Jann Demystifying Affects

Psychiatrically disabled people are often pleasant company in social interactions, with just a question-mark to close observers about their level of independence. The standards war debate of the "that" era of the singles scene in the 80s and early 90s highlighted the fact that many people in bars and elsewhere were striving for dishonorable or immoral singles behavior, and were also leaving out squares and all men and women who weren't perky or witty enough for quick, ready fun.

Teaching mental health concepts and with some idea of a hopeful reality improves classroom student's emotional intelligence, life skills, and perhaps vocational outlook. Does classroom education on psychiatric disabilities affect the school's culture? Teachers, students, alumni, and professional counselors can tell us if mental disability instruction can assist the school's climate to be more positive and understanding or negative and less tolerant and encourage verbal harassment or worse.