section 7: common disorders in adults. seasonal affective disorder depression that occurs at the...
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Section 7: Common Disorders in Adults
Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Depression that occurs at the same time every year
• Can cause– Substance abuse– Suicidal thoughts /
behavior– School / work
problems– Social withdrawal
Symptoms
• Depression• Anxiety• Loss of energy• Oversleeping• Appetite changes• Weight gain• Loss of interest
Why?
• Biological clock• Living further from
equator• Family history• History of
depression / bipolar disorder
Treatment
• Light Therapy• Antidepressants• Psychotherapy• Home remedies– Exercise– Brighten rooms– Get outdoors
Postpartum Depression
• Most mothers get baby blues for a brief time– Trouble sleeping– Mood swings
• Postpartum depression is more intense and longer lasting
• Men just as likely to develop
Symptoms
• Loss of appetite• Insomnia• Intense irritability and anger• Feelings of shame / guilt• Severe mood swings• Difficulty bonding with baby• Fatigue• Thoughts of harming self / baby
Why?
• Physical changes
• Emotional factors
• Lifestyle influences
Treatment
• Antidepressants• Home remedies– Realistic expectations– Make time for self– Avoid isolation– Healthy lifestyle
Section 8: Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
• Most serious mental disorder
• Hallucinations (usually auditory), delusions, thought disorders
• Social withdrawal, loss of social skills, loss of normal emotional responsiveness
• Distortion/disturbance of cognition, emotions, perception, and motor functions
Example of delusional thoughts
• “This morning when I was at Hillside (Hospital), I was making a movie. I was surrounded by movie stars…I’m Mary Poppins. Is this room painted blue to make me upset? My grandmother died four weeks after my eighteenth birthday.”
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Early Warning Signs
• Mother’s long-lasting schizophrenia• Birth complications, oxygen deprivation, low
birth weight• Short attention span & poor muscle
coordination• Disruptive and withdrawn behavior• Emotional unpredictability• Poor peer relations and solo play
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Some more on Schizophrenia
• Loss of contact with reality
• Lives life in an unreal dream world
• No single cause or cure
• Collection of symptoms
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Symptoms of Schizophrenia
• Delusions/paranoia• Hallucinations• Language changes• Positive / negative
symptoms• Movement changes• Diverted attention
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Types of Schizophrenia
• Paranoid • Catatonic • Disorganized /
Undifferentiated• Residual
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Paranoid Schizophrenia
• Complex delusions • Perceived persecution• Hallucinations of
smell, taste, other bodily sensations
• Unseen voices that give them commands
• Belief that they have a special mission
Paranoid Schizophrenia
• Delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations; all relating to a single theme
• Have less disordered thoughts & bizarre behavior than other types
• Agitated, confused, afraid
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Catatonic Schizophrenia• Catatonic state: mute,
immobile, mostly unresponsive
• “Waxy flexibility”• Unusual postures held
for long periods of time
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Disorganized / Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
• Incoherent language• Inappropriate
emotions• Disorganized motor
behavior• Hallucinations and
delusions
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Residual Schizophrenia
• Withdrawal• After hallucinations
and delusions have disappeared
• Coming out of schizophrenia
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Causes of Schizophrenia
• Brain Abnormalities– Frontal Lobe / cortex / thalamus
• Biochemistry– Dopamine
• Environment– Pregnancy complications– Family life stress