MENTALL ILLNESS OR DISORDER

- Is an emotional disturbance, which affects the way an individual thinks, feels, and behaves making it
difficult to live a normal life.

TYPES OF MENTAL DISORDER

1. ORGANIC MENTAL DISORDER – are due to physical injuries and illness affecting the
brain.
2. FUNCTIONAL CONDITIONS – can be due to environmental conditions or poor coping
skills.

THE CAUSES OF MENTAL DISORDERS?

1. Life situations and experiences – these include insecurities in early life like broken homes, less of
loved ones, marital problems, financial difficulties, unemployment, and others.
2. Physical conditions – tehse include fever, intoxication from alcohol or drugs, trauma like head injuries,
senility, and disturbance of the endocrine glands.

THE PRACTICAL WAYS TO HELP ONESELF WHEN THESE DANGER SIGNS OCCUR

1. Share out – entrust worries to someone trustworthy.

2. Divert for a while – have a relaxation to have a better condition emotionally and intellectually.
3. Lose anger – do physical activities like exercising or house beautification.
4. Do something for others – learn to help other who may be more problematic.
5. Carry tasks by steps – do most urgent tasks one at a time, set aside others for the time being.

EARLY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS

1. Disturbes sleep for a prolongued period.

2. Prolongue headache.
3. Reselessness and irritability; being talkative, depresses, suspicious
4. Easily gets tired, lowering output
5. Impaired memory
6. Isolating self from families and friends

THE DIFFERENT MENTAL DISORDERS

1. Mood Disorders – also referred to as affective disorders, are conditions impacting mood and related
functions. Moods range from constant feeling of sadness or periods of extreme happiness, or back amd
forth extreme happiness to extreme sadness. Mood disorders may change sleeping and eating patterns.
These can prohibit a person from functionaing normally. The most common mood disorders are
depression and bipolar disorder.
2. Bipolar – also known as manic-depressive disorder. It is a mental illness characterized by severe high
and low moods and brings changes in sleep. Energy, thinking, amd behavior. People with this disorder
experience moodes of the “manic” or feeling of overexcitement and confidence, the “hypomania” or the
milder symptoms of manic, and the “depressive” or feeling of extrme sadness or depression.
3. Schizophrenic – s plit or breakdown in logical thought processes resulting in unusual behaviors.
Individuals with this disorder may appear desperate and withdraw into a world of imagination. One type
is paranoid schizophrenia where an individual has delusions of either persecution or greatness.
4. Obssessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – is an anxiety disorder where the person experiences
recurring obssessions and compulsions. This disorder often interferes with a person’s social and work
environments.
5. Obssessive compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) – a chronic or continuing and non-adaptive
behavior of dealing with other people and life changes. People with OCPD have difficulties with social
relationships but usually perform well in work environments. They think that their behavior for strict
order and rules is perfectly normal.
6. Postraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – a mental health conditin resulting from unbearable traumatic
or terrifying eents. Experiences can be natural disasters, serious accidents, physical and sexual assaults,
war and other life-threatening events. Symptoms include severe anxieties, nightmares, flashbacks, and
uncontrollable thoughts.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST MENTAL DISORERS

1. Foster family relationship.

2. Habe immunization against diseases leading to physical and mental disabilities.
3. Engage in leadership training and skills training.
4. Share home for children who are abused, unwmated, abandoned,a nd maltreated. They need love of
parents, food and shelter, social exposure, and spiritual guidance.
5. Provide timely guidance for untoward crisis like attempts for suicide and inflicting harm to others due to
alcoholism or drug abuse.
6. Encourage young individuals to engage in community activities.