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MENTAL DISORDERS
AND SUICIDE
TYPES, RISK FACTORS, PROTECTIVE
FACTORS, WARNING SIGNS, HELP
BEING A RESILIENT TEEN
RESILIENCY: ABILITY TO ADAPT
AND RECOVER FROM
DISAPPOINTMENT, DIFFICULTY, OR
CRISIS
 FACTORS THAT AFFECT
RESILIENCY:
FAMILY, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY,
PEERS
YOUR ATTITUDES, PERCEPTIONS,
BEHAVIORS
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
FACTORS THAT REDUCE A
PERSON’S RISK AND MAKE THEM
LESS LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN
SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS.
EXAMPLE PROTECTIVE FACTORS
 BEING INVOLVED IN EXTRACURRICULARS AT SCHOOL
 COMMITMENT TO LEARNING
 STANDING UP FOR BELIEFS
 BEING HONEST
 RESISTING NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURE
 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
 DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PURPOSE
 DEVELOPING A POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR
FUTURE
MENTAL(ILLNESSES) DISORDERS
 ILLNESS OF THE MIND THAT CAN AFFECT THE
THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS OF A
PERSON, PREVENTING HIM OR HER FROM
LEADING A HAPPY, HEALTHFUL, AND PRODUCTIVE
LIFE
 REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION JUST LIKE
PHYSICAL ILLNESSES
 20% OF U.S. POPULATION SUFFERS FROM A
MENTAL DISORDER
 ONLY ONE-THIRD OF YOUTH RECEIVE THE HELP
THEY NEED
 CAUSES: GENETICS, TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENTS,
BRAIN CHEMISTRY IMBALANCE
DEPRESSION
 Prolonged feeling of helplessness,
hopelessness, and sadness
 More serious than just a sad mood
 Two types:
reactive depression: response to stressful
event
major depression: medical condition
needing treatment
DEPRESSION CONT.
 Symptoms of depression:
irritable, restless mood
withdrawal from friends & activities
change in appetite or weight
feelings of guilt or worthlessness
sense of hopelessness
 Symptoms lasting two weeks or more
signal treatment needed
FACES OF DEPRESSION
MENTAL DISORDERS
WINNIE THE POOH CHARACTERS
TYPES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
 EATING DISORDERS
 MOOD DISORDERS
INVOLVES MOOD EXTREMES THAT
INTERFERE WITH EVERYDAY LIVING
CLINICAL DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR
DISORDER
FACES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
TYPES CONT.: BEHAVIORAL
DISORDERS
 CONDUCT DISORDERS
 PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR IN WHICH THE RIGHTS OF
OTHERS OR BASIC SOCIAL RULES ARE VIOLATED
 LYING, STEALING, AGGRESSION, VIOLENCE,
TRUANCY, ARSON, VANDALISM
 ANXIETY DISORDER
 REAL OR IMAGINED FEARS ARE DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL
 PHOBIAS, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER,
PANIC DISORDER, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER
 ADD/ADHD
 AUTISM
FACES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
FACES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
TYPES CONT.
 SCHIZOPHRENIA
SEVERE DISORDER IN WHICH A
PERSON LOSES CONTACT WITH
REALITY
DELUSIONS, HALLUCINATIONS,
THOUGHT DISORDERS
DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN
REAL AND IMAGINARY EVENTS
UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR,
DIFFICULTY FUNCTIONING
AFFECTS 1 PERCENT OF POPULATION
JOHN NASH
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
ECONOMIC AND MATH
GENIUS
TYPES CONT.
 PERSONALITY DISORDERS
THINK & BEHAVE IN WAYS THAT MAKE
IT DIFFICULT TO GET ALONG WITH
OTHERS
10 PERCENT OF POPULATION
ANTISOCIAL, BORDERLINE,
DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY
FACES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
HEISMAN AWARD
FORMER NFL PLAYER
SUICIDE
 ACT OF INTENTIONALLY TAKING
ONE’S OWN LIFE
 PREVENTABLE
 2nd LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG
TEENS
SEVERE DEPRESSION/SUICIDE
RISK FACTORS
 DEPRESSION/MENTAL DISORDERS
 ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE
 PHYSICAL/SEXUAL ABUSE
 HISTORY OF PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS
 FAMILY HISTORY OF EMOTIONAL
DISORDERS/SUICIDE
 IDENTITY ISSUES
WARNING SIGNS
 DIRECT STATEMENTS ABOUT NOT WANTING TO LIVE:”I
wish I were dead.”
 INDIRECT STATEMENTS ABOUT DEATH: “Soon this pain
will be over.”
 WRITING POEMS, SONG LYRICS, OR DIARY ENTRIES
ABOUT DEATH
 SUICIDE THREATS: DIRECT OR INDIRECT
 OBSESSION WITH DEATH
 WITHDRAWAL FROM FRIENDS OR ACTIVITIES
 DRAMATIC CHANGES IN PERSONALITY, HYGIENE, OR
APPEARANCE
WARNING SIGNS CONT.
 IMPULSIVE, IRRATIONAL, OR BIZARRE BEHAVIOR
 OVERWHELMING SENSE OF GUILT, SHAME, OR
REJECTION, NEGATIVE SELF-EVALUATION
 DROP IN GRADES OR RECREATIONAL PERFORMANCE
 GIVING AWAY PERSONAL OBJECTS
 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
 COMPLAINING ABOUT HEADACHES, FATIGUE,
STOMACHACHES, BOREDOM
 VIOLENT ACTIONS, REBELLIOUS BEHAVIOR, RUNNING
AWAY
 INTOLERANCE FOR PRAISE OR AWARDS
PREVENTION
 ALWAYS TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, SEEK ADULT
ASSISTANCE
 INITIATE A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION
 SHOW SUPPORT AND ASK QUESTIONS
 TRY TO PERSUADE THE PERSON TO SEEK
HELP
 QPR—QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER
GETTING HELP
 TALK TO PARENTS
 GO TO TEACHER, SCHOOL COUNSELOR,
COACH, PRINCIPAL, VICE PRINCIPAL
 SEEK COUNSELING THROUGH SHACC OR
OUTSIDE AGENCY
 CALL A HOTLINE