Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Claudia Rodriguez
RWS 1302
Introduction
Science and medicine have always interested me that is why I decided to major in bio-
medicine. I believe that my major is very interesting and very important especially for
our future. Medicine is been around for quite some time and is been changing the world
since. Learning more about science and medicine will benefit me in my future career.
Mental Health is a very important subject nowadays because there are many people
suffering from some sort of mental illness and they dont seek the help they need.
health issue. Many people arent well informed about this topic since it can be a very
sensitive topic. The people who suffer from a mental health can be seen as crazy, I
In the book The Roles of Schools in Mental Health (1962) written by W. Cody Wilson,
George W. Goethals. It explains the issues concerning schools and mental health, it
describes five main viewpoints about mental health. They mostly focus on seeking help
for their mental issue and how teachers have limits of what they can and what they cant
talk to their students. This means teachers are afraid of approaching their students with
science (2014) by Emily A. Holmes talks more about how clinicians and neuroscientist
can come together to better the treatments for people suffering from a health issue.
explaining several types of mental health, for example: PTSD, OCD, eating disorders,
mental-health science (2014) depression affects one in four people worldwide. The
layout of this genre it seems to show the audience with facts and statistics to show the
reader what is going on in the world with mental health. In The Role of Schools in
Mental Health (1962) the layout starts by talking about the effort to promote mental
health in schools and how teachers can help. Now a days schools have a big impact on
how students behaviors, especially in elementary schools since they are at such a small
age they would not understand what a mental health issue is. The layout of this genre
starts with telling the audience where a mental health can start, and how teachers are
too afraid to help a student or to approach a student with a non-academic topic and
In Holmes (2014) there is a lot more visuals than the monogram. It has text and visuals
for the reader to understand more of what the author is trying to say.
In Holmes (2014) the audience is for those who want to be informed about mental
health. The audience of this article is informative. It has a lot of information of different
kinds of mental health problems. It also has more facts and how the illness is affecting
the world right now. The audience who is reading the article is a layperson, therefore
The Role of Schools in Mental Health (1962) book is meant for an academic audience.
The purpose is to persuade and inform. They persuade by telling the teachers to help
their students with mental health issues and to not be afraid to form a friendship with
them and help them find the help they need. It is also informative because the staff and
Running Head: Bio-medicine on Mental Health
teachers to help they need to be well informed about what is going on with their
Ethos
While in Psychological Treatments: A call for mental-health science. (2014) they use
ethics by using facts and case studies. For example: Mental-health disorders account
for more than 15% of the disease burden in developed countries, more than all forms of
cancer. Yet it has been estimated that the proportion of research funds spent on mental
health is as low as 7% in North America and 2% in the European Union. Within that
slender mental-health . In The Role of Schools in Mental Health (1962) they use their
knowledge or their opinion to let the audience know what should be done to get the
situation better.
Pathos
In Psychological Treatments: A call for mental-health science. (2014) the author uses
pathos giving facts about depression and how much is affecting the world. For Example,
Depression is the third leading contributor to the global burden of disease, according to
the World Health Organization. In The Role of Schools in Mental Health. (1962) they
use pathos by stating that teachers or other students might see students going through
a mental health and not doing anything to help the student seek the help they need.
Logos
again using statistics and facts; Mental-health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress
Holmes. In the other hand in The Role of Schools in Mental Health. The author also
uses facts as well but in Holmes (2014) she explained after the facts making the
Conclusion
(2014) is superior at building new knowledge in the academic community. The authors
approach the audience by immediately telling them their thesis followed by information
backup by facts.
Running Head: Bio-medicine on Mental Health
References
W. Cody Wilson, George W. Goethals. (1962) The Role of Schools in Mental Health.