1. Getting Help
What should a person suffering from a mental disorder do to receive help?
Be aware of the disorder.
Be aware of when they need to seek professional help.
Be aware of the various types professional help available.

2. Lesson Objectives In this lesson, you’ll learn to:
Relate the importance of early detection and warning signs that prompt people to seek mental health care.
Explore the methods of addressing critical mental health issues.
Identify and describe available mental health services.

3. Getting Help Importance of Early Detection
The early detection of mental and emotional problems is critically important to getting help for them.
Knowing some specific warning signs of mental disorders can help a person of any age determine if he or she should seek help.

4. Knowing When to Get Help
When to Seek Help for Mental or Emotional Problems
You feel trapped with no way out, or you worry all the time.
Your feelings affect your sleep, eating habits, school work, job performance, or relationships.
Your family or friends express concern about your behavior.
You are becoming involved with alcohol or other drugs.
You are becoming increasingly aggressive, violent, or reckless.

5. Signs That Professional Help Is Needed
Symptoms Severe Enough to Require Intervention
Prolonged sadness for no specific reason
Frequent outbursts of anger
Overwhelming fear, anxiety, or anger at the world
Unexplained change in sleeping or eating habits
Social withdrawal

6. Signs That Professional Help Is Needed
Methods for Seeking Help
There are many people who are willing and eager to assist
people with critical mental health issues:
Parents or guardians
School psychologists
Counselors
Coaches
Clergy members
Crisis hot lines

7. Signs That Professional Help Is Needed
Stumbling Blocks to Seeking Help
Some people are afraid to seek help for mental or emotional problems.
They see these problems as a sign of weakness, not as a legitimate illness.

8. Signs That Professional Help Is Needed
Helping People Who Are Reluctant to Seek Help
Asking for help from a mental health professional shows responsibility for one’s own wellness.
People who have mental disorders, compulsions, and addictions require professional help.
Most people find that unloading problems and sharing their deepest thoughts with a “stranger” is a great relief.

9. Therapy Methods Commonly Used Therapy Methods Psychotherapy
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy

10. Quick Review
Choose the appropriate option.
Q. _____ involves treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor.
Behavior therapy
Biomedical therapy
Group therapy
Cognitive therapy

11. A. Group therapy involves treating a group of people who have
Quick Review - Answer
A. Group therapy involves treating a group of people who have
similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained
counselor.
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12. Quick Review
Provide a short answer to the question given below.
Q. Identify three signals that may indicate that a person needs help with a mental or an emotional problem.
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13. Quick Review - Answer
A. Some signals that may indicate that a person needs help with a mental or an emotional problem:
Prolonged sadness for no specific reason
Frequent outbursts of anger
Overwhelming fear, anxiety, or anger at the world
Unexplained change in sleeping or eating habits
Social withdrawal
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14. Quick Review
Provide a short answer to the question given below.
Q. Why do some people delay seeking help for mental or emotional problems?
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15. A. Some people are afraid to seek help for mental or
Quick Review - Answer
A. Some people are afraid to seek help for mental or
emotional problems. They see these problems as a sign
of weakness, not as a legitimate illness.
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16. Quick Review Provide a suitable answer.
Identify at least three personal qualities one would need to fill a position at a mental health clinic.

17. Quick Review - Answer
A. Correct! Group therapy involves treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor.
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18. Quick Review - Answer
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19. Signs That Professional Help Is Needed
Mental Health Professionals

20. Therapy Methods Commonly Used Therapy Methods Psychotherapy
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy
Psychotherapy is an ongoing dialogue between a patient and
a mental health professional.

21. Therapy Methods Commonly Used Therapy Methods Psychotherapy
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy
Behavior therapy is a treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and
reinforcements.

22. Therapy Methods Commonly Used Therapy Methods Psychotherapy
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy
Cognitive therapy is a treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive.

23. Therapy Methods Commonly Used Therapy Methods Psychotherapy
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy
Group therapy involves treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor.

24. Therapy Methods Commonly Used Therapy Methods Psychotherapy
Behavior therapy
Cognitive therapy
Group therapy
Biomedical therapy
Biomedical therapy is the use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder.