Thursday Awareness

                                                                                  Mental disorders Most people are unaware of.   A mental disorder also called as mental illness, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes difficulty in coping with the ordinary demands of life.   They are diagnosed by a mental health professional or a psychologist or psychiatrist. Mental disorders are among the most common causes of disability and It’s resulting disease burden  is among the highest of all diseases.   A 2018 study shows that over 900 million people worldwide suffer from some form of mental health disorder. The most common being anxiety and depression.   Anxiety symptoms include inability to set aside worry and restlessness. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. Long term depression can have a huge negative impact on a person's life. Most of us have felt depression and anxiety sometime in our lives but it can be serious matte

CONTINUED... EFFECTS Capitalism is a political and economic system that focuses on the private production of goods and services through various means. Key facets of capitalism include minimal government or state intervention, an emphasis on the corporations as opposed to the individual and a uniform pricing system. Here is some information about the effects of capitalism on impoverished nations. Poverty Statistics About 10% of the world's population lived on less than $2 a day as of 2015, and as of 2019, over half of the world's poor lived in just five countries: India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Bangladesh. The countries that have the highest rates of poverty have low economic growth, and a majority of the population is uneducated or in the agriculture sector. Many of these workers become trapped in a vicious cycle that forces them to work in these conditions for little pay just to survive, with no way of living beyond what they are making, thus re