1. Warm Up
Jan is in study hall, sitting next to her friend Kim. Kim looks over at a classmate who is sitting by himself. “ Brady is really weird,” Kim whispers. “He’s always alone, and he never talks to anyone. Once I even saw him mumbling to himself. He really creeps me out.” Jan knows Brady is coping with some difficult issues and thinks Kim is being insensitive.
If you were Jan, how would you respond to Kim’s comments?
Write a conversation between Jan and Kim in which Jan is asking Kim to be more respectful of people with mental problems!

2. Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Mental Disorders
Objective: List four different mental disorders and their symptoms.
Main Idea: Gaining an understanding of mental disorders builds insight and empathy.

3. Understanding Mental Disorders
Mental Disorder: 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
Mental disorders are medical conditions that require diagnosis and treatment like any other physical illness or injury……
May be caused by a traumatic event, injury or physical disorder that affects the brain, or may be inherited.
Stigma: a mark of shame or disapproval that results in an individual being rejected by others

4. Types of Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders (Pg. 119 Fig. 5.3)
Conditions in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control
One of the most common mental health problems among children and teens
People with these disorders try to avoid situations that make them feel anxious or fearful

5. Depression ADHD MENTAL DISORDERS
Feelings of hopelessness and sadness that last for more than a few days.
Inability to take part in daily activities
Depression
Difficulty concentrating
Difficulty completing tasks
Difficulty following instructions
Impulsive and hyperactive
ADHD

6. Panic Attack Phobias MENTAL DISORDERS
Sudden feelings of terror that strike without warning.
Putting oneself in danger by desperately trying to escape a situation.
Panic Attack
Excessive or persistent fear of something that may or may not cause a real danger
Possible panic attacks
Phobias

7. Impulse Control Disorders
People with these disorders cannot resist the urge to hurt themselves or others
Pg. 120 Fig. 5.4
Kleptomania
Cutting
Pyromania
Excessive Gambling
Compulsive Shopping

8. Eating Disorders
As teens are reaching puberty, body changes and media images may put pressure on some teens to look a certain way
Obsessive behaviors & thoughts about weight control.
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
(consuming large amounts then purging)
Anorexia nervosa (starvation)

9. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
MENTAL DISORDERS
Repeated, disturbing and unwanted thoughts
Ritual behaviors that are perceived as impossible to control
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

10. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
MENTAL DISORDERS
Belief of illness when none is present
Hypochondria
Avoidance of experiences that could trigger memories of a traumatic experience such as wartime experiences or abuse
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

11. Mood Disorder
An illness that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living
Mood disorders include depression and bipolar disorder……
Bipolar Disorder: uncontrollable cycles of extreme happiness and then depression

13. Conduct Disorder
Engaging in patterns of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated
Stealing
Cruelty
Lying
Violence
Arson
Vandalism

14. Schizophrenia
Mental disorder in which a person has a false sense of reality
Symptoms:
Delusions
Hallucinations
People with this disorder
behave very unpredictably……

15. Mental Disorder Consensus Circle
1. Create groups of 4.
2. Create a Consensus Circle
3. Have each group member list the mental disorder that would be most destructive to their life if not treated and why!!!
4. Once everyone has filled in their own portion of the circle. As a group decided which would be the most destructive if untreated. p