MENTAL HEALTH Mental Health What is Mental Health

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health What is Mental Health? “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. ” What is Mental Illness? “collectively all diagnosable mental disorders” or “health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning. ”

Mentally Healthy Person Accepts themselves Has a realistic selfconcept Has a positive attitude Takes responsibility for actions Trusts judgments and feelings Forms close ties

Mentally Ill Person People who are mentally ill can suffer from many different types of mental illnesses and disorders such as: -Anxiety Disorders -Mood Disorders -Psychotic Disorders -Impulse Control and Addiction Disorders

Anxiety Disorders People with anxiety disorders respond to certain objects or situations with fear and dread, as well as with physical signs of anxiety or nervousness, such as a rapid heartbeat and sweating. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Caused by a traumatic experience and can cause fear, helplessness, anger and guilt. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Repeated actions or thoughts can conflict with living a normal life.

Mood Disorders These disorders, also called affective disorders, involve persistent feelings of sadness or periods of feeling overly happy, or fluctuations from extreme happiness to extreme sadness. Bipolar Disorder – Characterized by extreme changes in mood. Can lead to risky behavior. Damaged relationships and suicidal tendencies Depression - Clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for a longer period of time.

Psychotic Disorders Psychotic disorders involve Schizophrenia distorted awareness and Schizophrenia is a serious thinking. Two of the most brain disorder that distorts common symptoms of the way a person thinks, psychotic disorders are acts, expresses emotions, hallucinations -- the perceives reality, and experience of images or relates to others. People sounds that are not real, such with schizophrenia -- the as hearing voices -- and most chronic and disabling delusions, which are false of the major mental beliefs that the ill person illnesses -- often have accepts as true, despite problems functioning in evidence to the contrary society, at work, at school, and in relationships.

Impulse Control and Addiction Disorder People with impulse control disorders are unable to resist urges, or impulses, to perform acts that could be harmful to themselves or others. Often, people with these disorders become so involved with the objects of their addiction that they begin to ignore responsibilities and relationships. Pyromania (starting fires), Kleptomania (stealing), Gambling. Alcohol and Drugs are common objects of addiction.

Fight or Flight Mechanism in the body that enables humans and animals to mobilize a lot of energy rapidly in order to cope with threats to survival. Hormones are released Heart beats harder and more rapidly Breathing becomes more rapid Metabolism is stimulated Could cause sweating All responses are done AUTOMATICALLY!

Personality Theories FREUD Humans are born with basic instincts of aggression. ID- “Want To” -Child EGO- “Can Do”: needs -Parents SUPEREGO-”Should Do” -Adults MASLOW All humans have basics needs. The most basic needs must be met first.

Personality Types Type A Type B Anxious while standing in line Takes things in stride Workaholic- no time for fun Patient Health risk; Chronic Stress and Calm and cooperative Heart Disease May tend to get bored Impatient- Sense of time urgency Passive Competitive Achievement oriented Not opinionated; trusting