Download Mental Health Unit

Mental & Emotional
Health
Mental Disorders
Lesson 1
What are Mental Disorders???
 They
are an illness of the mind that
can affect the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors of a person.
 It can prevent someone from leading
a happy, healthful and productive
life.
 40% of homeless
people suffer from
some type of MD.
Types of MD’s
Anxiety Disorder
 A condition in which real or imagined
fears are difficult to control.
Characteristics:
 Chronic fear,
avoidance issues are
the main issues for
this disorder.
4 Main Classifications of
Anxiety Disorder
1.
2.
3.
4.
Phobia
Obsessive Compulsive
Panic Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress
Phobia
Is a strong irrational fear of something
specific.
Some common Phobias
1. Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
2. Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or
of being in crowded ones.
3. Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
4. Aquaphobia –Fear of water.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

recurrent, unwanted thoughts
(obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors
(compulsions).
Signs & Symptoms=People with OCD may be
plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts
or images, or by the urgent need to engage
in certain rituals.
Ex.=obsessed with germs
or dirt, and wash their hands
over and over.
Panic Disorder
 is
a condition characterized by
reoccurring panic attacks in
combination with significant behavioral
change or at least a month of ongoing
worry about the implications or
concern about having other attacks.
 Symptoms=rapid heartbeat,
perspiration, dizziness, trembling,
psychological experience of
uncontrollable fear
Post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD)
Is a condition that may develop after
exposure to a terrifying event that
threatened or caused physical harm.
Symptoms=
 Flashbacks, or reliving the traumatic event
for minutes or even days at a time
 Shame or guilt
 Upsetting dreams about
the traumatic event
Ex. Causing PTSD-Assault,
rape, earthquake, bombing,
planes crashes, military combat
Mood Disorders
Clinical Depression
Depressive disorders range in
seriousness from mild, temporary
episodes of sadness to severe, persistent
depression.
Signs and symptoms may include:







Loss of interest in daily activities
Persistent sadness or feeling of emptiness
Sleep disturbances
Significant weight loss or gain
Loss of concentration
Fatigue
Suicidal thoughts or behavior
Bipolar Disorder
Also known as Manic depressive disorder.
Manic phase








For many people, signs and symptoms in the manic
phase may include:
Feelings of euphoria, extreme optimism and inflated
self-esteem
Rapid speech, racing thoughts, agitation and increased
physical activity
Poor judgment
Recklessness or taking chances not normally taken
Difficulty sleeping
Tendency to be easily distracted
Inability to concentrate
Aggressive behavior
Bipolar Disorder continued……
Depressive phase
In the depressive phase, signs and
symptoms include:
 Persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety,
guilt or hopelessness
 Disturbances in sleep and appetite
 Fatigue and loss of interest in daily
activities
 Problems concentrating
 Irritability
 Chronic pain without a known cause
 Recurring thoughts of suicide
Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is a complex
compulsion to eat, or not eat, in a
way which disturbs physical and
mental health.
2 Major Types of ED’s
1.
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric
diagnosis that describes an eating disorder
characterized by low body weight and body
image distortion with an obsessive fear of
gaining weight.
Individuals with anorexia often
control body weight by voluntary
starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive
exercise, or other weight control
measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs.
2. Bulimia nervosa
It is a psychological condition in which
the subject engages in recurrent
binge eating followed by intentional
purging.
This purging is done in order to
compensate for the excessive intake
of food, usually to prevent weight
gain. Purging can take the form of
vomiting; inappropriate use of
laxatives, enemas, diuretics
Conduct Disorder
A
pattern of behavior in
which the rights of others or
basic social rules are violated
Ex. Lying, theft, aggression, violence,
truancy, arson, and
vandalism.
Although these people project an image
of toughness it is usually caused by a
sense of Low-self esteem
Schizophrenia

is a chronic and often debilitating mental
illness. The condition can cause you to
withdraw from the people and activities in
the world around you and to retreat into a
world of delusions or separate reality
Delusions — personal
beliefs not based in reality,
such as paranoia that
you're being persecuted or
conspired against
 Bizarre delusions — for
example, a belief in
Martians controlling your
thoughts
 Hallucinations — sensing
things that don't exist,
such as imaginary voices
 Social isolation

Symptoms
Personality Disorders
1.
2.
3.
Antisocial PD=is a psychiatric condition
characterized by an individual's common disregard
for social rules, norms, and cultural codes, as well
as impulsive behavior, and indifference to the
rights and feelings of others. Impulsiveness,
Lack of remorse for hurting others, aggressive
Borderline PD=experience a series of troubled
relationships. Engage in high risk activities, and have
low self-esteem.
Passive-aggressive PD=Uncooperative, resists
being told what to do, yet rely on other directions.
For example, people who are P-A might take so long to get
ready for a party they do not wish to attend, that the
party is nearly over by the time they arrive.
Discussion Groups
List some reason why eating
disorders affect females more so
than males.
Body shapes2. Myth or Fact
The lives of people with Mental Illness
lives are completely different than
others.
Explain/List
1.