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Health and WellnessSelf-Esteem and Mental Health

Understanding Mental DisordersChapter 3: Section 4Pages 68-72

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ObjectivesBy the end of this lesson, students will have been able to do the following:

Describe what mental disorders are.

List seven signs of mental disorder.

Summarize causes of mental disorders.

Identify community resources available for mental health problems.

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Key Terms Mental disorder

An illness that affects a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

Symptom A change that a person notices in his or her body

or mind and that is caused by a disease or disorder

Depression A sadness and hopelessness that keeps a person

from carrying out everyday activities

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Do Now

Write a list of adjectives that you associate with depression.

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What Are Mental Disorders?

A mental disorder is an illness that affects a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

A symptom is a change that a person notices in his or her body or mind and that is caused by a disease or disorder.

Mental Disorders Are Often Misunderstood Most mental disorders are treatable.

9.5% of Americans suffer from depression. 20% of children suffer from a mental disorder. 54 million of Americans have a mental disorder.

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Types of Mental Disorders If you experience any of the symptoms

listed below, talk to a trusted adult.

Too much or too little sleep Feeling of extreme sadness Unexplained mood changes Drug or alcohol abuse Inability to concentrate Extreme anxiety or irrational fear Personality changes False perceptions of reality

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Depression Depression: sadness and hopelessness that

keep a person from carrying out everyday activities. Symptoms include:

Lack of energy Withdrawal from people Loss of appetite or overeating Too much or too little sleep Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness

Video http://mayoclinic.com/health/antidepressants/MM00660 song

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed disorder of childhood. A person who has ADHD is frequently inattentive or impulsively hyperactive to the point that he or she has problems accomplishing daily activities.

Have problems doing school work Is easily distracted Have difficulty following instructions Have difficulty completing tasks

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Mental Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: when anxiety gets in the way of taking part in daily activities

Panic disorder: feeling extreme fear for one’s life even though the person is not really in danger.

Phobias: excessive or persistent fear of something that may or may not cause real danger.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: uncomfortable thoughts called obsessions and by repetitive behaviors called compulsions.

Post-traumatic stress disorder: anxiety over a past traumatic event.

Hypochondria: belief of illness when none is present.

Bipolar disorder: uncontrollable cycles of extreme happiness and then depression.

Schizophrenia: false perception of reality/hallucination and/or delusions.

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Anxiety Disorders

when anxiety gets in the way of taking part in daily activities

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Panic disorder

feeling extreme fear for one’s life even though the person is not really in danger.

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Phobias excessive or

persistent fear of something that may or may not cause real danger.

Acrophobia Heights

Arachneophobia Spiders

Asterophobia Thunder

Ceraunophobia Lightning

Claustrophobia Enclosed spaces

Hydrophobia Water

Mysophobia Dirt, Germs

Ophidiophobia Snakes

Nyctophobia Darkness

Pyrophobia Fire

Xenophobia Foreigners, Strangers

Zoophobia Animals

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

uncomfortable thoughts called obsessions and by repetitive behaviors called compulsions.

https://ssl.search.live.com/health/article.aspx?id=articles%2fmc%2fpages%2f0%2fDS00189.html&qu=OCD

http://www.ocfoundation.org/related-disorders.html

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Bipolar disorder

uncontrollable cycles of extreme happiness and then depression.

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Schizophrenia false perception of

reality/hallucination and/or delusions.

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Causes of Mental Disorders Traumatic or stressful

experiences Death, an accident, or an abusive

event

Inherited

Injury or physical disorder that affects the brain Brain tumors, alcoholism, and some

infections

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Help for Mental Disorders Psychotherapy

A form of counseling received from a licensed therapist.

Group Therapy A therapist leads a group of

people who have a similar disorder.

Medication A psychiatrist may prescribe

antidepressants to treat depression.

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Closure

What are three signs of a mental disorder?

Why should a person who has depression see a mental health professional as soon as possible?