Assignment task: Peruse the video content depicting stories of homelessness on the YouTube channel that was assigned in this unit, Invisible People, as well as read chapters 14 and 15 of your course textbook, psychology 2e before completing this discussion post.
Everyone has a story to tell. How we treat, and how we are treated by, others in society impacts our well-being, physical health, stress, and mental health. Select and watch a video of your choice from the YouTube channel, Invisible People.
Keeping this in mind, answer the following prompts.
- Identify, provide a link (or hyperlink), and reflect on the video you watched. Why did you choose it? What new learning occurred for you?
- What concepts or theories from the textbook chapter on stress, lifestyle, and health did you see depicted in the video you watched? Describe and discuss this connection.
- What potential mental disorder(s), or risk for developing one, from the textbook chapter on psychological disorders did you see depicted in the video you watched? Describe and discuss this connection.
- What specific recommendation do you have to help improve the circumstances for the individual(s) depicted in the video? Make direct connections to concepts from this unit's reading.