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Mental Disorders
 Objective 1: Name the different types of
mental disorders.
 Objective 2: Identify situations requiring
professional mental health services.
Mental Illness
 Mental illness is a medical disease or
disorder that affects the mind and prevents a
person from leading a happy, healthy life.
2 Types of mental disorders
1. Organic disorder: Is caused by a physical
illness or an injury that affects the brain.
2. Functional disorder: Has a psychological
cause and does not involve brain damage.
These disorders may result from heredity,
stress, emotional conflict, fear, ineffective
coping skills, or other conditions.
Types of mental disorders
 Anxiety Disorder: Are disorders in which real
or imagined fears prevent a person from
enjoying life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cr7IomSy8s&index=8&list=PL
WRM-DSLWanBtz8rYq0srxzqZEg7IOvFz
(Anxiety Overview 7 min.)
Four types of anxiety disorders
 Phobia: When a person goes to extreme
measures to avoid a fear and reacts in a way
that limits normal functioning.
 Ex. Arachnophobia: fear of spiders
 Ex. Acrophobia: fear of being in high places
 Ex. Claustrophobia: fear of being in small,
closed spaces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvDCqLCdEE&list=PLWRMDSLWanBtz8rYq0srxzqZEg7IOvFz&index=11
(Animal Phobia 4:30 min.)
Types of anxiety disorders
 Obsessive-compulsive: A person who has
an uncontrollable need to perform repetitive
acts.
 Ex. Wash their hands every 2 minutes
 Ex. Make sure door is locked every 30
minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZNnz9SM4g&index=9&list=PLWRMDSLWanBtz8rYq0srxzqZEg7IOvFz (Howie Mandel 9 min.)
Types of anxiety disorders
 Anxiety attack: A sudden, extreme and
disabling attack of panic that comes on for no
apparent reason. Some of the symptoms are
rapid heartbeat, sweating, dizziness, and
nausea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qo4uPxhUzU (Panic attack 4 min.)
Types of anxiety disorders
 Post traumatic stress disorder: A condition
in which a person who has experienced a
traumatic event feels severe and long-lasting
aftereffects.
 Ex. War vets
 Ex. Rape survivors
 Ex. Tornado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTf8aunCpq8&list=PLWRMDSLWanBtz8rYq0srxzqZEg7IOvFz&index=10 (PTSD 8:30 min.)
Somatoform Disorders
 Somatoform disorders: Describes a
condition in which a person complains of
disease symptoms, but no physical symptoms
can be found.
 Hypochondria: A preoccupation with the
body and fear of presumed disease.
 Ex. Cancer
 Ex. Heart attack
Affective Disorders
 Mood swings are severe and last for a long
period of time.
Affective Disorders
 Clinical depression: If feelings of sadness or
hopelessness last for more than a few weeks
and interfere with daily activities and
interests.
 Manic-depressive: (AKA bi polar) When a
person’s mood shifts dramatically from one
emotional extreme to the other for no
apparent reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3q6OvKa7c0&list=PLWRM
-DSLWanBtz8rYq0srxzqZEg7IOvFz&index=18 ( Bi Polar )2 Min.
Personality Disorders
 Antisocial: A person’s constant conflict with
society. They may display behavior that is
cruel, impulsive and violent. They are unable
to show remorse for their behavior.
 Passive-aggressive: A person is often
uncooperative with others. They don’t like
being told what to do, but show anger
indirectly. Example: If they don’t want to take
part in an activity, they may not show up or
they may show up late and leave early.
Personality Disorders
 Schizophrenia: A condition of losing touch with
reality accompanied by reduced ability to
function. They gradually lose the ability to
distinguish fantasy from reality. This illness
tends to run in families. Causes may be a
combination of genetic factors and chemical and
structural changes in the brain.
EX. The movie Trailer: “A Beautiful Mind”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_d0Ayjw4o
Video: Inside the World of Childhood Schizophrenia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9v4FsKXmj8 (9 min.)
Non-Medical ways to manage
anxiety
 Breathing Techniques
Breath in deep through diaphragm and
breathe out with an sss-sound slow and
deliberate.
2. 1- 4 & 4- 1
3. Breath in 5 seconds, hold 5 seconds, breath
out 5 seconds and hold 5 seconds.
4. Breath in and out counting backwards from
10 to 1
1.
Non-Medical ways to manage
anxiety cont…
 Relaxation/Visualization Techniques
1. Meditation
2. Contract release
3. Visualizing
4. Yoga/Tai Chi
Health Care Services for Mental
Health (pg. 236)
1. Psychiatrist: Deals with mental, emotional
and behavioral disorders of the mind.
-Therapies: treatment techniques
2. Neurologist: A physician who specializes in
organic disorders of the brain and nervous
system
3. Clinical Psychologist: Professional who
provides guidance and treatment for clients with
emotional problems, usually in the setting of a
mental hospital, mental health clinic, or family
service agency
Practice Quiz
Name the mental disorder.
1. Every 2 weeks Shirley complains of having a particular
disease/ailment but doctors can not find anything wrong with her
2. When Billy was younger, lightning struck a tree he was standing
next to. Now, whenever a thunderstorm approaches, he gets very
anxious and scared and runs to the basement shaking.
3. Beth is in an extremely good mood. She came to class skipping
through the doorway and giving everyone hugs (even people who
she doesn’t know). Later in the class period, she asks the teacher
a question and a couple of kids roll their eyes at her. Her mood
drastically shifts and she begins crying and keeps calling herself
stupid. 15 minutes later she doesn’t say a word to the rest of class.
4. Nick is on crutches and has to go to the 4th floor for his doctors
appointment. He looks at the elevator and begins to sweat. He
tells his family he is going to crutch up 4 flights of stairs because he
refuses to ride in the elevator.
5. Mr. Smith hands his class a worksheet and tells them to
complete the worksheet as they watch the video. Martha does not
like being told what to do and decides to sleep during the video.
After class, when Mr. Smith talks to her, she said she is tired from
doing homework last night.
Practice Quiz
Answers to the mental disorders
1. Hypochondria
2. Post traumatic stress disorder
3. Manic-depressive: (AKA bi polar)
4. Phobia
5. Passive-aggressive
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