Journal #8:
What do you know about mental disorders?
MentalDisorders
An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of a person, preventing a person from leading a healthy productive life.
4 types of mental disorders
Organic brain disorders
Mood and Anxiety disorder
Personality Disorders
Psychotic disorder
Organic Brain Disorders
These types of disorders are the direct result of physical (throughout the body) changes and diseases that affect the
brain. These all lead to some degree of confusion and delusions in addition to
anxiety and anger.
Examples of organic brain disordersDegenerative diseases
1)Huntington disease-a genetic disease that consists of abnormal movements, dementia, and psychological problems.2. Multiple Sclerosis-An immune system disorder that affects the central nervous system (brain & spinal cord).3. Senile dementia-Alzheimer’s type 4. Parkinson’s Disease-Nerve disorder that causes tremors and paralysis
Cardiovascular disordersThese are disorders related to the heart, the main one being strokes, there are several others such as TIA and disorders related to high blood pressure
Trauma induced These are all related to brain injury, hemorrhages and concussions
Drug and Alcohol related Intoxication, drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Anxiety Disorders-A condition in which real or imagined fears are
difficult to control. 13% of teens
General Anxiety Disorder – Exaggerated worry and tension for no reason. People with GAD startle easy, have difficulty concentrating and sleeping.Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – Persistent, unwelcome thoughts, fears or urges (obsessions) and engaging in certain rituals (compulsions)
Anxiety Disorders Cont.Panic Disorder – Feeling of terror strikes suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. These feelings are accompanied by panic attacks.
Anxiety Disorders cont.Phobia – Excessive fear of certain objects, situations, or people that pose no actual danger.
Arachnophobia- Fear of spidersAcrophobia- Fear of heightsGlossophobia- Fear of public speaking
Anxiety Disorders cont.Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Aftereffects of a terrifying event that keeps a person from living a normal life
Mood Disorders-Moods that are extreme
Clinical Depression Long lasting feeling of hopelessness, sadness, and helplessness
Bipolar DisorderPersons mood varies from extreme happiness to extreme depression
Seasonal Affective DisorderType of depression that occurs when a person has reduced exposure to light
Cognitive DisorderDisorder in which a persons brain deteriorates in function. Dementia may occur. Example – Alzheimer’s
Conduct DisorderPerson regularly violates the rights of others and breaks social rulesExample - Bully
Eating DisorderWhen a person has a compelling need to starve, binge, or binge and purgeExamples – Bulimia and anorexia
Personality Disorders-Disorder in which a person’s patterns of
thinking, feeling, and acting interfere with daily living
Antisocial Personality DisorderA person with a long term track of violating others. There actions are out of line with society.
SchizophreniaThe person loses touch with reality. Symptoms include hallucinations and delusions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCbf-pKtkhU
3 clusters of personality disorders1. 3 clusters of personality disorders
2. Dramatic, emotional or erratic behaviorAntisocial personality -avoiding people
3. Borderline personality -erratic emotions and relating to people. Histrionic personality -attention seekers-manipulators - Tends to exaggerate relationships-"everyone loves me" Narcissistic personality -self centered person
4. Anxious fearfulIncludes: Avoidant personality disorder-fear of taking risks, gullible, hyper-sensitive, avoids all things that include social interaction. Dependent personality disorder-due to neglect-needy, has been abandoned and feel it will happen again.
5. Obsessive-compulsive personality-anxiety disorder, repetitive, compelling thoughts and obsessions concerning things that aren’t reality (i.e. cleaning things that are already clean).
Treatment for Mental Disorder
Formal InterventionEvaluation both physically and psychologicallyMedicationInpatient and outpatient treatmentTherapy
Causes of Mental DisordersBiological
GenesPhysical InjuriesIllness
PsychologicalTraumatic ExperiencesStressPoor Coping Skills
Behavioral Problems
Psychotic disorderThis is a collection of diseases that severely affect the brain and thinking processes. These people have difficulty thinking rationally and their judgments are impaired. Living their daily life becomes very, very difficult. However, for even the worst of these disorders there is treatment available. The most prevalent symptoms of these diseases are usually delusions and hallucinations. Delusions believe certain facts even after those facts have been proven wrong. Hallucinations are similar to delusions in that the belief is wrong; however hallucinations are felt with the senses and are not thoughts. "Hearing things" or "seeing things" are examples of hallucinations. Some other symptoms are: strange behaviors (may be dangerous to themselves or others), lack of personal hygiene, decreased interest in doing things, strange speech patterns that are not understandable, mood swings, relationship difficulties, slow or strange movements
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTUMt05_nCI