we're becoming. 11310. judithathome - 10/8/2013 7:13:56 PM You can thank the ignoramuses in DC for this:
Death Benefits For Soldiers Killed This Week In Afghanistan Denied 11311. arkymalarky - 10/28/2013 11:04:45 PM Lame. October 7th? 11312. Trillium - 11/5/2013 11:41:11 PM I don't know where to put this story, but it popped up alongside something else I read about, and I can't NOT post it. Here's a couple of parents who literally shipped their wild teen off to Siberia.
Mother sent Sofia Petrova to Siberia
Grounded!
11313. judithathome - 11/6/2013 7:58:19 AM Good lord! That poor kid...even if she's slanting the truth a bit, that's harsh punishment. 11314. judithathome - 11/11/2013 6:00:32 PM This video says it all...talk about poor people in dire need of help!
Devastating Typhoon Leaves 10k Dead...And Counting...In Philippines
11315. judithathome - 11/11/2013 6:00:55 PM test 11316. Jenerator - 11/12/2013 11:59:35 PM Undercover video shows Dallas “navigators” apparently coaxing an Obamacare consumer to lie
ACORN and NPR at it again. 11317. judithathome - 11/13/2013 5:36:50 AM @@
Don't you mean Brietbart? 11318. judithathome - 11/18/2013 9:05:04 PM George Zimmerman arrested in a "domestic disturbance"...not with his wife but with his girlfriend.
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