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This document discusses characteristics of good and poor mental health, common mental illnesses, and strategies for prevention and treatment. It defines mental illness as patterns of thinking or behavior that cause significant emotional pain or prevent normal functioning. Common mental illnesses mentioned include depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, addiction, PTSD, ADHD, and self-harm. The document emphasizes that mental illnesses are treatable medical conditions and provides tips for helping those with a mental illness seek treatment.
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Mental Health .ppt.pptx
- 1. Mental Health “Same world,different view”
- 2. Characteristics of goodmental health • Feels good about themselves • Feels comfortable with other people • Able to meet the demands of life • Expresses emotions in healthy ways • Is optimistic (positive) • Uses health skills – Stress management – Decision making – Conflict resolution • Uses “I messages” • Copes/adapts with change • Assertive • Active listener • Can be part of a team/group
- 3. Characteristics of poormental health • Does NOT share feelings • Emotions control behaviors • Is pessimistic (negative) • Ignores/denies problems • Can not accept change • Lets stress control life • “You” messages (blame and escalate) • Aggressive and passive • Depressed • Runs from conflict • Close minded • Needs to “run” the group
- 4. What word toyou see first?
- 5. What is amental illness? Patterns of _______ or behavior, that cause a person significant _______ pain or prevents normal functioning. • Answers: thinking & emotional (Illness: a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.)
- 7. General Causes ofMental Ilnesses • Inherited traits • Negative life experiences (traumatic) • Environmental exposures before birth – Viruses, toxins, alcohol or drugs • Brain chemistry – Hormonal imbalances
- 9. Mental Health Quiz Pleasereply saying: “true or false” 1. Mental illness is more common than diabetes. 2. Mental illness occurs in 1 out of every 4 families in the U.S. 3. Mental illnesses are treatable. 4. Being mentally impaired/challenged is very different from having a mental illness. 5. It takes medication, years of intense therapy, and counseling to treat a mental illness.
- 10. There is achemical imbalance in the brain of a person with a mental illness.
- 11. Optical Illusions “Same picture,different view”
- 13. Which middle lineis the longest?
- 15. Do you seea duck facing the left or a rabbit facing right?
- 16. How many graydots do you see?
- 17. Say the colorof each word
- 18. Are the horizontallines straight or diagonal?
- 19. Do you seea face or a word?
- 20. Stare at themiddle dot and the stars eventually disappear!
- 21. RELATE HOW YOUFELT IF YOU COULD NOT FIGURE OUT AN OPTICAL ILLUSION TO A PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR DISORDER. HTTP://VISCOG.BECKMAN.UIUC.EDU/F LASHMOVIES/15.PHP
- 22. #1: Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ●Anuncontrollable need to perform repetitive acts; compulsions are urgent, repeated rituals ●The person may not lead a normal life because compulsions become so repetitive.
- 24. #2: Schizophrenia • Acondition of losing touch with reality accompanied by reduced ability to function. AKA: Split Mind -loses ability to distinguish fantasy from reality -signs of tissue shrinkage in brain -Some individuals inherit a potential of developing schizophrenia -Early psychological trauma : Violence, sexual abuse, death, divorce, separation, or other stressors of childhood
- 26. #3: Multiple PersonalityDisorder (Dissociative Identity Disorder) • Two or more separate identities or personality traits – Ability to control individual’s behavior and thinking – Create alters to distance themselves from pain and trauma
- 28. #4: Anxiety – Someoneexperiencing anxiety suffers from severe panic attacks and fear in high stress events.
- 30. #5: Phobia – Anextreme, irrational fear of an object or situation.
