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Journal #5:
What do you know about mental
disorders?
Mental
Disorders
An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts,
feelings and behaviors of a person, preventing a person
from leading a healthy productive life.
4 types of mental disorders
Organic brain disorders
Mood and Anxiety disorder
Personality Disorders
Psychotic disorder
Organic Brain Disorders
These types of disorders are the direct
result of physical (throughout the body)
changes and diseases that affect the
brain. These all lead to some degree of
confusion and delusions in addition to
anxiety and anger.
Examples of organic brain disorders
Degenerative diseases
1)Huntington disease-a genetic disease that consists of abnormal
movements, dementia, and psychological problems.
2. Multiple Sclerosis-An immune system disorder that affects the central
nervous system (brain & spinal cord).
3. Senile dementia-Alzheimer’s type
4. Parkinson’s Disease-Nerve disorder that causes tremors and paralysis
Cardiovascular disorders
These are disorders related to the heart, the main one being strokes,
there are several others such as TIA and disorders related to high blood
pressure
Trauma induced
These are all related to brain injury, hemorrhages and concussions
Drug and Alcohol related
Intoxication, drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Anxiety Disorders
-A condition in which real or imagined fears are
difficult to control. 13% of teens
General Anxiety Disorder – Exaggerated worry
and tension for no reason. People with GAD
startle easy, have difficulty concentrating and
sleeping.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – Persistent,
unwelcome thoughts, fears or urges
(obsessions) and engaging in certain rituals
(compulsions)
Anxiety Disorders Cont.
Panic Disorder – Feeling of terror strikes
suddenly and repeatedly with no warning.
These feelings are accompanied by panic
attacks.
Anxiety Disorders cont.
Phobia – Excessive fear of certain objects,
situations, or people that pose no actual danger.
Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders
Acrophobia- Fear of heights
Glossophobia- Fear of public speaking
Anxiety Disorders cont.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Aftereffects
of a terrifying event that keeps a person from
living a normal life
Mood Disorders
-Moods that are extreme
Clinical Depression
Long lasting feeling of hopelessness, sadness, and
helplessness
Bipolar Disorder
Persons mood varies from extreme happiness to
extreme depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Type of depression that occurs when a person has
reduced exposure to light
Cognitive Disorder
Disorder in which a persons brain deteriorates in
function. Dementia may occur.
Example – Alzheimer’s
Conduct Disorder
Person regularly violates the rights of others and
breaks social rules
Example - Bully
Eating Disorder
When a person has a compelling need to starve,
binge, or binge and purge
Examples – Bulimia and anorexia
Personality Disorders
-Disorder in which a person’s patterns of
thinking, feeling, and acting interfere with daily
living
Antisocial Personality Disorder
A person with a long term track of violating others.
There actions are out of line with society.
Schizophrenia
The person loses touch with reality. Symptoms
include hallucinations and delusions.
3 clusters of personality disorders
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3 clusters of personality disorders Odd unusual Behavior - including
a. Paranoid personality -a person feeling that everyone and everything is
against them when in reality this is not true.
b. Schizoid Personality - apathetic to others and no desire to socialize.
Dramatic, emotional or erratic behavior
These includea. Antisocial personality -avoiding people
b. Borderline personality -erratic emotions and relating to people.
c. Histrionic personality -attention seekers-manipulators - Tends to exaggerate
relationships-"everyone loves me"
d. Narcissistic personality -self centered person
Anxious fearful
Includes:
a. Avoidant personality disorder-fear of taking risks, gullible, hyper-sensitive,
avoids all things that include social interaction.
b. Dependent personality disorder-due to neglect-needy, has been abandoned
and feel it will happen again.
c. Obsessive-compulsive personality-anxiety disorder, repetitive, compelling
thoughts and obsessions concerning things that aren’t reality (i.e. cleaning
things that are already clean).
Treatment for Mental Disorder
Formal Intervention
Evaluation both physically and
psychologically
Medication
Inpatient and outpatient treatment
Therapy
Causes of Mental Disorders
Biological
Genes
Physical Injuries
Illness
Psychological
Traumatic Experiences
Stress
Poor Coping Skills
Behavioral Problems
Psychotic disorder
This is a collection of diseases that severely affect the brain
and thinking processes. These people have difficulty thinking
rationally and their judgments are impaired. Living their daily
life becomes very, very difficult. However, for even the worst
of these disorders there is treatment available. The most
prevalent symptoms of these diseases are usually delusions
and hallucinations. Delusions believe certain facts even after
those facts have been proven wrong. Hallucinations are
similar to delusions in that the belief is wrong; however
hallucinations are felt with the senses and are not thoughts.
"Hearing things" or "seeing things" are examples of
hallucinations. Some other symptoms are: strange behaviors
(may be dangerous to themselves or others), lack of
personal hygiene, decreased interest in doing things, strange
speech patterns that are not understandable, mood swings,
relationship difficulties, slow or strange movements
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTUMt05_n
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