Different Types of Mental Health

Illness

Lesson Objective

By the end of the lesson you should:

Know the major types of mental health illnessesKnow how different types of mental health illnesses can be treated

Discussion

Can you recall what is meant bythe term ‘Mental Health’

We are now going to look at whatis meant by ‘Mental Illness’………

Quiz

Take this quiz to see how much you already know about mental illness:

Different Types of Mental Health

Watch the clip on different types of mental health …..

Note down the differenttypes of mental health

discussed on the clip.

Schizophrenia

Watch scenes 12 & 14from “A Beautiful Mind”to gain an understandingof schizophrenia.

Computer ResearchUse the internet to make notes on the following mental illness categories:

Anxiety disorders Alcohol disorders

Psychotic disorders Drug disorders

Eating disorders Childhood disorders

Mood disorders Adolescence disorders

Conclusion

How would you sum up MENTAL ILLNESS

“The psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioural problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention”