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MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• MENTAL DISORDERS – an illness of

the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person• prevents one from leading a happy, healthy

and productive life• People who suffer from a MENTAL

DISORDER are often identified by their inability to copy in healthy ways with life’s changes, demands, problems or traumas

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS

• ROAD TO RECOVERY begins with identifying the problem.

• SEVERITY of symptoms = SEVERITY of disease

• Each year, 20% of U.S. population (54 million people) are affected by some form of MENTAL DISORDER

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• Behaviors - classified by the American

Psychiatric Association (APA)• CLASSIFIED – 2 types

• ORGANIC – caused by a physical illness or an injury that affects the brain

• FUNCTIONAL – a psychological cause and does not involve brain damage

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• ORGANIC DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• DEMENTIA• DELIRIUM

• Mental illness that involves impaired brain function due to chemical imbalance or physical abnormality.

• DEMENTIA – severe and irreversible loss of mental ability

• DELIRIUM – condition of rapid confusion and lose of awareness of the environment

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• AUTISM• ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD)

• Can START to show signs in early childhood.

• AUTISM – rare childhood disorder; the child is emotionally unresponsive and detached from their surroundings

• ADD– common disorder; characterized by a child’s inability to maintain concentration

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• MOOD DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• CLINICAL DEPRESSION• MANIC DEPRESSION (BIPOLAR)

• Mental illness where a single, often painful, mood rules the personality.

• Can alternate from depression to excessive elation.• CLINICAL DEPRESSION – disorder where deep

feelings of helplessness, worthlessness and hopelessness occur

• MANIC DEPRESSION – condition where mania and depression alternate in cycles

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• ANXIETY DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• GENERAL ANXIETY & PANIC• PHOBIA• OBSESSIVE – COMPULSIVE DISORDER• POST TRAUMATIC DISORDER

• Mental illness where a problem exists and it interferes with daily activities.

• Anxiety is common symptom or is the result from trying to control behaviors.

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• GENERAL ANXIETY & PANIC –

constant state of tension with no single cause; sudden attacks of terror

• PHOBIA – strong and irrational fear of something specific

• OBSESSIVE – COMPULSIVE – involves the presence of unwanted thoughts, emotions or behaviors

• POST TRAUMATIC– severe stress after experiencing a traumatic event

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• SOMATOFORM DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• HYPOCHONDRIA• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER

• Mental illness where there are physical symptoms but NO physical illness.

• HYPOCHONDRIA –

• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER –

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• PERSONALITY DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER• PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER• SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER• COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER• PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER

• Mental illness where personality traits prevent people from interacting with others.

• Have trouble adapting to life and forming friendships.

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY – little

sense of responsibility; no respect for others• PARANOID PERSONALITY – unfound

suspicion and mistrust in others• SCHIZOID PERSONALITY – condition

of deep withdrawal from other people• COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY –

constantly concerned with rules and standards of others

• PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE – strongly resist cooperating with others

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

• EXAMPLES:• AMNESIA• MULTIPLE PERSONALITY

• Mental illness where the personality suffers sudden changes.

• RARE and USUALLY a result of an extreme stress or experience

MMENTAL ENTAL DDISORDERSISORDERS• AMNESIA – sudden inability to remember

basic personal information

• MULTIPLE PERSONALITY – illness where a person develops 2 or more separate personalities