Mental IllnessesMental IllnessesBy Yash Gandhi, Mariah Kock, Emily Geisler, and Samuel By Yash Gandhi, Mariah Kock, Emily Geisler, and Samuel

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What is Mental Illness?What is Mental Illness?Mental Illnesses are disorders that affect a persons Mental Illnesses are disorders that affect a persons thought, emotions, and behavior/attitudes.thought, emotions, and behavior/attitudes.

ParanoiaParanoia

Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderObsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Anxiety DisorderAnxiety Disorder

DepressionDepression

Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder

Etc…Etc…

1 out of every people 6 have a mental illnesses 1 out of every people 6 have a mental illnesses

Causes of Mental IllnessCauses of Mental IllnessStressful EventsStressful Events

Things like, Bad grades, Things like, Bad grades, Family Issues, having a Family Issues, having a disease that is life-disease that is life-threatening, poor nutrition or threatening, poor nutrition or substance abuse. (Drugs, substance abuse. (Drugs, Alcohol, etc…)Alcohol, etc…)

Inherited TraitsInherited TraitsSome mental illnesses run in Some mental illnesses run in families, passed on by genes. families, passed on by genes.

Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders Causes constant worry, nervousness, or Causes constant worry, nervousness, or panic.panic.

ObsessiveObsessive Compulsive Disorder Compulsive DisorderSome people develop everyday rituals Some people develop everyday rituals

Such as excessive counting or washing Such as excessive counting or washing

Can cause unhappiness and depression Can cause unhappiness and depression How to treat?How to treat?

Medicines and counseling usually helps treat Medicines and counseling usually helps treat people with OCD successfullypeople with OCD successfully

Types of people with OCDTypes of people with OCDWashers- afraid of contamination Washers- afraid of contamination

Checkers- constantly checking things (lights Checkers- constantly checking things (lights out, fan off, ect.) that they associate with out, fan off, ect.) that they associate with danger danger

Counters and arrangers- obsessed with order Counters and arrangers- obsessed with order and symmetry and symmetry

Hoarders- fear something bad is going to Hoarders- fear something bad is going to happen if they throw away anything happen if they throw away anything

Anxiety Disorders Cont. Anxiety Disorders Cont.

Panic DisorderPanic DisorderCauses people to have brief Causes people to have brief periods of extreme anxietyperiods of extreme anxiety

Panic attacks Panic attacks

During panic attacks people may During panic attacks people may feel like they are having a heart feel like they are having a heart attack. attack. People with panic disorder may People with panic disorder may experience fast heart rate, experience fast heart rate, difficulty breathing, shaking and difficulty breathing, shaking and lightheadedness lightheadedness How to treat?How to treat?

Counseling and medicine is also Counseling and medicine is also successful successful

Phobias Phobias

Phobias are also a part of anxiety Phobias are also a part of anxiety disorders disorders

Panic attacks that are triggered by Panic attacks that are triggered by specific things are called phobias specific things are called phobias

Common phobias include Common phobias include Animals, spiders, flying insects, etc. Animals, spiders, flying insects, etc.

Social phobia Social phobia A disorder that causes people to A disorder that causes people to fear social situations fear social situations

Such as meeting new people or Such as meeting new people or giving a speech giving a speech

Social phobia could cause people to Social phobia could cause people to have panic attacks and may cause have panic attacks and may cause them to have awkward social skills them to have awkward social skills

Mood disorders Mood disorders

Illness in which people have uncontrollable mood Illness in which people have uncontrollable mood changes changes

Bipolar Mood Disorder Bipolar Mood Disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.day-to-day tasks.

also known as manic-depressive illnessalso known as manic-depressive illness

develops in a person’s late teens or early adult yearsdevelops in a person’s late teens or early adult years

May experience hallucinations or delusions May experience hallucinations or delusions Hearing voices when no one is there Hearing voices when no one is there

May believe that they are famous May believe that they are famous

DepressionDepressionA disorder that causes a mood of extreme sadness A disorder that causes a mood of extreme sadness and hopelessness and hopelessness

Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a disorder in which a Schizophrenia is a disorder in which a person breaks form reality in several person breaks form reality in several different ways. different ways.

People do not always show same People do not always show same symptomssymptoms

Most express little emotion Most express little emotion

People have hallucinations or delusionsPeople have hallucinations or delusions

Such as someone telling them to do Such as someone telling them to do something something

Often feel paranoia Often feel paranoia

Paranoia is the belief that people what to Paranoia is the belief that people what to harm someoneharm someone

Unorganized thinking Unorganized thinking

Could lead to nonsense speech Could lead to nonsense speech

Periods where body is frozen in position Periods where body is frozen in position

How to treat?How to treat?Usually requires long-term counseling Usually requires long-term counseling

Conclusion Conclusion

Even though Even though people with people with mental disorders mental disorders may require lots may require lots of attention and of attention and help they can help they can often live happy often live happy lives despite their lives despite their problems.problems.

Bibliography Bibliography

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