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- 1. Gender and It Affects on Mental Health Issues
- 2. Mental Health Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. Mental health itself is not negative; it is the normal mental functions of a person. Mental health issues or dysfunctions affects a person’s ability to mentally function properly.
- 3. Gender and Mental Health Gender refers to socially constructed expectations regarding the ways in which one should think or behave, depending on sexual classification (Rosenfield, 1999). Women have traits that distinguish them from men as well as men have traits that distinguish them from women. Gender affects many aspects of life, including access to resources, methods of coping with stress, styles of interacting with others, self-evaluation, spiritually, and expectations of others. These are all factors that can influence mental health either positively or negatively (Marecek, J., 2001).
- 4. Male Psychological Issues Male psychological issues are often shown by an outward appearance. Externalizing disorders are characterized by symptoms involving negative outward behavior as opposed to internal negative emotions (Rosenfield, 1999).
- 5. Women and Mental Health Women are seen as being more apt to talk about their problems and want to get better. The stresses of certain issues are lifted once the lines of communication are opened. Women seek getting help as a solution whether than an admittance of being weak.
- 6. Coping with Mental Health Male Coping Techniques Males appear to favor stress release through other activities and tend to more often turn to drugs and alcohol (Lenguaand Stromshak, 2000). They use drugs and alcohol to be dependant on as a way to stray from being dependant on people.
- 7. Men tend to consider suicide more as a coping strategy. Men see seeking help as a loss of power and are embarrassed by it. People who do not seek help from any source are at increased risk of suicide or chronic morbidity .
- 8. Female Coping Techniques Women cope with the idea of mental illness in a very different way than men do. Females appear to favor social support and are emotion-focused ( Lengua & Stormshak, 2000). Women are willing to talk thee problems out and except the fact that the have a problem.
- 9. Women vs. Men Prevalent data estimating the number of women compared to men with significant psychiatric disorder or psychological symptoms have significantly found women to have higher rates (Abel, 2001). Even though it appears that women have more mental issues, this is a casualty of a man’s inability to lose control. Men do not seek help most of the time or ignore their issues and are not statistically known.
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- The World Health Organizationdefines mental health as "a being of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community".
- Differences in gender roles have existed throughout history (Marecek, J, 2001). Marecek, J. (2001). "After the Facts: Psychology and the Study of Gender." Canadian Psychology 42, no. 4, 254-26Rosenfield, S. (1999). "Gender and Mental Health: Do Women Have More Psychopathology, Men More, or Both the Same (and Why)?" In A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health, edited by Allan V. Horwitz and Teresa L. Scheid. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Men are more likely than women to experience externalizing disorders. They stray from the emotional area of stress and more towards the dominant area of stress. Rosenfield, S. (1999). "Gender and Mental Health: Do Women Have More Psychopathology, Men More, or Both the Same (and Why)?" In A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health, edited by Allan V. Horwitz and Teresa L. Scheid. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Women seek getting help as a solution whether than an admittance of being weak.
- Coping with mental health issues can be seen in different ways by different people especially by different sexes. A person’s gender has a lot to do with how they handle certain situations. Gender itself was a significant predictor on attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help (Nam, Chu, Lee, Kim, & Lee, 2010).Lengua, L. J., & Stormshak, E. (2000). "Gender, Gender Roles, and Personality: Gender Differences in the Prediction of Coping and Psychological Symptoms." Sex Roles 43, no. 11/12, 787-820. Nam, S.K., Chu, H.J., Lee, M.K., Lee, J.H., Kim, N., & Min, S. (2010). A Meta-analysis of Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help. Journal of American College Health, 110 (7 pages).
- Lengua, L. J., & Stormshak, E. (2000). "Gender, Gender Roles, and Personality: Gender Differences in the Prediction of Coping and Psychological Symptoms." Sex Roles 43, no. 11/12, 787-820.
- There are statistical discrepancies because men often suffer from mental issues, but don’t seek help. This lowers the rate of men with mental issues as compared to women with mental issue. Abel, K.M. (2001). Women and Mental Health.The British Journal of Psychiatry, 178: 579.