Mental health disorders l
is a mental health disorder in which people feel very sad or empty and experience a loss of interest or pleasure in activities. People who are depressed often gain or lose a lot of weight, sleep too much or too little, are very agitated, or have no energy. They may feel worthless, have trouble con?centrating, and think about suicide
Depression
A mental health disorder in which people feel apprehension or worry about something bad happening in the future. Anxiety is often accom?panied by physical symptoms, such as muscle tension, shaking, sweating, shortness of breath, and a racing heart.
Aniety
People with this cannot remember previously learned information and/or have problems learning new information.
Amnesia
describes the way that people figure things out, solve problems, and do mental exercises such as planning.
Thinking
Describes situations in which symptoms occur together, become severe and longer-lasting, and interfere with the ability to live a comfortable life
A mental Health Disorder
This mental health disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, including periods of mania and depression.
Bipolar Disorder
when people talk incoherently (they do not make much sense), quickly jump from one topic to another, and answer questions with answers that are unrelated to the question.
Disorganized thinking
long-lasting thoughts, impulses, or images that are unwanted and cause distress.
Obsessions
Substance induced mental health problems are brought about due to
excessive alcohol or drug use
occurs when a person feels disoriented and confused and cannot maintain focus. When people experience delirium, their attention often wan?ders and they may have a hard time remembering things or speaking nor?mally.
Delirium
occur when a person perceives something that does not exist. People experiencing hallucinations believe that they perceive some?thing through their senses (such as sight and hearing) even though their sense organs (such as their eyes and ears) are not being stimulated. For example, someone may “see” images or “hear” sounds that do not exist.
Hallucinations
either excessive sleeping or feeling excessively sleepy during waking hours
Hypersomnia
Decribes feelings, behaviors, and thoughts that are outside of normal living
Mental Health Symptoms
Occur when a person perceives something that does not exist. People experiencing hallucinations believe that they perceive some?thing through their senses (such as sight and hearing) even though their sense organs (such as their eyes and ears) are not being stimulated. For example, someone may “see” images or “hear” sounds that do not exist
Hallucinations
beliefs that are (1) not true, (2) based on an incorrect assumption about the world, and (3) held very strongly by someone even though other people do not believe them.
" I believe someone is following me".
Delusions
Seeing, being aware of, and understanding the world around you
Daily Double
Perceiving
refer to periods when a person has an unusually elevated mood or an unusually irritable mood. People experiencing manic episodes may have an inflated sense of self-esteem, have a decreased need for sleep, be bursting with energy and activity, and appear very agitated
Manic Episodes
repetitive behaviors that a person feels driven to do to get rid of anxieties
Compulsions
A psychotic disorder is a mental health disorder in which people experience _________, _________and _________
DAILEY DOUBLE
Delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking.
having difficulty falling asleep, difficulty remaining asleep, or a feeling that sleep does not provide good rest.
having difficulty falling asleep, difficulty remaining asleep, or a feeling that sleep does not provide good rest.