Top 10 Common Mental Disorders (1)

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Top 10 Common Mental Disorders

• BY William Shell

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INTRODUCTION

• Have you ever wondered why tangled earphones make
  you want to drive up the wall, or a crooked line
  irks you so much? There is no answer to the
  questions really. Mental illnesses or mental
  disorders are somewhat similar (both
  incomprehensible and inexplicable).
• Like a bout of fever, psychological disorders are
  merely ailments. True that there are no rising
  temperatures that the mercury in your thermometer
  can record. Albeit, the wounds are very much real
  and they affect both the mind and the body.

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10 Mental disorders along with their symptoms

• Mental illnesses are no taboo, and they can
  happen to anyone. Before it starts to wreak havoc
  on someone, you need to be ready with the
  precautionary measures. Here are 10 mental
  maladies that affect every one out of five people.

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Schizophrenia

• Some of the symptoms of schizophrenia are
• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Thought disorder
• Social withdrawal
• Impaired thinking and memory.

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2. Depression

• There are varying levels of severities in
  depression, and someone who is diagnosed with it
  can even go the length of self-harming.
  Depression can take a toll on your physical
  health too, leading to extreme weight loss or
  gain.
• Some of the symptoms of depression are
• loss of interest
• bouts of sadness
• reduced energy
• loss of appetite

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3. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) goes beyond
  neatly stacked cutlery and colour-coded files.
• The symptoms of OCD are
• Obsessive cleanliness
• Obsession with symmetry
• Counting objects
• Hoarding or collecting things
• Checking things

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4. Behavioural Disorders

• In a class full of pupils, you would often see
  some unruly children who tend to go rouge often.
  Now many of them may be miscreants, but some may
  have a mental disorder like oppositional defiant
  disorder (ODD).
• A child who is diagnosed with ODD tends to be a
  non-conformist. He or she is likely to be the one
  always questioning rules or arguing with a
  teacher. They are often restless and tend to make
  deliberate attempts trying to upset people around
  them.

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5. Bipolar Affective Disorder

• Also known as manic depression, bipolar disorder
  is a type of mood disorder in which a person
  experiences episodes of elation and depression
  within a short window of time.
• Some of the symptoms are
• Euphoria
• Hopelessness
• Delusion
• Risk-taking behaviours
• Aggression
• Insomnia

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6. Dissociative identity disorder

• A person who is diagnosed with DID prefers to
  disconnect from his/her sense of identity and
  tends to be controlled by an imaginary character.
• Some of the symptoms are
• self-destructive behaviour
• feeling detached from self
• altered consciousness
• flashbacks and blackouts
• recurring gaps in memory

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7. Eating disorders

• Some of the symptoms are
• Osteoporosis
• water-electrolyte imbalance
• binge eating
• anxiety
• extreme weight loss and thinness
• irregular menstruation
• vomiting

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8. Paranoia

• Paranoia includes paranoid personality disorder
  and delusional disorder. The cause of paranoia is
  still in a haze, but it is believed that genetics
  has a role to play.
• Difficulty in trusting others
• Defensive behaviour
• Hostile and aggressive behaviour
• Overly suspicious/unable to confide in anyone
• Feeling persecuted by the world at large
• Creating conspiracy theories

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9. Post-traumatic stress disorder

• A person diagnosed with PTSD is triggered by the
  horrific memories of the trauma. The flashbacks
  often compel the patient to go through intense
  emotional and physical fits.
• Some of the symptoms are
• Nightmares
• Flashbacks
• heightened reactivity to stimuli
• anxiety
• hyperactivity
• insomnia

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10. Psychosys

• This problem stems typically from inferior
  complexity where a person exaggerates and creates
  situations in their minds to give shape to their
  fantasies. Psychosis is a part of schizophrenia
  and paranoia.
• Some of the symptoms are
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• talking incoherently
• agitation
• loss of entity

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Conclusion

• As a caregiver, make sure that you communicate
  with the person before offering to help. You must
  ensure that the interactions you have with a
  mentally ill person are stress-free. You need to
  be compassionate, and most importantly, you much
  lend them an empathetic ear. Every time they
  falter, tell them that it is okay to do so.
• Regards
• https//survivingspirits.com/

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