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Mental Illness
A Physical brain disorder that profoundly disrupts an individuals’ ability to think, feel, and relate to others and their environment.
Classifications Anxiety disorder Childhood disorders Cognitive disorders Eating disorders
Mood disorders Personality disorders Schizophrenia and
other psychotic disorders
Substance abuse disorders
Neuroses
A functional mental illness where you are aware but disturbed by reality. The most common form of mental illness.
Symptoms
Range from Mild to Severe
Anxiety
Production of tension, exhibited as stress, emotional reaction, or loss of control. (see stress information on fight or flight)
Hypochondriasis
Fear or extreme anxiety of illness
Phobias
An acquired irrational fear that is intense and directed at objects/things.
Conversion Hysteria
An emotional conflict of the unconscious mind transferred to the body. Usually a limb or sense organ such as sight or muscle control.
Amnesia
Hysterical loss of memory or identity.
Neurotic Depression
Blue days; a milder form of depression withdrawn or loss of desire. Can range in form from mild to severe.
Obsession
An idea that sticks with you against your will; a constant focus.
PTSD- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
An emotional or physical reaction to a previous traumatic event
Compulsion
Unconscious drive which compels or forces you to do something.
OCD- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
An emotional conflict that is combined with the drive to do something repeatedly.
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