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Entry Slip – 9/17

What does nature vs. nurture mean when it comes to our development

and personality? How can this theory play a role in the development and well-being of our mental health?

Entry Slip – 9/231. Locate your Mental Illness Chart.2. In your entry slip section, write today’s learning target:

I describe the effect of mental illness on the individual, family,

and community.

MENTAL HEALTH: MENTAL ILLNESS

LT: I can explain how mental illness impacts the individual, family, and

community.

Mental Illness: Definition• Mental Illness (disorder): an illness of the mind that

can affect thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person; preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful and productive life. • Causes of mental illness include:• Organic causes: physical injuries or illnesses that effect the brain (stroke,

traumatic head injury, brain tumors, alcoholism). • Environmental conditions: stress, poor coping skills, traumatic

experiences. • Genetics

Mental Illness: Classifications

•There are six different classifications of mental disorders:•Affective•Anxiety•Dissociative•Personality•Somatoform•Schizophrenia

Affective Disorders• Description: a disorder involving extreme moods; the causes of

affective disorders is unknown, but they tend to run in families. • Commonly known as mood disorders.

• Characteristics: • prolonged sadness• Anxiety• lack of energy• lack of interest in activities• changes in mood, sleeping and eating habits• suicidal thoughts

• Examples: • Depression: characterized by feelings of extreme sadness and hopelessness• Anxiety: social anxiety, PTSD, panic disorder, generalized anxiety.• Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar disorder means having periods of depression, and

periods of mania. Mania is when you feel extremely positive and active

Anxiety Disorders• Description: real or imagined fears prevent a person from enjoying real life. • Characteristics:

• Panic attacks• Increased heart rate• Sweating• Shakiness• Shortness of breath• Fear of dying• Restlessness

• Examples:• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-FGE7QELQ (Fear of Pickles)• Generalized Anxiety Disorder: prolonged worry, fear, tenseness.• PTSD: aftereffects of a past effect keep a person from living a normal way. • Phobia: extreme fear of certain objects, situations, or people. • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): urgent need to repeat a thought or action.

Dissociative Disorder• Description: a disorder in which a person has memory loss,

confused identity, or more than one identity. • Characteristics: • More than one personality or identity• Memory loss• Unexplained/unplanned travel

• Examples:• Multiple Personality Disorder (Dissociative Personality Disorder: rare

mental disorder in which two or more personalities coexist. • Amnesia: the inability to recall past experiences.

Personality Disorders• Description: a person’s patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting interfere with daily

living.• Characteristics:

• Outbursts• Lack of interest in activities• Hostility• Unjustified thought or feeling that others will betray or hurt them• Hallucinations, Delusions

• Examples:• Antisocial personality disorder: patterns of behavior that conflict with society; doesn’t socialize

with others.• Avoidant personality disorder: avoids all social contact.• Dependent personality disorder: cannot function without the advice and help of others.• Histrionic personality disorder: emotional outbursts and constantly draws attention to

themselves.• Narcissistic personality disorder: boastful, conceited, and inconsiderate of others.• Passive-aggressive personality disorder: uses overly compliant behavior to mask anger or

resentment.

Somatoform Disorders• Description: symptoms of disease for which no physical cause

can be found. • Characteristics: • Extreme worry and fear of illness• Constant, unexplained aches and pains.• Loss of vision, hearing, sensation

• Examples:• Hypochondria: constantly worried about illness.• Conversion disorder: experiences sudden health changes as a result of

an emotional state.

Schizophrenia• Description: disorder in which there is a

split or breakdown in logical thought processes.

• Characteristics: • Hallucinations• Delusions• Unusual behaviors (talking to oneself or others

who aren’t there).• Confused, inappropriate emotions and

behaviors• Withdrawn

• Examples:• Paranoid schizophrenia: Individuals believe they

are being persecuted or perpetuated by others. Perceive themselves as unusually great.

Addiction• Description: a compulsive behavior to repeatedly take or use a substance, or

engage in a specific behavior.• Characteristics:

• Compulsive behaviors• Focus & obsession with substance or specific behavior• Feeling bad about oneself after use or performance of specific behavior.

• Examples:• Drug addiction• Exercise addition• Eating disorders• Gambling addiction• Perfectionism • Relationship Addiction• Sexual Addiction• Shopping Addiction• Television Addiction• Workaholism

Treatments for Mental Illness

•Many mental conditions can be effectively treated with one or a combination of the following therapies:• Medication.• Psychotherapy.• Group therapy.• Day treatment or partial hospital treatment.• Specific therapies, such as cognitive-behavior

therapy and behavior modification.

A Beautiful Mind

•Watch A Beautiful Mind.• Follow the Video Guide•Pay attention to the application of the learning target:

I describe the effect of mental illness on the individual, family,

and community.

Activity1. As a foreshadow for tomorrow, complete the reading on depression. 2. Take notes in your notebook on:• Causes• Risks • Treatment and,• Coping Mechanisms