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Mental Health
A better view of mental illness
What are mental disorders?
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A _____________________: is an illness of
the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors of a person, preventing him/her
from leading a happy, healthful, and
productive life.
Classified into two general types:
_____________ and _______________.
Mental Disorder Classification
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__________________: is one that is clearly caused
by a physical illness or an injury that affects the
brain.
Ex. Brain tumors, alcoholism, infections (syphilis,
meningitis), lupes, and stroke.
__________________; may occur as the result of
psychological causes in which no clear brain damage
is involved.
Ex. Stress related, emotional conflict, fear, or poor
coping skills
Functional Disorders
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_________________: is an illness in which real,
imagined, or persistent fears prevent a person from
enjoying life.
A._________________: a fear so strong, a person
goes to extreme measures to avoid the fearproducing object or activity; person is often unable
to carry out daily activities; often related to a past
experience.
B.___________________: is trapped in a pattern
of repeated behaviors or thoughts; may interfere with
other daily functions.
Functional Disorders
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C.___________________: fear or anxiety prevails
and gets in the way of functioning and enjoying life;
may feel anxious, fearful, and upset most of the time,
feelings may arise for no apparent reason.
D.___________________: experienced or witnessed
a traumatic event feels severe and long lasting
aftereffects; military combat, rape victims;
flashbacks, nightmares, emotional numbness, guilt;
symptoms can appear 6 months to years after event.
Functional Disorders
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2. ______________________: an illness in
which a person complains of disease
symptoms, but no physical cause can be
found.
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A._________________: preoccupation with the
body and fear of presumed diseases that are not
present
Organic Disorders
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3. ______________________: an illness often with
an organic cause that relates to emotions and may
involve mood swings or mood extremes that
interfere with everyday living.
A.____________________: feelings of sadness,
hopelessness, or despair last for more than a few
weeks and interfere with daily activity; can affect
one’s performance; can lead to substance abuse; can
be biologically based, can also stem from traumas or
stressors
Functional Disorder
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B.____________________: is a psychological
illness characterized by extreme mood swings
between depression and extreme happiness;
often inherited
Functional Disorders
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4. __________________________: variety of
psychological conditions that affect a person’s
ability to get along with others; no apparent
signs; individual continues to function.
A.______________________: person’s
constant conflict with society; may display
cruel, uncaring, irresponsible, and impulsive
behavior; does not care about other or society.
Functional Disorders
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B._______________________: uncooperative with
others; angry over issues of control, they show their
anger indirectly.
C._______________________: serious mental
disorder meaning “split mind”; affects 1-2% of the
population, most common between the ages of 15-35
years; withdraw, often lose sense of time and space,
hear voices, talk to themselves, hallucinate, act
oddly, and often neglect to take care of themselves;
may be caused by a physical disorder or genetics.
Mental Health
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A mental disorder is an illness of the mind
that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors of a person, preventing him/her
from leading a happy, healthful, and
productive life.
Classified into two general types: organic and
functional
Mental Health
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Organic disorder: is one that is clearly caused by a
physical illness or an injury that affects the brain.
Ex. Brain tumors, alcoholism, infections (syphilis,
meningitis), lupes, and stroke
Functional disorder: may occur as the result of
psychological causes in which no clear brain damage
is involved.
Ex. Stress related, emotional conflict, fear, or poor
coping skills
Mental Health
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Anxiety Disorder: is an illness in which real,
imagined, or persistent fears prevent a person from
enjoying life.
A. Phobias: a fear so strong, a person goes to
extreme measures to avoid the fear- producing object
or activity; person is often unable to carry out daily
activities; often related to a past experience.
B. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: is trapped in a
pattern of repeated behaviors or thoughts; may
interfere with other daily functions.
Mental Health
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C. Panic Disorder: fear or anxiety prevails and gets
in the way of functioning and enjoying life; may feel
anxious, fearful, and upset most of the time, feelings
may arise for no apparent reason; “panic attacks”
D. Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder: experienced or
witnessed a traumatic event feels severe and long
lasting aftereffects; military combat, rape victims;
flashbacks, nightmares, emotional numbness, guilt;
symptoms can appear 6 months to years after event.
Mental Health
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Somatoform Disorders: an illness in which a
person complains of disease symptoms, but
no physical cause can be found.
A. Hypochondria: preoccupation with the
body and fear of presumed diseases that are
not present
Mental Health
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Affective Disorders: an illness often with an organic
cause that relates to emotions and may involve mood
swings or mood extremes that interfere with
everyday living.
A. Clinical Depression: feelings of sadness,
hopelessness, or despair last for more than a few
weeks and interfere with daily activity; can affect
one’s performance; can lead to substance abuse; can
be biologically based, can also stem from traumas or
stressors
Mental Health
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B. Bipolar Disorder: is a psychological illness
characterized by extreme mood swings
between depression and extreme happiness;
often inherited
Mental Health
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4. Personality Disorders: variety of psychological
conditions that affect a person’s ability to get along
with others; no apparent signs; individual continues
to function
A. Antisocial Personality Disorder: person’s
constant conflict with society; may display cruel,
uncaring, irresponsible, and impulsive behavior;
does not care about other or society
Mental Health
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B. Passive- Aggressive Personality Disorder:
uncooperative with others; angry over issues of
control, they show their anger indirectly
C. Schizophrenia: serious mental disorder meaning
“split mind”; affects 1-2% of the population, most
common between the ages of 15-35 years; withdraw,
often lose sense of time and space, hear voices, talk
to themselves, hallucinate, act oddly, and often
neglect to take care of themselves; may be caused by
a physical disorder or genetics.
Suicide
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Risk Factors
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Depression, family history of mental health
disorders, isolation, substance abuse,
emotional/physical/or sexual abuse, exposure to
other suicides.
What are your thoughts about bullying? Is it a
problem at Marian? How can we solve this
problem?