1. Mental Disorders
Mental Disorder- Is an illness that affects the mind and reduces person’s ability to function, adjust to change, or get along with others.

2. Causes of Mental Disorder
Physical Factors- Growth or tumor, in the brain, an injury to brain.
Heredity- Inherit tendency toward a mental disorder.
Early Experiences- Negative experiences that occur early in life can lead to mental illness.
Recent Experiences- Experiences that have occurred within a short amount of time and trigger mental illness.

5. Obsession- An unwanted thought or image that takes control of the mind.
Compulsion- An unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- People who survive life threatening event. May have flashbacks or nightmares that produce intense fear and horror.

6. Mood Disorder- Experience extreme emotions that make it difficult to function well in their daily lives.
Depression- Is an emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless.
Schizophrenia- It can be identified by severe disturbances in thinking, mood, awareness, and behavior.
Personality Disorder- Display rigid patterns of behavior that make it difficult for them to get along with others.

7. Treatment
Psychiatrist- M.D. A physician who can diagnose and treat mental disorders. They will do a medical exam to rule out physical causes. Then will talk to patient to find out what symptoms the patient has.
-They prescribe medications. If symptoms have a physical cause, they may ask the patient to see a neurologist.

8. Cont
Neurologist- Is a physician who treats physical disorders of the nervous system.
MRI of the head is a nuclear medicine technique frequently used in the field of Neurology.
Clinical Psychologist- Is trained to recognize and treat behavior that is not normal. Clinical Psychologist have a doctoral degree in psychology and at least two years of practical training in clinics or hospitals. In some states, clinical psychologists can prescribe medications.

10. Cont.
Psychiatric social worker- Helps people with mental disorders and their families to accept and adjust to an illness.
Mental Health Counselor- Some focus on a specific problems or work with specific group of people.
Ex. Alcoholics, drug abusers, OCD, ect.