- 31. #6: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) Combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior • Often diagnosed before the age of 7 – As early as 2 or 3 years old • Chronic interference in more than 1 setting – Home life, school work, sports/activities
- 32. Signs & Symptoms Inattentive •Fails to pay close attention to details • Make careless mistakes • Trouble keeping attention • Difficulty following through on instructions • Problems organizing tasks or activities Hyperactive/Impulsive • Fidgets or squirms frequently • Often leaves seat • Always seems on the go • Talks excessively or blurts out answers • Difficulty waiting turn • Interrupts conversations
- 33. #7: Addiction A physicalor psychological craving need for higher and higher doses of a substance that leads to bodily harm, social maladjustment, or economic hardship; dependence on a substance, habit, or behavior. , or behavior
- 34. Facts & Statistics From:Methodist Hospital Eating Disorder Institute • 90% of women in America are unhappy with their bodies & think they need to lose weight. • 75% of men are unhappy with their body & feel they need to trim fat & increase muscle. • Average women in U.S.: 5’4” & 144 lbs. • Average women in media: 5’11” & a whopping 110 lbs. • Between 98-99% of reducing diets fail to produce permanent weight loss. • 7 million women and 1 million men and children suffer with an eating disorder. Up to 22% will die!
- 35. #8: Anorexia Nervosa Adisorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-imposed starvation.
- 37. Warning Signs • Dramaticweight loss • Anxiety about gaining weight • Denial of hunger • Food rituals • Excessive exercise • Isolation • Frequent comments about being “fat” • Avoids food situations
- 38. Health Risks • Muscleloss and weakness – Reduction in bone density • Fainting, fatigue, overall weakness • Dry skin and hair, hair loss – Growth of lanugo • Slow heart rate/blood pressure • Amenorrhea • Cold intolerance • Heart failure (death)
- 40. Common Signs: • Alopecia:Hair loss
- 41. Osteoporosis is common! (lackof calcium)
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- 45. #9: Bulimia Nervosa Bingingand purging, or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the food consumed (purging), typically by vomiting, taking a laxative, , diuretic, or stimulant, and/or excessive exercise, because of an extensive concern for body weight.
- 47. Warning Signs • Buyslarge amounts of food • Eats secretly, missing food, and skips meals • Weight fluctuation • Excessive use of laxative, diet pills and exercise • Uncontrolled binging • Low impulse to control
- 48. Health Risks • StomachRupture • Tooth decay/erosion • Loss of fluids • Risks of seizures • Esophageal inflammation • Irregular bowel movements • Chronic sore throats
- 50. #10: Post TraumaticStress Disorder (PTSD) *This is not #’d on your w.sht. Write it off to the side. • Mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
- 51. #11: Self-Harm The actof attempting to alter a mood state by inflicting physical harm that is serious enough to cause tissue damage to one’s body
- 52. Common Behaviors • Cutting •Burning • Head-banging • Carving • Scratching • Bruising or hitting • Biting • Picking of skin • Pulling of hair • Bone-breaking
- 53. • Escape fromemptiness and depression • Provides relief • Relieves anger • Escapes numbness • Reality
- 54. #12: Depression • Emotionaldisorders primarily involving sadness, dependency and depression – Dejection, hopelessness, inability to feel pleasure or to take interest – Needs medical attention
- 55. Depression: “JUST SNAP OUTOF IT!”
- 56. Snapping out ofdepression is as likely as talking yourself out of a heart attack. Depression is a serious illness that needs medical attention. If someone is experiencing mild depression for 2 weeks, they should seek help. Left untreated, depression can lead to suicide. Fortunately, depression can be treated and lives saved when symptoms are recognized.
- 57. Depression Symptoms • Withdrawalfrom family and friends • Drop in grades • Change in eating & sleeping patterns • Large weight gain or loss • Unresolved grief over a loss • Substance use • Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decision irritability or angry outburst
- 58. 12(a): Seasonal AffectiveDisorder (SAD) • Depression that only occurs during the fall and winter months – Oversleeping/difficulty staying awake – Fatigue – Social withdrawal – Inability to cope
- 59. #12(b): Bipolar Disorder aka:Manic Depression Depressive Symptoms: • Loss of energy • Feelings of worthlessness • Difficulty concentrating • Insomnia • Loss of interest • Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide Manic Symptoms: • Severe changes in mood • Increased energy • Decreased need for sleep • Increased talking (too fast or too much) • Disregard of risk • Overly-inflated self-esteem
- 61. Suicide • #1 causeis: Untreated depression • 3rd leading cause of death (15-24 yr. olds) • Most suicidal teens DO NOT WANT TO DIE, rather they feel it is the only way to end their pain. • 9 out of 10 adolescents who commit suicide give clues to others before the suicide attempt! (only 10% show no warning signs).
- 62. Suicide: Warning Signs •Giving away prized possessions • Feelings of despair, hopelessness • Threats to hurt oneself • Preoccupation with death
- 63. Crisis Text LineSupport for Teens 24/7 Text "LISTEN' to 741-741 CTL helps individuals in crisis by connecting them with a compassionate, trained listener through a toll-free texting service.
- 64. How you canhelp
- 65. You are partof the PROBLEM if you: 1. Attempt to punish, threaten, bribe, or preach 2. Cover up or make excuses for their behavior 3. Take responsibility for the person 4. Keep the problem to yourself and chose not to tell someone
- 66. You are partof the SOLUTION if you: 1. Remain calm, unemotional and factually honest in speaking to the person about your concerns 2. Attend support groups 3. Encourage your friend to seek help 4. Do not cover up or avoid the situation and confront the person with your concerns
- 67. STEPS to helpsomeone with a mental illness: 1. Share Concern Skill – I care/love… – I see… – I feel… – Listen – I want/would like, I will… 2. Ask the tough questions – “Are you depressed? Are you starving yourself?” 3. Tell a trusted adult
- 68. Can you recover? •Mental disorders are treatable • Multidisciplinary approach is required: – Physicians – Therapists/Counselors – Dieticians – Medications
- 69. Prevention Strategies • Shareyour feelings and emotions with someone you trust • Use positive self talk • Manage stress with stress management skills • Use healthy decision making skills • Use effective communication skills – “I Messages” • KNOW the signs and symptoms
- 70. Five Stages ofGrief (Kubler-Ross Model) • This model describes the process by which people deal with grief and tragedy • They apply to any form of catastrophic loss (job, income, divorce, freedom, death, etc.) • These steps do not necessarily come in order, although a person will experience at least two
- 71. D.A.B.D.A 1. Denial – Initialreaction to a loss 2. Anger – Victim can no longer deny feelings. 3. Bargaining – May involve praying, alternative treatments, or promising better behavior. 4. Depression – Period of grieving for the loss 5. Acceptance – Coming to terms with situation
Editor's Notes
- #3 Share feelings with others
- #15 Is it moving?
- #25 Emotions may become blunted or very inappropriate. For example, if a person with schizophrenia is told his mother just died, he might smile or giggle or show now emotion at all. Delusions may include the idea that the person’s thoughts and actions are being controlled, that thoughts are being brodcasted so others can hear them or that thoughts have been inserted into the persons mind or that thoughts have been removed
- #27 Me, myself and irene Sybil The three faces of eve Each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to and thinking about the environment and self
- #29 Me, myself and irene Sybil The three faces of eve Each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to and thinking about the environment and self
- #31 Me, myself and irene Sybil The three faces of eve Each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to and thinking about the environment and self
- #39 Emotional/Mental: Depression Anger Suicidal thoughts Low self esteem/body image Social: Isolation Loss of friends Withdrawal from activities
- #48 **low self-esteem, guilt and embarrassment (especially after binge… so they purge)
- #49 Most likely to suffer from Eds: dacners, gymnasts, runners, wrestlers, swimmers, jockeys, body builders <<< athletes are vulnerable to eating disorders because their sport has weight constrictions and/or high performance is based on the physique of their body? **Slightly underweight
- #55 Depression is a serious illness that needs medical attention Left untreated, depression can lead to suicide Can be treated and lives when symptoms are recognized
- #58 If you or someone you know has these symptoms for more than two weweks, ask a doctor for a depression screening
- #59 Almost everyone can get a little depressed when days are short, dark, and cold, but when a person’s systems are lasting and disabling
- #60 Disregard of risk – excessive involvement in risky behaviors or activities Grandiose thinking (they think they are more important) example: **The cause is not known, but it has a genetic component and can run in families.
- #66 Hide food from a binger or try to force an anorexic to eat Argue about how much they should or should not eat
- #68 2) Calmly tell them the specific observations that have aroused your concern. 3) Ask the question: “Are you depressed, starving yourself, hearing voices, etc.? 4) Tell a trusted adult (immediately if the person has problems that scare you!: nurse, teacher, coach, counselor)