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”