Mental Disorders

Mental Disorders Objective 1: Name the different types of mental disorders. Objective 2: Identify situations requiring professional mental health services.

Mental Illness Mental illness is a medical disease or disorder that affects the mind and prevents a person from leading a happy, healthy life.

2 types of mental disorders 1. Organic disorder: Is caused by a physical illness or an injury that affects the brain. 2. Functional disorder: Has a psychological cause and does not involve brain damage. These disorders may result from heredity, stress, emotional conflict, fear, ineffective coping skills, or other conditions.

Types of mental disorders Anxiety Disorder: Are disorders in which real or imagined fears prevent a person from enjoying life

Four types of anxiety disorders Phobia: When a person goes to extreme measures to avoid a fear and reacts in a way that limits normal functioning. Ex. Arachnophobia: fear of spiders Ex. Acrophobia: fear of being in high places Ex. Claustrophobia: fear of being in small, closed spaces. More examples listed on page 115 Show phobia video.

Types of anxiety disorders Obsessive-compulsive: A person who has an uncontrollable need to perform repetitive acts. Ex. Wash their hands every 2 minutes Ex. Make sure door is locked every 30 minutes Video: Howie Mandel Talks About Living With OCD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZNnz9SM4g

Types of anxiety disorders Anxiety attack: A sudden, extreme and disabling attack of panic that comes on for no apparent reason. Some of the symptoms are rapid heartbeat, sweating, dizziness, and nausea

Types of anxiety disorders Post traumatic stress disorder: A condition in which a person who has experienced a traumatic event feels severe and long-lasting aftereffects. Ex. War vets Ex. Rape survivors Ex. Tornado Video: War vet & his therapy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM_nw5N3n-I

Somatoform Disorders Somatoform disorders: Describes a condition in which a person complains of disease symptoms, but no physical symptoms can be found. Hypochondria: A preoccupation with the body and fear of presumed disease. Ex. Cancer Ex. Heart attack

Hypochondria Video: Seinfeld Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WSuRvfwvBc Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z_ROZCSOFE Video: Scrubs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Jr7ewKHY4

Affective Disorders Affective disorders: Mood swings are severe and last for a long period of time.

Affective Disorders Clinical depression: If feelings of sadness or hopelessness last for more than a few weeks and interfere with daily activities and interests. Manic-depressive: (AKA bi polar) When a person’s mood shifts dramatically from one emotional extreme to the other for no apparent reason.

Personality Disorders Antisocial: A person’s constant conflict with society. They may display behavior that is cruel, impulsive and violent. They are unable to show remorse for their behavior. Passive-aggressive: A person is often uncooperative with others. They don’t like being told what to do, but show anger indirectly. Example: If they don’t want to take part in an activity, they may not show up or they may show up late and leave early.

Personality Disorders Schizophrenia: A condition of losing touch with reality accompanied by reduced ability to function. They gradually lose the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality. This illness tends to run in families. Causes may be a combination of genetic factors and chemical and structural changes in the brain. EX. The movie Trailer: “A Beautiful Mind” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_d0Ayjw4o Video: Inside the World of Childhood Schizophrenia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9v4FsKXmj8

Health Care Services for Mental Health (pg. 236) 1. Psychiatrist: Deals with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders of the mind. -Therapies: treatment techniques 2. Neurologist: A physician who specializes in organic disorders of the brain and nervous system Clinical Psychologist: Professional who provides guidance and treatment for clients with emotional problems, usually in the setting of a mental hospital, mental health clinic, or family service agency

Practice Quiz Name the mental disorder. Every 2 weeks Shirley complains of having a particular disease/ailment but doctors can not find anything wrong with her. When Billy was younger, lightning struck a tree he was standing next to. Now, whenever a thunderstorm approaches, he get very anxious and scared and runs to the basement shaking. Beth is in an extremely good mood. She came to class skipping through the doorway and giving everyone hugs (even people who she doesn’t know). Later in the class period, she asks the teacher a question and a couple of kids roll their eyes at her. Her mood drastically shift and she begins crying and keeps calling herself stupid. 15 minutes later she doesn’t say a word the rest of class. Nick is on crutches and has to go to the 4th floor for his doctors appointment. He looks at the elevator and begins to sweat. He tells his family he is going to crutch up 4 flights of stairs because he refuses to ride in the elevator. Mr. Pagani hands his class a worksheet and tells them to complete the worksheet as they watch the video. Martha does not like being told what to do and decides to sleep during the video. After class, when Mr. Pagani talks to her, she said she is tired from doing homework last night.

Practice Quiz Answers to the mental disorders Hypochondria Post traumatic stress disorder Manic-depressive: (AKA bi polar) Phobia Passive-aggressive

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Gabris Awake Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfPVoiQKFvk