Mental Disorders
Objectives Distinguish type of mental disordersDistinguish type of mental disorders Identify and describe the types of mental disorders that affect our society.Identify and describe the types of mental disorders that affect our society.
Mental Disorder Illness of the mind that prevent a person living a happy, healthful, and productive life.Illness of the mind that prevent a person living a happy, healthful, and productive life.
Facts about Mental Illness Has nothing to do with intelligence Can happen to anyone Not contagious Difficult to diagnose and to treat Treated but not cured
Anxiety Disorders Real or imagined fears are difficult to control
Phobias strong/irrational fear of somethingstrong/irrational fear of something
Arachnophobia
Claustrophobia
Nyctophobia
Acrophobia
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Trapped in a pattern of repeated thoughts or behavior
Panic Disorders Sudden, unexplained feeling of terrorSudden, unexplained feeling of terror
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Exposure to terrifying event that threatened or caused physical harm
Mood Disorders Illness with extreme mood changesIllness with extreme mood changes
Clinical Depression Feeling of sadness/hopelessness that lasts for weeksFeeling of sadness/hopelessness that lasts for weeks
Bipolar Disorder mood swings from depression to mania
Eating Disorders extreme and damaging eating behaviorsextreme and damaging eating behaviors
Anorexia Nervosa self-starvation leading to extreme weight lossself-starvation leading to extreme weight loss
Bulimia eating large amounts of food and then tries to remove it from the bodyeating large amounts of food and then tries to remove it from the body
Schizophrenia Loses contact with reality