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MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
Chapter 14
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Facts
6 percent of children and adults have
a serious emotional disturbance
One in 10 children and adolescents
have a mental health disorder causing
disturbance
Less than one in five gets treatment
Treatment is impacted by lack of
health coverage
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Emotional Disturbance
Must exhibit one or more of the following over an
extended period of time.
Inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual,
sensory, or health factors
Inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal
relationships
Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal
circumstances
Pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression
Physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or
school problems
Only students with severe emotional disturbances
can qualify for services under IDEIA.
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Internalizing Disorders
Expressed within the individual and
make the person feel bad
Anxiety disorders
Eating disorders
Mood disorders
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Externalizing Disorders
Expressed overtly and makes others
feel bad
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Conduct Disorders
Drug and Alcohol use and Abuse
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Conduct Disorder
Specific actions or a failure to act
which causes a student to be in
trouble within the home, school or
community
Includes excessive levels of fighting,
bullying, cruelty to animals or people,
fire setting, severe destructiveness to
property, lying, persistent severe
disobedience, truancy from school
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Conduct Disorder
The most common type of
Conduct Disorder is
Oppositional-Defiant Disorder.
ODD is antisocial behavior
including extreme
disobedience, aggression,
loss of temper and arguing
with persons in authority
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Behavior and Emotional Disorders
Conditions in which the behavior or
emotional responses of a student are so
different from generally accepted, ageappropriate, ethnic, or cultural norms as to
result in significant impairment in:
self-care,
social relationships,
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Behavior and Emotional Disorders
educational progress,
classroom behavior,
work adjustment or
personal happiness.
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Incidence of Serious Emotional
Disturbance
Almost one-half a
million children with
serious emotional
disturbance are
served in special
education (7.5%)
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Causes of Mental Health Disorders
Heredity and genetic
predisposition
Biochemical and
neurotransmitter
imbalance
Low birth weight
Failure of the parent
to meet the child’s
needs
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Causes of Mental Health Disorders
Parental mood
disorders
Sexual and
physical abuse and
emotional neglect
Poverty
Environmental
toxins
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Warning Signs of Early Onset
Depression
Appear persistently sad
May no longer enjoy activities
normally enjoyed
Appear agitated or irritable
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Warning Signs of Early Onset
Depression
Complain of
physical problems
Appear bored or
have problems
concentrating; low
energy
Have a major
change in eating or
sleeping patterns
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Educational Indicators Associated
with Mental Health Disorders
Difficulty learning,
attending, and staying
motivated, overactive,
disruptive, forgetful
Poor interpersonal
relationships including
lack of conscience,
loss of emotional
control, shy, hostile,
detached, aggressive
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Educational Indicators Associated with
Mental Health Disorders
Inappropriate behavior
including timidity, feelings
of rejection, rigid
expectations, aggressive,
negativism
Physical and motor
withdrawal, disorientation,
and poor body image
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Warning Signals Related to Suicide
Talk about suicide
Previous suicide
attempt
Making detailed
suicide plans
Depression
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Warning Signals Related to Suicide
Isolation
Preoccupation with
death and dying
Giving away one’s
possessions
Anxiety,
restlessness, motor
agitation
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Developmentally Appropriate
Physical Education
Focus on student
interests and allow
for choice
Include daily
vigorous aerobic
activities
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Modifications/Adaptations
Use a well-structured
behavior management
system that teachers and
aides have been trained
to use
Utilize trained paraeducators, not peer
tutors
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Modifications/Adaptations
Be consistent from
day to day
Small class size
Clearly defined
physical
boundaries
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