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• Rehearsal
  * [[Cognitive rehearsal]]: A psychological technique where a person mentally practices a skill or piece of information to improve memory and performance * [[Motor rehearsal]]: The process of mentally practicing a physical skill without actually performing the physical moveme
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• Bethlem Royal Hospital
  ...ime, it evolved into a hospital and began to specialize in the care of the mentally ill. ...]]: A place of refuge and protection, providing care and treatment for the mentally ill.
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• Lunatic
  ...The term was used in the [[Roman law]] where it described a person who was mentally ill and who could not be held responsible for his or her actions. ...is often used as a pejorative term to describe someone who is perceived as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, unpredictable, or crazy. The term is also used in
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• Madhouse
  ...istorically used to refer to an institution for the care of people who are mentally ill. The term has largely fallen out of use due to its derogatory connotati * [[Asylum]]: An institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill.
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• Lunatic asylum
  ...refer to a hospital specifically designed for the confinement and care of mentally ill patients. The term has largely fallen out of use due to its pejorative ...th and 19th centuries as part of a social movement to provide care for the mentally ill in a separate, specialized institution.
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• Alienism
  ...alienus" meaning "of another", and was used to refer to the state of being mentally "other" or "alien". ...". This reflects the historical view of mental illness as a state of being mentally "other" or "alien".
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• Duplessis Orphans
  ...p of approximately 20,000 [[orphan|orphans]] who were falsely certified as mentally ill by the government of the province of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] from the 19 ...unding, as the Canadian government provided more funds for the care of the mentally ill than for orphans.
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• Activity
  * [[Mental Activity]]: The state of being mentally active, often measured by cognitive tasks. * [[Resting Activity]]: The state of being physically inactive but mentally active, such as when a person is resting but still alert.
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• History of Psychiatry
  ..., the understanding of mental illnesses did not advance significantly. The mentally ill were often treated as possessed by demons and were subjected to exorcis ...hilippe Pinel]] and [[Dorothea Dix]] advocated for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
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• Psychiatric Unit
  ...supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute c ...supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute c
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• Holloway Sanatorium
  .../ˈhɒləweɪ/ /ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/) was a [[hospital]] for the treatment of the [[mentally ill]] located in [[Virginia Water]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]. It was named ...d in 1885 by Thomas Holloway, who was inspired to build a hospital for the mentally ill after his brother was diagnosed with a mental illness. The sanatorium w
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• Aradale Mental Hospital
  ...commonly used in the 19th century to refer to institutions that housed the mentally ill. ...st asylums in Australia. It was built to accommodate the growing number of mentally ill patients in Victoria during the mid-19th century. The hospital was desi
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• Guardian
  ...unable to manage their own affairs, especially a minor or a person who is mentally ill. * [[Internal link|Ward]]: A person, usually a minor or mentally incapacitated, who is under the protection and control of a guardian.
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• Benjamin Rush
  ...onal prohibition of alcohol, and the improvement of the conditions for the mentally ill. ...possession or moral failing. He advocated for the humane treatment of the mentally ill and was instrumental in improving conditions in asylums.
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• William Tuke
  ...ng William Tuke's significant contributions to the humane treatment of the mentally ill. ...a and coffee merchant before turning his attention to the treatment of the mentally ill. His interest in mental health was sparked by the death of a fellow Qua
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• Frederick Norton Manning
  ...He was instrumental in the development of humane treatment methods for the mentally ill and was a strong advocate for the establishment of asylums that provide Manning was instrumental in implementing reforms in the treatment of the mentally ill, advocating for a more humane approach that focused on therapeutic envi
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• Psychological resilience
  ...ilience''' (pronunciation: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl rɪˈzɪlɪəns/) is the ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly
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• Deteriorate
  * [[Degenerate]]: To decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
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• Patience
  * [[Resilience (psychology)]]: The ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly
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• Verbal aggression
  ...peated aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual physically, mentally, or emotionally.
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