Mental Fitness

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Mental Fitness

• What are characteristics of somebody with
  good/positive mental health and/or a healthy
  personality?

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Mental Fitness

• Sense of self worth
• Ability to give receive love

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Mental Fitness

• Ability to have intimate relationships
• Can express emotions in a healthy way

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Mental Fitness

• Able to handle stress and demands of life
• Pursue work suited to their gifts training

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Mental Fitness

• Maintain a general optimism about life

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Mental Diseases and Disorders
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Substance Related Disorders

• Addictions to the following
• Alcohol
• Marijuana
• Cocaine
• Caffeine and nicotine (cigarettes)

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Substance Related Disorders

• Sedatives or depressants
• Amphetamines (speed, uppers)
• Hallucinogens (LSD, PCP, ecstasy)
• Narcotics (painkillers)
• Inhalants (glue, spray paint, lighter fluid,
  gasoline)

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Substance Related Disorders

• Some terminology
• Addiction physical or psychological dependence
  on a substance
• Dependency a psychological craving for a
  substance that may or may not be accompanied by a
  physical need
• Tolerance the need for a larger amount or dose
  of the drug to have the same effect
• Withdrawal the unpleasant physical and
  psychological effects resulting from stopping the
  use of the substance after an individual is
  addicted

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Schizophrenia

• Description
• Schizophrenics lose touch with reality and act on
  imagined or fantasized reality
• Symptoms
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Incoherence
• Social isolation

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Autism

• Description
• Preoccupation with inner thoughts, daydreams,
  fantasies, and delusions
• Symptoms
• Blank facial expression
• Impaired interaction with others
• Repetitive or rigid movements

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ADHD

• ADHD Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Description
• Characterized by an inability to concentrate,
  hyperactivity, and impulsiveness

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ADHD

• Symptoms
• Forgetfulness, not appearing to listen,
  squirming, messy work, inability to organize

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Alzheimers

• Description
• Deterioration of mental abilities
• Symptoms
• Memory loss, personality changes, speech and
  language problems

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Depression

• Description
• A prolonged feeling of extreme sadness or
  unhappiness, despair, and discouragement
• Symptoms
• Feeling rejected, helpless, and worthless
• Indecisive and disinterested
• Unable to sleep
• Cries easily and often
• Low energy level
• May have thoughts of suicide

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Bipolar Disorder

• Description
• Stages of extreme depression followed by extreme
  elation (mania)
• Symptoms of Manic Stages
• Feelings of euphoria (total happiness)
• Increased energy, activity, restlessness
• Rapid thoughts and speech
• Unrealistic beliefs in ones abilities
• Extreme irritability

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Multiple Personality Disorder

• Description
• An individual exhibits two or more distinct
  personalities
• The dominant personality determines the actions
  and activities of the individual
• The dominant personality is not aware of the
  secondary personality(ies), but the secondary
  personality(ies) are aware of the dominant
  personality
• Change from one personality to the next usually
  occurs suddenly and follows a stressful event

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Description
• Two parts
• Obsession repetition of a thought or emotion
• Compulsion a repetitive act that the individual
  is unable to resist performing
• The behaviors become very time consuming
• Examples
• Hand washing, cleaning objects, checking an
  object, and locking/unlocking locks

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Description
• Develops as a response to a psychologically
  distressing event that could not be controlled
  and is outside the normal range of human
  experience
• Symptoms
• Flashbacks
• Difficulty maintaining relationships
• Irritability and agitation
• Depression
• Social withdrawal
• Drug dependency

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Phobia Disorder

• The most common anxiety disorder
• Description
• An intense and irrational fear of an object,
  situation, or thing
• There are over 700 known phobias

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Phobia Disorder

• Examples of phobias
• Arachnophobia
• spiders
• Claustrophobia
• enclosed areas

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Examples of Phobias, cont.

• Ophidophobia
• snakes
• Hematophobia
• blood

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Examples of Phobias, cont.

• Lalophobia
• public speaking
• Phasmophobia
• ghosts

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Examples of Phobias, cont.

• Latrophobia
• physicians
• Xenophobia
• strangers

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Examples of Phobias, cont.

• Sitophobia
• food
• Ponophobia
• work