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Mental Disorders
• Bellwork: Answer the following
– It is easy to identify someone with a mental disorder.
– Mental disorders are caused by emotional problems.
– Mental disorders affect a person’s ability to function.
– People who have mental disorders are dangerous.
• *For each of your responses explain why you gave the
answer you did.
• Remember this is a sensitive topic and WE must be respectful at all
times…..
Today’s Procedures
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Review Bell
Read pgs. 82-83 as a class aloud
Mental Disorder Intro Notes
As a row meet to discuss and create graphic
organizer on assigned Anxiety Disorder.
• If time: View clips of Aviator
Mental Disorder Notes
• Mental Disorder: Is
an illness that affects
the mind and reduces a
person’s ability to
function, to adjust to
change, or to get along
with others.
• Examples: Could affect a
person’s ability to study,
keep a job, or make
friends...
Recognizing Mental Disorders
• Mental health experts see abnormal
thoughts, feelings, or behaviors as signs, or
symptoms, of a mental disorder.
• Examples: It is normal to wash your hands
before eating. But it is abnormal to keep
washing your hands when they are already
clean.
• Reference pg 82 ADHD
Causes of Mental Disorders
• Physical Factors: Damage to the brain
– Examples: Tumor, head injury, long use of drug abuse.
• Hereditary: May inherit a tendency toward a mental
disorder.
– Example: Alcoholism
• Early Experiences: Negative experiences such as neglect
or abuse may cause a mental disorder.
• Recent Experiences: Such as death of a loved one.
Create Graphic Organizer
• Each row is assigned a section on Anxiety
Disorders. Reference to pgs. 84-85 and
discuss assigned topic with the row. Each
group will need an example, definition, and
signs and symptoms of the disorder.
example
Disorder
definition
Signs and symptoms
Present Information
Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder
Phobia
Anxiety
Disorders
General
Anxiety Disorder
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder
IF Time:
• Read Phobia sheet
• Phobia Article
• View Aviator clips
– Scenes 13, 19, 27
– Howard Hughes Story
Mental Disorders Continued
• Bell: When a tragedy occurs the media
seems to always cover it extensively. Such
as 911 and the anniversary. Write a
paragraph about how media coverage
could effect survivors or witnesses of the
event or tragedy.
Today
• Discuss Bellwork
• Review key points learned from yesterday.
– What is the definition of a mental disorder?
– How does heredity play a role in mental disorders?
– Why might early experiences have an effect on a
mental disorder?
• View 10 min clip from movie Aviator
• Notes continued
• If Time: Mental Health Class Debate
Anxiety Disorders
• Anxiety: Fear caused by a source you
cannot identify or a source that doesn’t pose
as much threat as you think.
– Example: Tryouts for a sport, play, concert,
etc..
• Anxiety Disorder: When anxiety persists
for a long time and interferes with daily
living.
Anxiety Disorders
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Someone who feels
fearful, anxious, and upset most of the time, but for no
specific reason.
• Phobias: A person who goes to extreme measures to avoid
a fear and reacts in a way that limits normal functioning.
• Panic Attacks: A sudden attack of terror characterized by
trembling, difficulty breathing, and loss of control.
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A person who has an
unreasonable need to think and act in a certain way.
• Post-Traumatic Stress: A condition in which a person who has
experienced a traumatic event feels severe and long-lasting after
effects.
Personality Disorders
• Personality Disorders: May respond
inappropriately in certain situations or may
interfere with others interactions.
• Antisocial Personality Disorder: Characterized
by a persons constant conflict with society.
Example: cruel, uncaring, and impulsive.
• Passive-Aggressive: A condition in which one is
uncooperative with others and displays anger
indirectly.
Disorders Continued
• Manic-Depressive Disorder: When a
persons mood shifts dramatically from one
emotion to another for no apparent reason.
Manic depressives may sometimes act off of
impulse or take unnecessary risks.
• Schizophrenia: Mental Disorder meaning
split minded.
– Symptoms Include: Mild feeling of tension,
Inability to sleep or concentrate, Loss of
interest in school or friends.
Schizophrenia Continued
• As the disease becomes worse, the
individual may experience more disabling
& bizarre symptoms such as: Delusions,
Hallucinations, Disordered Speech and
thought.
• Warning Signs:
– Confused thought, Extreme moodiness, Severe
anxiety, Trouble distinguishing between dreams
and reality