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Mental health in cinema

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  Media is a collective term for various means of mass communication with the primary function of disseminating and receiving information. Television, radio, cinema, print, and the internet are the sources through which people come to know what is happening around them. M ovies have always been a staple of entertainment. Cinema is a powerful medium of building a public belief system, and when it comes to mental illness, cinema has always played and will keep playing a crucial role in disseminating knowledge and forming beliefs and attitudes towards mental illness. Movies have always been a staple of entertainment. “The Talkies” not only entertain us but influence our behavior and thoughts as well. We’ve identified with characters, got inspired by storylines, and discussed thought-provoking themes; movies have become more than unwinding for a couple of hours. Despite significant changes in the understanding of mental health, “from the dark era of asylums and torture to the li...
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                                            Reproductive Health   Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes. Reproductive health implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so. It is the condition of male and female reproductive systems during all life stages. These systems are made of organs and hormone-producing glands, including the pituitary gland in the brain. Ovaries in females and testicles in males are reproductive organs, or gonads, that maintain the health of their respective systems. They also function as glands because they produce and release hormones. ...
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Sexual Health The World Health Organization defines sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancy , coercion, discrimination and violence. Sexual health is fundamental to the overall health and well-being of individuals, couples and families, and to the social and economic development of communities and countries. Sexuality includes how someone thinks about and expresses them as a sexual being, including thoughts, actions, fantasies; sensuality. Sexuality is an integral part of the personality in everyone: man, woman and child. It is a basic need and an aspect of being human that cannot be separated from other aspects of life. Sex...
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