Mental Mental disordersdisorders
Affect a persons Affect a persons thoughts thoughts
emotions & emotions & behaviorsbehaviors
Types of Mental Types of Mental DisordersDisorders
Organic: Mental Organic: Mental Disorder caused by a Disorder caused by a physical illness or an physical illness or an injury that affects injury that affects the brainthe brain
Functional: Mental Functional: Mental Disorder that has a Disorder that has a psychological cause psychological cause & does not involve & does not involve Brain DamageBrain Damage
SymptoSymptomsms Too much or too little Too much or too little
SLEEPSLEEP Feelings of extreme Feelings of extreme
SADNESSSADNESS Unexplained MOOD Unexplained MOOD
ChangesChanges Drug or alcohol abuseDrug or alcohol abuse Inability to Inability to
CONCENTRATECONCENTRATE Extreme ANXIETY or Extreme ANXIETY or
Irrational FEARIrrational FEAR PERSONALITY ChangesPERSONALITY Changes False perceptions of False perceptions of
REALITYREALITY
Anxiety DisordersAnxiety DisordersGeneral AnxietyGeneral Anxiety
Constant feeling of Constant feeling of anxiety and fear with anxiety and fear with physical symptoms physical symptoms like increased heart like increased heart rate, shortness of rate, shortness of
breath, perspiration, breath, perspiration, shaking & diarrheashaking & diarrhea
Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders
Phobias are Phobias are COMMON among COMMON among people!people!
Persistent fear of Persistent fear of somethingsomething
Bathing- Ablutophobia Bathing- Ablutophobia Body odors- Body odors-
Osmophobia or Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia. Osphresiophobia.
Spiders - Spiders - ArachnophobiaArachnophobia
Anxiety Anxiety DisordersDisorders
Obsessive/CompulsiveObsessive/CompulsivePersistent recurring Persistent recurring
thoughts accompanied thoughts accompanied with the need to with the need to
repeatedly perform repeatedly perform some action, such as some action, such as washing one’s handswashing one’s hands
PanicPanicIntense feelings of Intense feelings of
terror that occur terror that occur suddenly Post-suddenly Post-
Traumatic Stress Traumatic Stress DisorderDisorder
Mood Mood DisordersDisorders
Clinical DepressionClinical DepressionExperiencing feelings Experiencing feelings of sadness, loneliness, of sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness for and hopelessness for an extended period of an extended period of
time.time.
Bi-Polar Disorder aka Bi-Polar Disorder aka Manic-DepressiveManic-Depressive
Experiencing Experiencing exaggerated feelings exaggerated feelings
of euphoria, irritability, of euphoria, irritability, depression, depression,
exaggerated mood exaggerated mood swings, displaying swings, displaying reckless behaviorreckless behavior
Dissociative DisordersDissociative DisordersMultiple Multiple
PersonalityPersonalityHaving 2 or more Having 2 or more
distinct distinct personalities which personalities which can show different can show different physical conditions physical conditions and are often the and are often the exact opposite of exact opposite of
each othereach other
AmnesiaAmnesiaLoss of memoryLoss of memory
SchizophreniSchizophreniaa
Impaired perceptions, Impaired perceptions, thinking processes, thinking processes, emotional health & emotional health &
physical activityphysical activity
Attention Deficit / Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity DisorderHyperactivity Disorder
Difficulty Difficulty ConcentratingConcentrating
Difficulty Difficulty Completing Completing TasksTasks
Difficulty Difficulty Following Following DirectionsDirections
ImpulsiveImpulsive HyperactiveHyperactive
Personality Personality DisordersDisorders
Anti-Social Anti-Social Showing a preference to Showing a preference to remain distant from remain distant from othersothers
Passive Aggressive Passive Aggressive Behavior that displays Behavior that displays an inner conflict an inner conflict between being between being dependent & being dependent & being assertive which results assertive which results in erratic moodsin erratic moods
Symptoms of teen depression.
• Irritable or restless mood
• Withdraw from friends and activities
• A change in appetite or weight
• Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
• Sense of hopelessness Ways to manage teen depression
• Write your feeling in a private journal
• Draw, dance , or engage in another activity
• talk about your feelings with your family or friends
• Do something nice for someone else
Mental Health ProfessionalsMental Health Professionals Psychiatrist: a physician Psychiatrist: a physician
who diagnoses & treats who diagnoses & treats mental disorders & can mental disorders & can prescribe medicationsprescribe medications
Clinical Psychologist: A Clinical Psychologist: A professional who professional who diagnoses & treats diagnoses & treats emotional & behavioral emotional & behavioral disorders through disorders through counselingcounseling
Counselor: A Counselor: A professional who helps professional who helps people with personal people with personal and educational mattersand educational matters
TreatmentsTreatments Psycho-Therapy Psycho-Therapy
helps people helps people resolve past resolve past trauma through trauma through counselingcounseling
Group TherapyGroup Therapy involves a involves a therapist leading therapist leading a group of people a group of people with a similar with a similar disorderdisorder
MedicationMedication can can help ease help ease symptoms of a symptoms of a mental disorder mental disorder but are not the but are not the answer to all answer to all mental health mental health issuesissues