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Mental Disorders

Explore mental illnesses, their causes, symptoms, and treatments, comparing to physical illnesses. Learn about mood disorders, psychosis, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, phobias, and stigma. Discover the impact of alienation and apathy on mental health.

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Mental Disorders

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  1. Disorders in the DSM-5 Mental Disorders

  2. Discussion Questions • What do you think causes mental illness? • How do we know when someone is mentally ill? • What can we do that are helpful for those with a mental illness? What do we do that might be more harmful that helpful?

  3. Some vocab… • Apathy: lack of strong feeling, interest or concern (depression) • Stigma: mark of shame or disapproval that results in an individual being rejected by others • Compare physical illness to mental illness • Alienation: feeling of being isolated and separated from everyone else

  4. Mental Illness • is a disturbance in thoughts and emotions that decreases a person’s capacity to cope with the challenges of everyday life

  5. Types of Disorders • Mood disorders are persistent changes in mood caused by biochemical imbalances in the brain. Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are two types of mood disorders.

  6. Depression • Depression

  7. Bipolar Disorder • Bipolar • http://safeshare.tv/w/ShKxqLVBJV

  8. Types of Disorders • Psychosis is the active state of experiencing hallucinations or delusions and can be organic (mental illness) or drug-induced.

  9. Schizophrenia • Schizophrenia • 4 patients with Schizophrenia

  10. Types of Disorders • Anxiety disorders are associated with feelings of anxiousness, combined with physiological symptoms that interfere with everyday activities. OCD, phobias, and PTSD are types of anxiety disorders.

  11. Anxiety Disorders • Anxiety • Types of anxiety disorders and their symptoms • What is an anxiety attack?

  12. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Repeated, disturbing, and unwanted thoughts • Ritual behaviors that are perceived as impossible to control such as repeatedly washing one’s hands. • I Have OCD

  13. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Avoidance of experiences that could trigger memories of a traumatic experience such as wartime experiences or abuse.

  14. Phobias • Excessive or persistent fear of something that may or may not cause real danger, such as spiders, elevators, or giving a speech. • Possible panic attacks. Top 10 Strangest Phobias

  15. Suicide • Read pgs. 513-515 • Answer questions 1-5

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