1. Mental/Emotional Health: Health Education

2. Mental/Emotional Health Info: 20% of Americans currently suffer from a mental/emotional disorder. 50% of people will have a disorder some time in their lifetime. 65% of all hospital visits are psychosomatic related

3. Mental/Emotional Health Info: People with mental & emotional health disorders are not stupid or lack intelligence. We all have these traits to a degree. They become disorders when they become extreme and interfere with our life, health & happiness.

4. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Unreasonable; relentlessly critical Delusional Dementia Paranoid Obsessive- compulsive

5. The Answer is: Delusional

6. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Seeks perfection in everything Delusional Dementia Paranoid Obsessive- compulsive

7. The Answer is: Obsessive-compulsive

8. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Always thinking the worst will happen Delusional Dementia Paranoid Obsessive- compulsive

9. The Answer is: Paranoid

10. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Forgetfulness and memory lapses. Delusional Dementia Paranoid Obsessive- compulsive

11. The Answer is: Dementia

12. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Anorexia Nervosa: A life threatening eating disorder - refusal to maintain body weight within 13 percent of an individual’s minimal normal weight. *extreme fear of gaining weight

13. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: What is Anxiety? Distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune

14. Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxiety: Chronic, exaggerated worry about everyday, routine life events and activities that lasts at least six months.

15. Anxiety Disorders Phobias: A phobia is a disabling and irrational fear of something that really poses little or no actual danger.

16. Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder: Panic disorder results in sudden feelings of terror that strike repeatedly and without warning.

17. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder Persistent symptoms of this disorder occur after experiencing a trauma such as abuse, natural disasters, or extreme violence.

18. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Characterized by inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Disorder does not signal a lack of intelligence.

19. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Insomnia The inability to get the amount of sleep needed to function efficiently during the day.

20. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Depression Depression is manifested by a combination of symptoms that interfere with the ability to work, sleep, eat and enjoy once pleasurable activities.

21. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) A condition marked by seasonal depression, primarily affecting women.

22. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Bipolar Disorder The person’s mood usually swings from overly “high” and irritable to sad and hopeless, and then back again.

23. Mental/Emotional Health Terms: Schizophrenia It is a disease that makes it difficult for a person to tell the difference between real and imagined experiences, or to think logically.

24. Warning Signs Of Mental Illness Younger Children Decrease school performance Excessive worry or anxiety Hyperactivity Persistent nightmares Persistent disobedience or aggression

25. Warning Signs Of Mental Illness Older Children and Pre-Adolescents Substance Abuse Inability to cope Sleeping and/or eating habits Physical ailments Fear of weight gain Poor appetite Thoughts of death Outbursts of anger

26. Warning Signs Of Mental Illness Adults Substance abuse Inability to cope with daily problems Physical ailments Eating and sleeping problems Strong feelings of anger Extreme highs and lows Prolonged depression Excessive fears, worries and anxieties Social withdrawal Delusions or hallucinations Suicidal thoughts Denial of obvious problems

27. Questions to Ponder? Are Mental & Emotional Disorders environmental, genetic or a combination of both? How can someone cope with Mental & Emotional Disorders?