Mental Illness
What is the cause of mental illness?
Causes can vary, and oftentimes are unknown. Potential factors in developing mental illness include:
-Chemical imbalance
-Genetic predisposition
-Stress
-Substance use
-Trauma
-Hormone changes
Approximately how many people will develop schizophrenia?
1/100
1% of the population!
About how many people will develop schizoaffective disorder in their lifetime?
About 1/200
What is an example of a mood disorder?
Bipolar (I or II)
Depression
What are some examples of cognitive symptoms?
Difficulty with memory, concentration, problem-solving, reasoning
True or False: It is impossible to have multiple mental health diagnoses -all symptoms can be traced back to one diagnosis and cause
FALSE
-mental illnesses and psychiatric disorders can often overlap
-at different points in life, you may experience changing mental health, as mental illness tends to be episodic
What is one example of a symptom of schizophrenia?
Difficulties with motivation
Difficulties with concentration
Difficulties experiencing enjoyment
Challenges determining what is real and not real
What are some additional symptoms to schizoaffective compared to schizophrenia?
Other symptoms may involve severe mood problems such as depression or manic states
What is the difference between bipolar I and II
The severity of manic episodes
What are some examples of disorganized behaviours?
Random/purposeless to others
This can include catatonia where you are in a state of being unresponsive
What are some daily activities that may be affected by mental illness?
Self-care and hygiene
Housekeeping and home maintenance
Budgeting
Social relationships
etc.
What is a command hallucination?
An auditory symptom of schizophrenia where you may hear voices specifically telling you to do something.
What is a delusion?
False belief not shared by others -but will seem real to the person experiencing them
What can be two symptoms of a mood disorder?
Possible answers:
Symptoms of mania-Mood described as “High” and an extreme amount of energy
Symptoms of depression-extremely low mood
Feeling irritable/sad mood
Eating too much/too little
Grandiosity or feeling unrealistically self-confident/thoughts of helplessness, hopelessness or worthlessness
Decreased need for sleep/Increased need for sleep
Talking a lot, withdrawing and not talking
Racing thoughts
Becoming easily distracted
Increased goal directed behaviour
Making bad or impulsive decisions
Feeling guilty for things that aren’t your fault
Suicidal thoughts or behaviours
Trouble concentrating and making decisions
What was last week's IMR topic?
Review