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Mental Illness: A search for underSTANDING

Mental Illness: A search for underSTANDING. Mental Illness/Disorders. An Illness that affects the mind and reduces a person’s ability to function, to adjust to change, or to get along with others. Recognizing Mental disorders or mental illness. Mental health experts see

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Mental Illness: A search for underSTANDING

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  1. Mental Illness:A search for underSTANDING

  2. Mental Illness/Disorders • An Illness that affects the mind and reduces a person’s ability to function, to adjust to change, or to get along with others.

  3. Recognizing Mental disorders or mental illness Mental health experts see • Abnormal or problematic thoughts, feelings, or behaviors can be seen as signs or symptoms of a mental health issue • Example: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  4. Causes of mental illness/disorders • Physical Factors: Damage to the brain may cause a mental disorder • Heredity: A person may inherit a tendency toward a mental disorder or illness.

  5. Causes of mental illness/disorders • Early Experiences: Extremely negative experiences that occur early in life can lead to mental illness • Recent Experiences: Some mental health experts think that recent experiences are more likely than early experiences to trigger a mental disorder.

  6. Types of mental health professionals • Psychiatrists: a physician who can diagnose and treat mental disorders. • Clinical Psychologists: trained to recognize and treat behavior that is not normal • Social Workers: psychiatric social workers help people with mental disorders and their families to accept and adjust to an illness • Mental Health Counselors: counselors focus on specific problems or work with specific groups of people.

  7. Early TREATMENT • From the 1930s to the 1950s a radical surgery -- the Lobotomy -- would forever change our understanding and treatment of the mentally ill. • Go to retroreport.org • Click on library • Click on “Do No Harm” • Watch the video and answer the questions.

  8. Anxiety disorders

  9. anxiety • Fear caused by a source you cannot identify or a source that doesn’t pose as much threat as you think.

  10. Anxiety disorder • When the anxiety persists for a long time and interferes with daily living. • In any six month period nearly ten percent of Americans have an anxiety disorder 1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2. Phobias 3. Panic Attackes 4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 5. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  11. Panic attacks • During a panic attack, a person will experience some of the following symptoms. • Fast heart rate • Rapid breathing • Fear of suffocation • Believes he or she is dying • Sweating • Trembling or shaking • Choking sensation • Chest discomfort or pain • Nausea or stomach distress • Fear of losing control • An “out of body” sensation

  12. phobias • Anxiety that is related to a specific situation or object • Arachnophobia Fear of spiders • Aviophobia Fear of flying • Acrophobia Fear of high places • Agoraphobia Fear of open or public places • Claustrophobia Fear of small, closed-in places • Ophiciophobia Fear of snakes

  13. Obsessive-compulsive disorder • An unwanted thought or image that takes control of the mind is an obsession. • An obsession may lead to a compulsion, an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome.

  14. Post-traumatic stress disorder • People who survive a life threatening event may develop PTSD. • Symptoms • Flashbacks • Nightmares • Inabiltiy to sleep

  15. Mood disorders

  16. Information on mood disorders • People who have a mood disorder display rigid patterns of behavior that make it difficult for them to get along with others. • Example: friend that cannot socialize often or needs to be in bed at a certain time and is bipolar.

  17. Schizophrenia • A serious mental disorder identified by serious disturbances in thinking, mood, awareness and behavior. • Delusions: false beliefs not based on reality • Hallucinations • Disorganized thinking (speech) impaired communication

  18. bipolar • Manic-Depressive disorder • During manic episodes, people are usually overly excited and restless. • During depressive episodes, people feel extremely sad and hopeless.

  19. www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/videos.html • In the search bar, type in “7 Common Myths” and watch.

  20. depression • Depression is an emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless. • More than just feeling sad or going through a rough patch • Serious mental health condition that requires understanding and medical care • Left untreated, depression can be devastating for the people who have it and for their families - #1 cause of suicide • With early detection, diagnosis and a treatment plan consisting of medication, psychotherapy and lifestyle choices, many people do get better.

  21. TED TALKS • Click on/go to this link: • https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_breel_confessions_of_a_depressed_comic • What are three takeaways you get from Kevin Breel’s talk about depression? • Click on/go to this link: • https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_briggs_the_bridge_between_suicide_and_life/transcript - t-834019 • What are the major takeaways you got from Kevin Briggs’ talk on suicide?

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