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Mental and
Emotional Problems
Chapter 5
Think about Today….
O How many emotions have you felt?
O Happiness
O Excitement
O Unpleasant
O Anger
O Anxiety
O Sadness
O Fear
In small doses, fear and anxiety can help you meet
challenges, but too much anxiety is disabling
Fear
.
Anxiety
O Normal instinctive
O High energy
response.
O Triggers stress
response.
O Fears can turn into
phobia’s .
O Rapid heart rate and
breathing, sweating,
trembling, increased
muscle tension.
O Increased alertness.
O Overwhelmed/freeze
up.
Sadness and Grief
Sadness
Grief
O Normal reaction (bad
O Deepest form of
grade or breakup)
O Mild and brief or
deep and longlasting.
O Temporary emotion.
sadness (death of a
loved one)
O Serious illness.
O Interferes with daily
life.
Guilt can remind you of your values. Shame is
harmful and can contribute to serious mental
problems.
Guilt
Shame
O Conscience driven.
O Inherently unworthy.
O Prompt your values.
O Incapable of
O Admitting you are
changing mistakes.
O Associated with
depression and
eating disorders.
wrong can minimize
guilt.
Mental Illness: disorders of thought,
emotion, or behavior that reduce a person’s
ability to function.
O Phobias
O Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
O Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
O Depression
O Bipolar Disorder
O Schizophrenia
O Eating Disorders
O Addiction
WARNING signs of Mental
Illness
O Sudden, noticeable change in personality.
O Bizarre or unrealistic ideas.
O Excessive anxiety.
O Prolonged depression or indifference to the
world.
O Dramatic change in eating/sleeping.
O Extreme highs or lows in mood.
O Thoughts of suicide or homicide.
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
O Uncontrollable fixation on specific thoughts
and behaviors.
O Dirt and germs – washing their hands over
and over again.
O Repeated behaviors interfere with everyday
life.
O Therapy and medications can help.
O What is OCD?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wEU165NRY
Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder.
O Experience a serious stress reaction in
response to a terrifying event.
O PTSD triggered by: war, terrorist attack,
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bombings, serious accidents, violent crime,
natural disasters and abuse.
Flashbacks
Trouble sleeping or concentrating on tasks.
Emotionally numb, aggressive, violent.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/185377890400
1/cure-for-ptsd/
Depression
O A persistent feeling of apathy, hopelessness,
or despair.
O Affects 1 out of 10 people each year.
O Sadness, anxiety, anger, feelings of
indifference, thoughts of death or suicide.
O Lack of energy, insomnia, unexplained weight
loss or weight gain.
O Withdrawal from family and friends.
O http://video.foxnews.com/v/204479407100
1/call-for-more-action-in-washington-onmental-illness-issues/
Bipolar Disorder
O Extreme highs and lows of emotion.
O LOW of depression and HIGH of mania
O Manic phase- energy shoots way up.
O Sleep less
O Euphoric happiness
O Poor judgment, reckless behavior, difficulty
concentrating.
Schizophrenia
O Severe mental disorder that causes people
to lose touch with reality.
O Hallucinations
O Partly hereditary
O Faulty brain chemistry
O Tend NOT to be violent (danger to
themselves)
O Drugs can relieve symptoms but not cure.
Schizophrenia
O Beautiful Mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvF4C1EuJU
O Soloist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4Ff3MpiRc
O Own World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9v4FsKXmj8
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
O Extreme fear of weight
gain.
O Starve themselves and
exercise excessively.
O Self-perception of
being overweight.
O http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=uKUSGOB0V8
Bulimia Nervosa
O Binge and purge
O Ridding body of the
food they ate by
vomiting or laxatives.
Teens and Suicide
Chapter 5, Section 3
The Truth
O During one average day in the U.S,
about 12 young people aged 15 to 24
end their own lives. Of these, 10 are
male and 2 are female. Far more teens
attempt to kill themselves but fail. Only
accidents and homicides kill more teens
than suicides do.
The Truth continued…
O Many teens who attempt suicide,
however, don’t really want to die. For
them, a suicide attempt may be a way to
show how much they are hurting.
Suicide can often be prevented if people
learn to recognize the factors that put
teens at risk and the warning signs of a
possible suicide attempt.
Suicide Risk Factors
O Symptoms of depression
O Substance abuse
O Mental disorder
O Family history of suicide
O Abuse of violence within the family.
O Living in a home where guns are present.
O Spending time in prison.
O Feeling alone or isolated.
O Death of a loved one, parent divorce, in
combination with depression.
Facts vs. Myths
O “Only young people are at risk.” Suicide is most
common among people aged 65 or older.
O “ They aren’t serious.” Most people who commit
suicide talk about it or give other clear signals
beforehand.
O “There’s no way to stop them.” Most people who talk
about suicide are looking for help or another way to
deal with their pain.
O It’s dangerous to talk about suicide with them.”
People are afraid to talk to depressed people about
suicide with the fear of “putting the ideas in their
heads”. However, speaking openly can ease the
person’s mind and reduce the risk.
Signs of an Approaching
Suicide
O Abrupt changes in
O Reference to “going
personality.
O Alcohol or drug
abuse.
O Giving away
possessions.
O Loss of interest in
favorite activities.
away” or “I won’t be
around much
longer.”
O Self-inflicted injuries.
O Withdrawal
O Thinking, talking or
writing about death.
Megan Meier’s Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFsfDLCkfQU