Academic writing refers to the writing style that is generally adopted for catering to the academic needs of the students all over the world. The key characteristics of academic writing refers to the conditions wherein the students demonstrate an impersonal attitude towards the composition of the assignment solutions (Prior and Olinger 2018). There have been present several styles of academic writing as have been presented by the students. The major academic writing styles include the analytical, critical, descriptive and persuasive writing styles. These styles have helped students to communicate as well as compose a wide variety of assignments.
The analytical style of writing has helped the students to compose their solutions on the basis of a huge research within the given academic fields. The implementation of the analytical style of academic writing helps the students to develop their critical skills that would help in the proper composition of the assignment. The critical style of writing is majorly undertaken in case of researches. This style of academic writing refers to the evaluation of the facts that have been presented through a number of sources from different authors. The descriptive style of writing refers to the composition of the assignments on the basis of the information that is collected from various sources (Zhang 2018). The descriptive academic writing might further include the summarization of the information collected through the researches. The persuasive academic writing includes the factors that are necessary to persuade on a certain topic.
The adaptation of the academic writing styles by the students would be helpful in the understanding of the issues that are faced in the composition of the assignment solutions. The composition of the academic articles tends to help in the matters that are related to the communication among the educators and the learners (Scott et al. 2018). This in turn would help in the improvement of the thought processes that are undertaken by the students as well as help in the clarification of the same. The academic writing styles further help the students in understanding the literary subject in a proper manner which in turn leads to the development of the proper academic understanding of the student.
Topic: Mental health in younger people
Mental health has been one of the raging issues that is being faced by the residents of the world. Mental health, as have been highlighted through the researches of Schönfeld et al. (2016) refer to the conditions wherein the psychological well-being of a concerned individual. The mental health of an individual helps in the proper understanding of the ways in which a person might handle the stress or react to the stressful conditions as well. Martin et al. (2016) opine that the mental health issues faced by an individual in their lifetime tend to have a greater impact on the livelihood of individuals. The scope of mental health is important to investigate in order to help people lead a better life and in the larger context help in the improvement of the society. According to the reports by Mental Health Foundation (2019), it can be stated that nearly 50% of the youth in United Kingdom has been suffering from several issues regarding their mental health. The paper aims to review the existing literature regarding the mental health of the youth.
Part 2 – Section 1 – (approx. 300 words)
Article one: Gulliver, A., Farrer, L., Bennett, K. and Griffiths, K.M., 2019. University staff mental health literacy, stigma and their experience of students with mental health problems. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43(3), pp.434-442.
The chosen article is a positivistic research paper.
Gulliver et al. (2019) in their studies attempt an analysis of the issues that are highlighted in the matters that are related to the mental health issues as are faced by the students as well as the educators at the various universities all over the world.
The article was composed on the basis of the online surveys. 224 teaching staff employed at the Australian National University, Canberra had participated in the surveys.
The studies conducted by Gulliver et al. (2019) highlight that the depression among the teachers as well as the students impact the academic progress of the learners
The article emphasizes on the activities and measures that would help in removal of stigmatization regarding mental health concerns like depression and anxiety.
Article two: Gulliver, A., Griffiths, K.M., Mackinnon, A., Batterham, P.J. and Stanimirovic, R., 2015. The mental health of Australian elite athletes. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 18(3), pp.255-261.
The chosen article is a positivistic research paper.
The opinions of Gulliver et al. (2015) is observed to have been focused on the understanding of the psychological issues faced by the elite athletes.
The study is based on the responses that were collected from a survey that was completed by 224 elite athletes involved with the nationalized sporting organizations that are present within the territorial boundaries of Australia.
Athletes who have been involved in the matters that are related to the overall understanding of the psychological disorders that are generally faced by the sportsperson.
The article highlights that the factors that have been faced by the athletes are similar to the issues that are faced by the people who are not involved in the athletic activities.
Article three: Mustanski, B., Andrews, R. and Puckett, J.A., 2016. The effects of cumulative victimization on mental health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents and young adults. American Journal of Public Health, 106(3), pp.527-533.
The chosen article is a positivistic research paper.
The researches that were undertaken by Mustanski, Andrews and Puckett (2016) explore yet another section of the society wherein the younger members have been facing issues in regards to the mental health as is maintained within the society.
The researches by Mustanski, Andrews and Puckett (2016) were based on the survey that was undertaken by 248 youths who claimed to be a part of the queer group face several issues in the maintenance of their mental health.
Victimization of the individuals have been leading them to face a greater amount of depression and distress which in turn has been affecting their mental health.
The authors highlight the fact that individuals identifying themselves to be a part of queer groups tend to face a greater amount of victimization at the hands of the other members of the society thereby leading to the issues that are faced by individuals in terms of their mental health
Interpretative (anti-positivism/qualitative) articles
Article one: Clement, S., Schauman, O., Graham, T., Maggioni, F., Evans-Lacko, S., Bezborodovs, N., Morgan, C., Rüsch, N., Brown, J.S.L. and Thornicroft, G., 2015. What is the impact of mental health-related stigma on help-seeking? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Psychological medicine, 45(1), pp.11-27.
The chosen article is an interpretative research paper.
Clement et al. (2015) highlights the fact that stigmatization of the mental health issues has led to the reduction in the tendency to seek help.
The authors are observed to have been emphasizing on the interpretations that are derived from the 144 studies that were conducted in this regard.
The authors highlight on the fact that the reduction in the activities and endeavours to seek help in case of the people facing mental health issues might in turn affect the society at large.
Stigmatization of the mental health issues might lead to the degradation of the social health due to non-seeking of help.
Article two: Wadman, R., Clarke, D., Sayal, K., Vostanis, P., Armstrong, M., Harroe, C., Majumder, P. and Townsend, E., 2017. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of self-harm repetition and recovery in young adults. Journal of health psychology, 22(13), pp.1631-1641.
The chosen article is an interpretative research paper.
The arguments by Wadman et al. (2017) highlight that the youth suffering from psychological distress are observed to have been inflicting self-harm in order to cope up with their issues.
The composition of the study is highly dependent on the interpretations of the data that was collected from the interviews conducted among the young adults who have been participating in the study.
Depression, anxiety and other such psychological factors are some of the major contributors to the issues of mental health.
The youth as well as the older sections of the society have often been observed to resort to inflicting self-harm as one of the major strategies to cope up with their distress.
Article three: Mjøsund, N.H., Eriksson, M., Norheim, I., Keyes, C.L., Espnes, G.A. and Vinje, H.F., 2015. Mental health as perceived by persons with mental disorders–an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 17(4), pp.215-233.
The chosen article is an interpretative research paper.
Mjøsund et al. (2015) attempts a review on the perceptions of individuals suffering from psychological disorders on the mental health.
The article was composed with the help of interpretations of the responses that were collected from the interviews as conducted of some in-patients suffering from mental disorders.
The mental health of a person, especially the young members of the society, is observed to have been highly dependent on the spiritual, social, physical and the emotional factors that are generally undertaken by the concerned individual.
The discussion on mental health factors and issues like depression and anxiety that are generally faced by a particular individual assist in promotion of psychological well-being of the person.
Mental health issues as have been faced by individuals is one of the major issues that have been highlighted in the present area. The individuals tend to have been dealing in the improvement of the mental health as well as maintenance of development of psychological factors that affect individuals globally. The following section of the paper attempts a discussion on the issues that are highlighted in terms of the mental health that is observed among the people residing within the international boundaries. The following section discusses the impact of the mental health among the younger generation of people residing within the society. The paper discusses the findings of various authors and researchers in the context of the mental health that are maintained by the younger generation.
The young generation especially the students tend to bear an attitude of stigmatization towards their peers who have been suffering from depression. The researches by Gorczynski et al. (2017) further second the opinions of Gulliver et al. (2019). The staff employed at the various educational institutions should be trained enough to deal in the counselling activities as would help the students who have been dealing with the issues of depression. The researches of Gulliver et al. (2015) find a support in the studies of Gouttebarge, Frings-Dresen, and Sluiter (2015) which highlight the existence of a higher level of mental health issues and conditions as have been observed among athletes. Mustanski, Andrews and Puckett (2016 highlight that individuals identifying themselves to be a part of queer groups tend to face a greater amount of victimization at the hands of the other members of the society thereby leading to the issues that are faced by individuals in terms of their mental health. The arguments as supported by Birkett, Newcomb and Mustanski (2015) highlight that the youth belonging to the concerned sections of the society are indeed victimized by the members belonging to the other sections of the society.
Clement et al. (2015) emphasize on the interpretations that are derived from the studies that were conducted in this regard. The majority of these issues tend to have been dealing with the fact that the stigmatization of the mental health issues has led to the reduction in the tendency to seek help. The studies of Clement et al. (2015) have been seconded by the opinions of Thornicroft et al. (2016) which state that the stigmatization of the mental health issues might lead to the degradation of the social health as well. The authors highlight the fact that depression, anxiety and other such psychological factors are some of the major contributors to the issues of mental health. These issues tend to have been affecting the overall health of the society as well. Glazebrook, Townsend and Sayal (2016) opine that the youth as well as the older sections of the society have often been observed to resort to inflicting self-harm as one of the major strategies to cope up with their distress. The authors further suggest that the concerned individuals might be advised to discuss the issues with the professionals in this regard or any other person who might help the individual to cope up with the issues that they have been facing in terms of their mental health. This would further help in the establishment of a society wherein the individuals might have to face lesser issues as well. The opinions of Thornicroft et al. (2017) highlight the fact that the discussion on the mental health issues would also help the concerned individuals receive the required amount of treatment in order to help them in coping up with the distress. Individuals tend to reveal their mental health through their participation in the everyday activities that they have been undertaking. The mental health of a person, especially the young members of the society, is observed to have been highly dependent on the spiritual, social, physical and the emotional factors that are generally undertaken by the concerned individual.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it can be stated that the mental health issues have been affecting the youth of the modern society in a greater manner. The young generation especially the students tend to bear an attitude of stigmatization towards their peers who have been suffering from depression. Individuals identifying themselves to be a part of queer groups also tend to face a greater amount of victimization at the hands of the other members of the society thereby leading to the issues that are faced by individuals in terms of their mental health. Individuals might be advised to discuss the issues with the professionals in this regard or any other person who might help the person cope up with the issues that they have been facing in terms of their mental health.
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