MENTAL DISORDERSWhat are they

Mental Disorders

• Illness that affects a persons thoughts, emotions and behaviors

• Types

• Too much or too little sleep

• Feeling of extreme sadness

• Unexplained mood changes

• Inability to concentrate

• False perceptions of reality

Disorders- ADD/ADHD

Though you have heard both terms ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is considered an out dated term.There are 3 types of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).• Inattentive

• This person is easily distracted and is what people are referring to when they use the term ADD

• Hyperimpulsive• Hyperactivity and impulsivity

• Combined• This person has a combination of both inattentiveness and

hyperactivity.

Disorders- OCD

OCD- Obsessive Compulsive DisorderHaving unreasonable thoughts or fears that

cause a person to have repetitive behaviors.

• As Good as it Gets

Disorders- Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia may result in • hallucinations• delusions• disordered thinking

Schizophrenia isn't a split personality or multiple personality. Schizophrenia does mean “split-mind” but it refers to the disruptions of emotions and thinking.

Disorders -Eating

Binge Eating- Eating large amounts of food and feeling as though you can’t stop.

Anorexia Nervosa- Obsession over weight and food, tend to have a very low body weight.

Bulimia Nervosa- Binge eating followed by ways to avoid weight gain.

PurgingLaxitives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqbL-UhhyPk

Disorders-Hypochondria

• Having an obsession over a sever but undiagnosed medical condition.

Disorders- Insomnia

• The inability to sleep

Disorders- Phobias

A disabling fear causing anxiety, and panic.

• Recognize that the fear is unreasonable.

• The person may avoid situations where their phobia may be present.

Top 5 phobias

1 Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders 

2 Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes.

3 Acrophobia – The fear of heights.

4 Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces.

5 Cynophobia – The fear of dogs.