Mental Mental disordersdisorders

Affect a persons Affect a persons thoughts thoughts

emotions & emotions & behaviorsbehaviors

Types of Mental Types of Mental DisordersDisorders

Organic: Mental Organic: Mental Disorder caused by a Disorder caused by a physical illness or an physical illness or an injury that affects injury that affects the brainthe brain

Functional: Mental Functional: Mental Disorder that has a Disorder that has a psychological cause psychological cause & does not involve & does not involve Brain DamageBrain Damage

SymptoSymptomsms Too much or too little Too much or too little

SLEEPSLEEP Feelings of extreme Feelings of extreme

SADNESSSADNESS Unexplained MOOD Unexplained MOOD

ChangesChanges Drug or alcohol abuseDrug or alcohol abuse Inability to Inability to

CONCENTRATECONCENTRATE Extreme ANXIETY or Extreme ANXIETY or

Irrational FEARIrrational FEAR PERSONALITY ChangesPERSONALITY Changes False perceptions of False perceptions of

REALITYREALITY

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety DisordersGeneral AnxietyGeneral Anxiety

Constant feeling of Constant feeling of anxiety and fear with anxiety and fear with physical symptoms physical symptoms like increased heart like increased heart rate, shortness of rate, shortness of

breath, perspiration, breath, perspiration, shaking & diarrheashaking & diarrhea

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders

Phobias are Phobias are COMMON among COMMON among people!people!

Persistent fear of Persistent fear of somethingsomething

Bathing- Ablutophobia Bathing- Ablutophobia Body odors- Body odors-

Osmophobia or Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia. Osphresiophobia.

Spiders - Spiders - ArachnophobiaArachnophobia

Anxiety Anxiety DisordersDisorders

Obsessive/CompulsiveObsessive/CompulsivePersistent recurring Persistent recurring

thoughts accompanied thoughts accompanied with the need to with the need to

repeatedly perform repeatedly perform some action, such as some action, such as washing one’s handswashing one’s hands

PanicPanicIntense feelings of Intense feelings of

terror that occur terror that occur suddenly Post-suddenly Post-

Traumatic Stress Traumatic Stress DisorderDisorder

Mood Mood DisordersDisorders

Clinical DepressionClinical DepressionExperiencing feelings Experiencing feelings of sadness, loneliness, of sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness for and hopelessness for an extended period of an extended period of

time.time.

Bi-Polar Disorder aka Bi-Polar Disorder aka Manic-DepressiveManic-Depressive

Experiencing Experiencing exaggerated feelings exaggerated feelings

of euphoria, irritability, of euphoria, irritability, depression, depression,

exaggerated mood exaggerated mood swings, displaying swings, displaying reckless behaviorreckless behavior

Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersMultiple Multiple

PersonalityPersonalityHaving 2 or more Having 2 or more

distinct distinct personalities which personalities which can show different can show different physical conditions physical conditions and are often the and are often the exact opposite of exact opposite of

each othereach other

AmnesiaAmnesiaLoss of memoryLoss of memory

SchizophreniSchizophreniaa

Impaired perceptions, Impaired perceptions, thinking processes, thinking processes, emotional health & emotional health &

physical activityphysical activity

Attention Deficit / Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity DisorderHyperactivity Disorder

Difficulty Difficulty ConcentratingConcentrating

Difficulty Difficulty Completing Completing TasksTasks

Difficulty Difficulty Following Following DirectionsDirections

ImpulsiveImpulsive HyperactiveHyperactive

Personality Personality DisordersDisorders

Anti-Social Anti-Social Showing a preference to Showing a preference to remain distant from remain distant from othersothers

Passive Aggressive Passive Aggressive Behavior that displays Behavior that displays an inner conflict an inner conflict between being between being dependent & being dependent & being assertive which results assertive which results in erratic moodsin erratic moods

Symptoms of teen depression.

• Irritable or restless mood

• Withdraw from friends and activities

• A change in appetite or weight

• Feelings of guilt or worthlessness

• Sense of hopelessness Ways to manage teen depression

• Write your feeling in a private journal

• Draw, dance , or engage in another activity

• talk about your feelings with your family or friends

• Do something nice for someone else

Mental Health ProfessionalsMental Health Professionals Psychiatrist: a physician Psychiatrist: a physician

who diagnoses & treats who diagnoses & treats mental disorders & can mental disorders & can prescribe medicationsprescribe medications

Clinical Psychologist: A Clinical Psychologist: A professional who professional who diagnoses & treats diagnoses & treats emotional & behavioral emotional & behavioral disorders through disorders through counselingcounseling

Counselor: A Counselor: A professional who helps professional who helps people with personal people with personal and educational mattersand educational matters

TreatmentsTreatments Psycho-Therapy Psycho-Therapy

helps people helps people resolve past resolve past trauma through trauma through counselingcounseling

Group TherapyGroup Therapy involves a involves a therapist leading therapist leading a group of people a group of people with a similar with a similar disorderdisorder

MedicationMedication can can help ease help ease symptoms of a symptoms of a mental disorder mental disorder but are not the but are not the answer to all answer to all mental health mental health issuesissues