MENTAL DISORDERS CHAPTER 4 Mental Disorders n A
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MENTAL DISORDERS CHAPTER 4
Mental Disorders n A. Disorder – A disturbance in the normal function of a part of the body. 1. There are 230 types of mental disorders. 2. 1 in 5 children and adolescents may suffer from a mental disorder.
II. ANXIETY DISORDERS n A DISORDER IN WHICH INTENSE ANXIETY OR FEAR KEEPS A PERSON FROM FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.
A. PHOBIA n AN EXAGERATED FEAR OF A SPECIFIC SITUATION OR OBJECT.
B. PANIC ATTACK INTENSE REAL FEAR n 1. RAPID BREATHING, SWEATING, FAST HEART RATE, AND NAUSEA n
C. Obsessive-compulsive disorders n n compulsions are urgent, repeated behaviors rechecking something or doing something over and over
D. POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER n PEOPLE WHO SURVIVE A LIFE THREATENING EVENT
E. GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER n People who tend to worry about everything.
III. MOOD DISORDER n When people undergo changes in mood that seem inappropriate or extreme.
A. Bipolar disorder n 1. Dramatic mood swings for no apparent reason n 2. Increased energy during the up swing. Depression during low swing.
B. Major Depression People lose interest in life and can no longer find enjoyment in anything. n 1. 20% of teens suffer from depression. n
C. SCHIZOPHRENIA n n People lose contact with reality. 1. They imagine things happening to them that aren’t real.
IV. EATING DISORDERS
A. ANOREXIA NERVOSA n IRRATIONAL FEAR OF BECOMING OVERWEIGHT n STARVATION
1 OUT OF EVERY 100 TEENAGED GIRLS MAY SUFFER FROM ANOREXIA n PERFECTIONISTS n SIDE EFFECTS: LOWER HR, BP, BODY TEMP, BREATHING RATE, LOSS OF MENSTURAL CYCLE FOR WOMEN n
B. BULIMIA n EATING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOOD FOLLOWED BY PURGING
n 1. SYMPTOMS – DEHYDRATION KIDNEY DAMAGE, ACID IRRITATES THROAT AND ERODES THE ENAMEL OFF THE TEETH.
C. BINGE EATING n UNCONTROLLABLE URGE TO EAT LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOOD. n 1. SYMPTOMS – OVERWEIGHT.
V. DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE
A. Teenage suicide n n 4 th leading cause of death among 10 -14 year olds feeling that there is no way to cope
B. Self-injury n Burning or cutting to express emotions.
VI. HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH
A. Therapy An approach that teaches you different ways of thinking or behaving. n 1. Therapy gets to the root of your emotional and mental problems and helps you work to find a solution. n
n B. Individual therapy – The individual and therapist meet alone for sessions.
C. GROUP THERAPY n MEETING WITH A GROUP WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.
D. Family Therapy n MEETING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SHARE THEIR PROBLEMS.
E. DRUG THERAPY n USE OF DRUGS TO REDUCE A MENTAL DISORDER
VII. MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS n A. PSYCHOLOGIST – Mental health professional who is trained and licensed by the state to perform therapy.
B. CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER n LICENSED, CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WITH A MASTER’S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK.
C. PSYCHIATRIST n MEDICAL DOCTOR WITH A SPECIALTY IN THE TREAMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.
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