1. What are the types of mental disorders and how do they affect society?

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

3. The Facts
Each year about 20% of the population or 54 Million People are affected by some sort of mental disorder
Fewer than 8 million people seek help
Only about a 1/3 receive the help they need

4. Organic Disorders
Caused by a physical illness or injury that affects the brain
Brain tumors
Injections
Drugs
Injuries

5. Functional Disorders
They have a physiological cause and do not involve brain damage
Heredity
Fear
Stress
Emotional conflict

6. Types of Disorders Anxiety Disorder Mood Disorder Eating Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Schizophrenia
Personality Disorder

7. Anxiety Disorder
A condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control
Phobia – strong irrational fear of something specific
Obsessive compulsive Disorder – trapped in a repeated pattern of thoughts or behaviors
Panic disorder – sudden unexplained feelings of terror
Post-Traumatic Stress – a condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or caused physical harm

8. Mood Disorder
An illness, often with an organic cause, that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living
Clinical Depression – a chemical imbalance that a person cannot overcome without professional help
Bipolar Disorder – marked by extreme mood changes, energy levels and behaviors

9. Conduct Disorder
A pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated
Lying
Theft
Aggression
Violence

10. Schizophrenia
A severe mental disorder in which a person loses contact with reality
Symptoms include:
Delusions
Hallucinations
Thought disorder
Have trouble distinguishing real and imagined events

11. Personality Disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Passive-aggressive Personality Disorder