1. Mental Health-
The process of accepting and liking oneself and adapting to and coping with the emotions, challenges, and changes that are a part of life.
2. 10 different characteristics of a mentally healthy person:
1. Feels good about oneself.
2. In touch with there emotions.
3. Expresses emotions in a positive way.
4. Able to deal with problems.
5. Feels comfortable around others.
6. Able to meet the demands of life.
7. Can cope with disappointments.
8. Able to laugh at oneself.
9. Get along with others.
10. Doesn't always have to get their way.
3. Mental illness- medical disease or disorder that affects one's mind and prevents a person from enjoying life.
Mental disorders- Mental and emotional problems.
4. People with a mental illness suffer from not being able to cope in healthy ways, with life's changes.
5. Examples of functional disorders are stress, emotional conflict, fear, or poor coping styles.
6. Examples of different anxiety disorders phobias, Obsessive-compulsive disorder general anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder.
Effects:
Phobia- unable to carry out daily activities, due to fear.
Obsessive-compulsive- Feel the need to do something many times. (Ie. Washing hands 20 to 30 times)
General Anxiety Disorder- Person feels anxious, fearful, and upset, most of the time.
Post traumatic stress disorder- Can't stop thinking about a traumatic event that happened in their life.
7. Some phobias that people have:
Bibiphobia- Fear of books
Pyrophobia- Fear of fires
Murophobia- Fear of Mice
8. Some mental disorders that are classified as organic are brain tumors, syphilis, and alcoholism.
9. Somatoform disorders- A condition which a person complains of disease symptoms, but nothing is the matter.
10. Affective disorders- When someone's mood changes a lot, they are suffering from an affective disorder.
11. Some ways that healthy people deal with depression is exercise, which causes endorphins to flood your body. Diet, eating the right food and not foods that cause perpetuate depression, like alcohol will. Also, sleeping right is a common way. Another way is to change your surroundings, which helps to focus you on an activity, and not on bad or depressing thoughts. A healthy person would also talk to someone about their feelings.
12. Teens who attempt suicide are looking for a way out. They have a stress that they can't handle, and they try to find a way out.
13. Some situations that may cause a teen to attempt suicide is maybe the loss of someone close, or they are having a hard time dealing with their parents. Another is they feel like failures, because thy are failing at something. Two more are drugs and alcohol addiction, and they maybe in trouble with the law.
14. Some verbal warning signs of suicide are when the teen starts to say things like: "I wish I wasn't here," or "it would be better when I'm gone." It also can be when they say things like "After I'm gone," or "soon, it will all end."
15. Some behavioral signs of suicide are depression, or they have a lack of energy. Another is giving away possessions that they love. Another is behavioral changes, like moodiness. Loss of interest in previously interesting hobbies/activities, is also another.
16. Tips for handling a potential suicide:
1. Be a friend, and be there for them.
2. Listen to what they say, and help them to seek alternative ways of handling the problem.
3. Know the warning signs, and know if there is a chance of it.
4. Tell someone who will know how to really help.
17. An anxiety disorder is where someone can't enjoy life, because of real or imagined fears. These people try to change their lives, to accommodate these fears. An anxiety disorder also has signs. A personality disorder has no warning signs, but in certain situations, they might respond inappropriately, and interfere with other people's interactions.
18. One personality disorder is anti-social personality disorder. This is when people tend not to want to be around society. Another is passive-aggressive personality disorder. This is where people are uncooperative, and then try to show their anger by being late to events and also leaving early, and not cooperating. Schizophrenia is where someone has "split-mind." It only affects 1% or 2% of the population.
19. Mental health care providers are there to help people with mental problems. They can help with talking to them, or giving them medication, or therapy.
20. psychoanalysis-analize the preson's past tounderstand the root of the problem.
psychotherapy-discusses the problem, and tries to find a solution
medical therapy-use of medication to reduce mental disorder
elcecto convolsive therapy-electric shock, usually on the side of the brain.
group therapy-many people with the same problem meet, to help everyone with the problem.
21 And 22. 5 Resources of mental health help in Lenawee county:
Mary Squire PHD. 264-6005
Michael Dodson PHD 263-6728
Gretchen Warwick PHD 265-8658
Adrian Psychotherapy Association 263-5433
These are all psychologists, and offer basically the same services, using different techniques.
23. Habit-
A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
Compulsion-
An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation.
24. Psychiatrist-
A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral abnormalities and mental diseases.
Neurologist-
A physician who diagnoses and treats disorders of the nervous system.
Psychologist-
One who is versed in, and devoted to psychology.
Educational Counselor- Counseling/assistance from an appointed educational person.
Pastoral counselor- counseling and help from a pastor, or religious leader.
Clinical psychologist-a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders.
Social worker- someone employed to provide social services.
Occupational therapy-
The use of productive or creative activity in the treatment or rehabilitation of physically or emotionally disabled people.
Behavioral therapist-uses and helps the actions or reactions of persons or things in response to external or internal stimuli.
25. clinical depression- n : a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
manic depression n : a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
26. Some people need help to do common things, while others with disorders can live their lives almost normally, just sometimes helped by drugs, or a live-in social worker, as a counselor. Others only need to see a psychologist once a week, or month even.
27. Most disorders are too severe to be cured. But, some, like anxiety, panic, ADD, and other disorders in that category can be cured.
28. Some of these disorders are brought on by a traumatic event earlier in life. Others, you are born with, or events in your childhood can lead to them.
29. anxiety disorders can make a person worry/get anxious about things that are not something to worry about.
they can sweat, shake, and lose controll of themselvs, temporarily. the person can usually live a basicly normal life.
with bipolar disorders, and depressions: they can sometimes not want to leave the house, try to commit suicide, and seperate themsleves from life outside.
30. 3 websites used
dictionary.com
switchboard.com
and www.bewell.com