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Mental Illnesses
Take notes on the Guided Note Sheet
1 in 4 Americans 18 & older suffer
from a diagnosable mental
disorder in a given year
Personality Disorders
Cluster A (Odd, bizarre, eccentric)
• Paranoid - Suspicion of others
• Schizoid - detached & aloof, prone to fantasy, no
desire for social relationships, indifferent to others
and to social norms, lacks emotional response
Schizophrenia
• Brain Disorder, a disease that makes it
difficult for a person to tell the difference
between real and imagined experiences or
inability to think logically
What causes Schizophrenia?
• Scientists think interactions between
genes and the environment are necessary
for schizophrenia to develop. Many
environmental factors may be involved,
such as exposure to viruses or
malnutrition before birth, problems during
birth, heavy adolescent marijuana use,
and other not yet known psychosocial
factors.
Cluster B (Dramatic, erratic)
• Antisocial - Disregard for other peoples rights
• Borderline - emotional instability, outbursts of
anger and violence (especially in response to
criticism), and impulsive behavior
• Histrionic – lack of self-worth, manipulative attention
seeking, need for approval from others, and
impulsivity. They seem dramatic or ‘playing a part’
• Narcissistic - this person has a grandiose sense of
self-importance, a sense of entitlement, and a need
to be admired.
Cluster C (Anxious, fearful)
• Avoidant - Feelings of inadequacy, extreme
sensitivity to what other people think
• Dependent - Fear of being abandoned or
separated from important individuals
• Obsessive-compulsive - excessive
preoccupation with details, rules, lists, order,
organization, or schedules; perfectionism so
extreme that it prevents a task from being
completed
Anxiety Disorders
• Panic Disorder
– Panic attacks, feeling of terror that
strike repeatedly without warning
• Post-Traumatic Stress
– After experiencing a trauma such as abuse, natural
disasters, or extreme violence
• Phobias
– Irrational fear of something that poses no actual threat
• General Anxiety Disorder
– Chronic, exaggerated worry about everyday life events
How Your Body Deals with Danger:
Fight or Flight
• Being able to respond quickly by fighting
or running away
• Heart beats faster to supply more blood to
your muscles
• Your muscles become tense and your
senses (touch, smell, sight, hearing, taste,
etc.) become more alert
AAblutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Aquaphobia - morbid fear of water.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.
BBibliophobia- Fear of books.
CClaustrophobia – fear of small places
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia - Fear of money.
Chromophobia - Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs.
Clithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
DDemophobia- Fear of crowds.
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
GGaleophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
HHerpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
IIatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
KKathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
LLachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
MMelissophobia- Fear of bees.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
NNeophobia- Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
OOchophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
PParasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Photophobia- Fear of light.
Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones.
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
RRadiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
SScolionophobia- Fear of school.
Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating
Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking.
(Ambulophobia)
Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
TTachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Technophobia- Fear of technology.
Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair.
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
VVerbophobia- Fear of words.
Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
XXanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
ZZelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.
Fears are often learned from:
• An experience that you had when you
were young
• Fear may also be learned from other
people, particularly your family.
Ways to Manage Fear
• Self Talk
– Saying things to yourself in order to view
a fear more realistically.
• Environmental planning
– Involves rearranging the environment to
reduce fear.
Other Disorders
• These disorders are somewhat common
but still may have serious results for
people who suffer from these conditions
Eating Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa
– Refusal to eat enough to maintain body
weight within 13% of an individual’s minimal
normal weight.
• Bulemia
– A pattern of binge and purging to maintain or
lose body weight
ADHD
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.
Although children and adolescents with
ADHD may not perform well in school, the
disorder does not signal a lack of
intelligence
Sleep Disorders
(Insomnia)
• Inability to get the amount of sleep needed
to function efficiently during the day.
• May be associated with an organic
disease (arthritis, heart disorder), may be
a symptom of depression, or may be
caused by a person’s lifestyle. Sleep
disorders are associated with increased
mortality, poor career performance,
overeating, & increased hospitalization.
Sleep Paralysis
Causes you to be unable to move your body
at either of the two following times:
1. Falling asleep (predormital form)
2. Waking up from sleep (postdormital)
The person is unable to speak, move arms
and legs, body, and head.
A person is still able to breathe normally.
The person is also fully aware of what is
happening. An episode can last for seconds
or minutes. Some people have 1 episode
and never have another.
Bipolar
Manic-Depressive Illness
• Episodes of serious mania and
depression. Extreme mood swings from
overly “high” and irritable to sad and
hopeless, and back again, with periods of
normal behavior.
Dissociative Disorder
• Triggered as a response to trauma or
abuse, a defense mechanism causing
breakdown of memory, awareness, or
perception
Tourette’s Syndrome
• Neurological syndrome. Multiple tics that
are sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic,
stereotypical, purposeless movements or
vocalizations
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Seasonal depression, primarily affecting
women
Depression
• Symptoms that interfere with the ability to
work, sleep, eat and enjoy once
pleasurable activities. It is more than a
passing case of the blues. People with
depression cannot just “pull themselves
together.”
• We will learn more about
depression next class
Mental Health & Illness Treasure Hunt
(Chapter 7, 8 &9)
1. Define Mental/emotional Health.
2. What are 5 stress management techniques?
3. What is the Maslow’s pyramid of needs & what the
various levels mean?
4. List positive methods of managing ones anger.
5. Define mental disorder. Describe & give examples
of organic disorders?
6. What are functional disorders & describe four
anxiety disorders?
7. Describe 3 of the 8 Common Defense Mechanisms.
When done put away testbook & ask for a Bio Dot
Biodots
Why Biodots change color
• Biodots are made of heat sensitive
material that changes color in response to
changes in skin temperature. When you
are stressed your capillaries constrict,
reducing the flow of blood to the surface of
the skin.
Stress & Depression
We all have stress in our lives
Depression is a feeling of sadness,
hopelessness and despair
Learn more about depression – Go
to the YSPP power point
CBA next Class Period
NOW WHAT???
• You get to watch “What About Bob?” which is a
movie filled with phobias, mental illnesses, and
coping mechanisms.
• In your journal:
As you watch the movie, record the mental
illness(es), coping mechanisms, and phobias
you observe and which character exhibited
that mental disorder or illness.
Bob-Patient
Psychologist-Dr. Leo Marvin
Faye-Wife
Anna-Daughter
Sigmund-Son
Sister-Lilly