Mental Disorders Miss Farver Health Objective Be able
Mental Disorders Miss Farver Health Objective: Be able to identify distinguishing factors of different mental disorders by participating in a round robin project creating a poster for your assigned disorder.
Mental Disorders Is an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life.
Types of Mental Disorders • Organic Disorders-caused by a physical illness or an injury that affect the brain. (i. e. brain tumors, infections, chemical imbalances exposure to drugs and toxins). • Functional Disorders-has a psychological cause and does not involve brain damage. (i. e. heredity, emotional conflict, fear, ineffective coping skills).
Psychiatrist • A physician who specialized in diagnosing and treating mental disorders and can prescribe medications.
Psychologist • Is a professional who diagnoses and treats emotional and behavioral disorders by means of counseling but can NOT prescribe medications.
Know the difference? ? ? • Physiological - an effect on the body and how it functions (PHYSICAL) • Physiological effects of stress • Psychological – an affect on the mind and how the mind functions • Psychological effects of stress – Increased heart rate – Weight loss – Pupil dialation – Easily angered – Short attention span – Loss of short term memory
Schizophrenia Definition A severe mental disorder in which a person loses contact with reality. Have difficulty understanding the difference between real and imaginary events. Causes Combination of genetic factors and chemical and structural changes in the brain.
Schizophrenia (cont. ) Symptoms • Delusions – false beliefs • Hallucinations - sees and hears things that are not real • Thought disorders – can not connect thoughts… Treatment /Diagnosis Psychological evaluation – no cure but medicine can be prescribed to lessen episodes
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