Chapter 9 Warm-Up What are phobias? List a few of your own phobias.

Chapter 9 Lesson 1 What are Mental Disorders? What are Mental Disorders? –An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of a person. This can prevent them from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life. –Require medical attention –Involves an imbalance in brain chemistry.

Types of Mental Disorders Classifications Classifications –Organic – caused by physical illness or injury. –Functional – psychological cause, does not involve brain damage.

Anxiety Disorders –Phobia – strong and irrational fear of something specific – heights, dogs, etc. –Obsessive compulsive disorder traps the affected person in a pattern of repeated thoughts or behaviors. –Panic disorder involves sudden, unexpected feelings of terror, or panic attacks. –Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or caused physical harm.

Mood Disorders - Clinical depression involves feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair that last more than a few weeks. - Bipolar disorder is marked by extreme mood changes, energy levels and behavior. Eating Disorders are life-threatening disturbances in eating behavior. Eating Disorders are life-threatening disturbances in eating behavior. –Anorexia & Bulimia Conduct disorder Conduct disorder –Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder in which the person loses contact with reality.

Personality disorder involves thoughts and behaviors that make it difficult to get along with others. Personality disorder involves thoughts and behaviors that make it difficult to get along with others. –Antisocial behavior – irritable, aggressive, impulsive, and violent. –Borderline personality disorder – result of a series of troubled relationships. –Passive-aggressive – uncooperative attitudes and behavior.

Chapter 9 Lesson 2 Suicide Risk Factors Suicide Risk Factors –Act of intentionally taking your own life. –More than 90% of people that kill themselves are suffering from depression, other mental disorders, or are abusing alcohol or other drugs. –Other suicide risk factors include physical or sexual abuse, a history of previous suicide attempts, or a family history of emotional disorders or suicide.

Strategies to Prevent Suicide Whenever someone talks about suicide – seriously, casually, or even joking – it must be taken seriously! Whenever someone talks about suicide – seriously, casually, or even joking – it must be taken seriously! Untreated depression is the leading cause of suicide. Untreated depression is the leading cause of suicide. If you are with someone contemplating suicide, follow these steps to show you care: If you are with someone contemplating suicide, follow these steps to show you care: –Initiate a meaningful conversation. –Show support and ask questions. –Try to persuade the person to seek help.

Cluster Suicides Series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving several people from the same school or community. Series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving several people from the same school or community. To prevent them, it is important for close friends and relatives of suicide victims to receive evaluations and counseling. To prevent them, it is important for close friends and relatives of suicide victims to receive evaluations and counseling.