Warning signs from a troubled mind: what parents should do

Warning signs from a troubled mind: what parents should do

Jihoon Park

EAP1-C

02-21-2011

Psychology

Reading Reaction Journal #4

References

Park, on and Landau, E. CNN.com (2011, January 14). “Warning signs from a troubled mind: what parents should do”. Madison Park and Elizabeth Landau, Retrieved 01/14/2011 from

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/14/mental.health.loughner/index.html

Summary

            This article is talking about warning signs from a troubled mind: what parents should do. Nowadays, many adolescents suffer mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. It can make adolescents’ behavior violent. They tend to have delusions and hallucinations, or abuse dugs. Also, they think about odd things and do strange behavior. If you do not care about this behavior, adolescents can do crazy things like shoot somebody without reasons. Sometimes it will not occur but still is dangerous. So parents should do something for their child. Many experts say they need help from the medical center. The parents should to go to the mental hospital with their children. And parents should care more about and pay more attention to their children. They should reach out to them and talk a lot like friends. It is very helpful way for adolescents. In short, the parents have to care about their children’s behavior. If you find odd things about your children, you should to take them to the hospital or to therapy for them.

Reaction

            Through this article, I can learn about why we care about adolescents’ behavior and what parents should do when their children got mental illnesses. After I read this article, I know what the author said; we have to pay attention to our friends and parents have to pay attention to and care about their children. That is because we can prevent awful situations and we can treat those who have mental illnesses. Also, I agree that we can figure out warning signs and help them. For example, my friend who is living in South Korea has a mental problem. When the test’s coming, he looks weird. He did not wash his hair or body. And goes to the bathroom a lot. And he talks about odd things like aliens and the test. So we took him to the therapist. The therapist said that he has a paranoid. So he took medicine and was successfully cured. Thus, I think we can notice warning signs and help them. Also, I learned through this article, parents are important to their children’s mental state. If they are not successful in their work with children, their children tend to lose their way. They feel confused and anxious.