1. Mental Disorders/Suicide
Chapter 9

2. Mental Disorders
An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful and productive life.

3. Type of Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorder: a condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control.
Phobia: a strong irrational fear of something specific.
OCD: (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder): Obsessive means to being persistent, recurrent. Compulsive refers to repeated, irresistible behaviors.

4. Types Continued
Panic Disorder: a sudden unexplained feelings of terror
Post-traumatic Stress disorder: condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or causes physical harm.
Mood Disorder: illness often with an organic cause or involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday life.

5. Types Continued
Clinical Depression: when feelings of sadness, hopelessness or despair last more than a few weeks and interfere with daily living.
Bipolar Disorder: extreme mood changes, energy levels and behavior changes.
Eating Disorders: anorexia and bulimia
Conduct disorders: a pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated.

6. Types Contiuned
Schizophrenia: a severe mental disorder in which a person loses contact with reality.
Caused by genetics or chemical and structural changes in the brain.
Affects about 1% of the population
Usually appears between the ages of 15-35

7. Types of Personality Disorders
Antisocial Personality disorder: irritable, aggressive, impulsive, and violent, most times do not show remorse for behavior.
Borderline Personality disorder: series of troubled relationships, participate in high-risk behaviors, and often have poor self-esteem.
Passive Aggressive: often uncooperative, do not like being told what to do, yet rely of others for directions.

8. Suicide

9. Prevention Suicide is preventable
When a person is depressed they are NOT thinking, feeling or acting the way they normally do. Must get help, to get them back on track. Have to learn what the warning signs are and who is at a higher risk

10. Stats.
Among young people suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death, behind accidents and homicide. The number has tripled in recent years.
Every day in the U.S., approximately 14 young people between the ages of die at their own hands. That’s one suicide every 1 hour and 40 minutes.

11. Myths of Suicide
Teenagers who talk about attempting suicide are doing it for attention?

12. Answer
True, and they need the attention. There is something going on that’s causing them to feel this way. They need people to listen, and professionals to help them.

13. Myths
Suicidal people really want to die, so there’s no way to stop them?

14. Answer
False. They are depressed and need help. With help, they can feel better and find other solutions

15. Myths
Once a person is suicidal, they’re suicidal forever?

16. Answer
False. Teens who are suicidal can go on to lead useful lives, once they get help. Usually the suicidal feelings are for a limited period of time.

17. Who is at risk? Ones who have attempted suicide before Low-self esteem
Trouble with the law
Suffering from depression
Abused, molested, or neglected
Abuse drugs and/or alcohol
People who are perfectionists

18. Warning signs
Trouble coping with recent loss, death, divorce, moving, break-up
Experience with a traumatic event
Sudden change in personality or attitude, chemical use or school behavior

19. Verbal signs “I can’t go on anymore” “I wish I was never born”
“I wish I were dead”
“I won’t need this anymore”
“Everyone would be better off if I was dead”