Mental Illness Students will be able to: Compare and contrast types of mental illnesses Provide examples of each mental illness Determine if disorders can be prevented and how Teach peers about specific disorders Mental Illness

Mental disorder An illness that affects the mind and reduces a person’s ability to function, to adjust to change or to get along with others.

Possible Causes Physical Factors- Damage to the brain Heredity- Family history Early Experiences- Extremely negative experiences that occur early in life can lead to mental illness Recent Experiences- Events the have recently occurred in someone life could trigger a mental disorder

Types of Mental Illness Organic Disorders Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorder Psychosis Personality Disorder

Organic Disorder A mental illness that results from a physical cause, such as birth defect, disease or brain injury Examples: Brain Tumor, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Syphilis

Anxiety Disorder When real or perceived problems cause distress affecting everyday life. Examples: Phobias- Irrational fear Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- uncontrollable urge to think about and act on something repeatedly Paranoia- Suspicion of others that is not based on fact Posttraumatic Stress- develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened

Mood/affect Disorder A mental disorder characterized by a consistent, pervasive alteration in mood, and affecting thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Examples: Depression and Bipolar disorder

Psychosis Any Major mental disorder that involves changes of personality and loss of contact with reality. Examples: Schizophrenia Symptoms can include seeing, hearing, smelling, or tasting things that are not there; paranoia; and delusional thoughts. Depending on the condition underlying the psychotic symptoms, symptoms may be constant or they may come and go

Personality Disorder Makes it difficult for somebody to get along with other people or to succeed at work or in social situations but that does not involve loss of touch with reality Three “clusters” Cluster A- Odd or Eccentric Behaviors Paranoid Personality Disorder Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Personality Disorder Continued Cluster B- Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Behavior Antisocial Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder Cluster C- Anxious, Fearful Behavior Dependent Personality Disorder