ACHIEVING MENTAL

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ACHIEVING MENTAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH

• MENTAL DISORDERS

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• MENTAL DISORDERS an illness of the mind that
  can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
  of a person
• prevents one from leading a happy, healthy and
  productive life
• People who suffer from a MENTAL DISORDER are
  often identified by their inability to copy in
  healthy ways with lifes changes, demands,
  problems or traumas

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• ROAD TO RECOVERY begins with identifying the
  problem.
• SEVERITY of symptoms SEVERITY of disease
• Each year, 20 of U.S. population (54 million
  people) are affected by some form of MENTAL
  DISORDER

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• Behaviors - classified by the American
  Psychiatric Association (APA)
• CLASSIFIED 2 types
• ORGANIC caused by a physical illness or an
  injury that affects the brain
• FUNCTIONAL a psychological cause and does not
  involve brain damage

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• ORGANIC DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• DEMENTIA
• DELIRIUM
• Mental illness that involves impaired brain
  function due to chemical imbalance or physical
  abnormality.
• DEMENTIA severe and irreversible loss of mental
  ability
• DELIRIUM condition of rapid confusion and lose
  of awareness of the environment

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• AUTISM
• ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD)
• Can START to show signs in early childhood.
• AUTISM rare childhood disorder the child is
  emotionally unresponsive and detached from their
  surroundings
• ADD common disorder characterized by a childs
  inability to maintain concentration

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• MOOD DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• CLINICAL DEPRESSION
• MANIC DEPRESSION (BIPOLAR)
• Mental illness where a single, often painful,
  mood rules the personality.
• Can alternate from depression to excessive
  elation.
• CLINICAL DEPRESSION disorder where deep
  feelings of helplessness, worthlessness and
  hopelessness occur
• MANIC DEPRESSION condition where mania and
  depression alternate in cycles

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• ANXIETY DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• GENERAL ANXIETY PANIC
• PHOBIA
• OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
• POST TRAUMATIC DISORDER
• Mental illness where a problem exists and it
  interferes with daily activities.
• Anxiety is common symptom or is the result from
  trying to control behaviors.

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• GENERAL ANXIETY PANIC constant state of
  tension with no single cause sudden attacks of
  terror
• PHOBIA strong and irrational fear of something
  specific
• OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE involves the presence of
  unwanted thoughts, emotions or behaviors
• POST TRAUMATIC severe stress after experiencing
  a traumatic event

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• SOMATOFORM DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• HYPOCHONDRIA
• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER
• Mental illness where there are physical symptoms
  but NO physical illness.
• HYPOCHONDRIA
• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• PERSONALITY DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER
• PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
• SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER
• COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
• PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
• Mental illness where personality traits prevent
  people from interacting with others.
• Have trouble adapting to life and forming
  friendships.

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY little sense of
  responsibility no respect for others
• PARANOID PERSONALITY unfound suspicion and
  mistrust in others
• SCHIZOID PERSONALITY condition of deep
  withdrawal from other people
• COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY constantly concerned
  with rules and standards of others
• PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE strongly resist cooperating
  with others

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
• EXAMPLES
• AMNESIA
• MULTIPLE PERSONALITY
• Mental illness where the personality suffers
  sudden changes.
• RARE and USUALLY a result of an extreme stress or
  experience

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MENTAL DISORDERS

• AMNESIA sudden inability to remember basic
  personal information
• MULTIPLE PERSONALITY illness where a person
  develops 2 or more separate personalities