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Mental HealthA better view of mental illness
What are mental disorders?
A _____________________: is an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him/her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life.
Classified into two general types: _____________ and _______________.
Mental Disorder Classification __________________: is one that is clearly caused
by a physical illness or an injury that affects the brain.
Ex. Brain tumors, alcoholism, infections (syphilis, meningitis), lupes, and stroke.
__________________; may occur as the result of psychological causes in which no clear brain damage is involved.
Ex. Stress related, emotional conflict, fear, or poor coping skills
Functional Disorders _________________: is an illness in which real,
imagined, or persistent fears prevent a person from enjoying life.
A._________________: a fear so strong, a person goes to extreme measures to avoid the fear- producing object or activity; person is often unable to carry out daily activities; often related to a past experience.
B.___________________: is trapped in a pattern of repeated behaviors or thoughts; may interfere with other daily functions.
Functional Disorders C.___________________: fear or anxiety prevails
and gets in the way of functioning and enjoying life; may feel anxious, fearful, and upset most of the time, feelings may arise for no apparent reason.
D.___________________: experienced or witnessed a traumatic event feels severe and long lasting aftereffects; military combat, rape victims; flashbacks, nightmares, emotional numbness, guilt; symptoms can appear 6 months to years after event.
Functional Disorders 2. ______________________: an illness in
which a person complains of disease symptoms, but no physical cause can be found. A._________________: preoccupation with the
body and fear of presumed diseases that are not present
Organic Disorders 3. ______________________: an illness often
with an organic cause that relates to emotions and may involve mood swings or mood extremes that interfere with everyday living.
A.____________________: feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or despair last for more than a few weeks and interfere with daily activity; can affect one’s performance; can lead to substance abuse; can be biologically based, can also stem from traumas or stressors
Functional Disorder B.____________________: is a
psychological illness characterized by extreme mood swings between depression and extreme happiness; often inherited
Functional Disorders 4. __________________________: variety
of psychological conditions that affect a person’s ability to get along with others; no apparent signs; individual continues to function.
A.______________________: person’s constant conflict with society; may display cruel, uncaring, irresponsible, and impulsive behavior; does not care about other or society.
Functional Disorders B._______________________: uncooperative with
others; angry over issues of control, they show their anger indirectly.
C._______________________: serious mental disorder meaning “split mind”; affects 1-2% of the population, most common between the ages of 15-35 years; withdraw, often lose sense of time and space, hear voices, talk to themselves, hallucinate, act oddly, and often neglect to take care of themselves; may be caused by a physical disorder or genetics.
Mental Health A mental disorder is an illness of the mind
that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him/her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life.
Classified into two general types: organic and functional
Mental Health Organic disorder: is one that is clearly caused by a
physical illness or an injury that affects the brain. Ex. Brain tumors, alcoholism, infections (syphilis,
meningitis), lupes, and stroke Functional disorder: may occur as the result of
psychological causes in which no clear brain damage is involved.
Ex. Stress related, emotional conflict, fear, or poor coping skills
Mental Health Anxiety Disorder: is an illness in which real,
imagined, or persistent fears prevent a person from enjoying life.
A. Phobias: a fear so strong, a person goes to extreme measures to avoid the fear- producing object or activity; person is often unable to carry out daily activities; often related to a past experience.
B. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: is trapped in a pattern of repeated behaviors or thoughts; may interfere with other daily functions.
Mental Health C. Panic Disorder: fear or anxiety prevails and
gets in the way of functioning and enjoying life; may feel anxious, fearful, and upset most of the time, feelings may arise for no apparent reason; “panic attacks”
D. Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder: experienced or witnessed a traumatic event feels severe and long lasting aftereffects; military combat, rape victims; flashbacks, nightmares, emotional numbness, guilt; symptoms can appear 6 months to years after event.
Mental Health Somatoform Disorders: an illness in which a
person complains of disease symptoms, but no physical cause can be found.
A. Hypochondria: preoccupation with the body and fear of presumed diseases that are not present
Mental Health Affective Disorders: an illness often with an organic
cause that relates to emotions and may involve mood swings or mood extremes that interfere with everyday living.
A. Clinical Depression: feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or despair last for more than a few weeks and interfere with daily activity; can affect one’s performance; can lead to substance abuse; can be biologically based, can also stem from traumas or stressors
Mental Health B. Bipolar Disorder: is a psychological
illness characterized by extreme mood swings between depression and extreme happiness; often inherited
Mental Health 4. Personality Disorders: variety of psychological
conditions that affect a person’s ability to get along with others; no apparent signs; individual continues to function
A. Antisocial Personality Disorder: person’s constant conflict with society; may display cruel, uncaring, irresponsible, and impulsive behavior; does not care about other or society
Mental Health B. Passive- Aggressive Personality Disorder:
uncooperative with others; angry over issues of control, they show their anger indirectly
C. Schizophrenia: serious mental disorder meaning “split mind”; affects 1-2% of the population, most common between the ages of 15-35 years; withdraw, often lose sense of time and space, hear voices, talk to themselves, hallucinate, act oddly, and often neglect to take care of themselves; may be caused by a physical disorder or genetics.
Suicide Risk Factors
Depression, family history of mental health disorders, isolation, substance abuse, emotional/physical/or sexual abuse, exposure to other suicides.
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