What is Abnormal Behavior?
Mental illness presents as a set of behaviors and beliefs that are outside of the norm.
What are the criteria’s for abnormal behavior?
- Statistical infrequency.
2.Personal distress. - Outside of societal norms.
4.Degree of impairment. - Unexpectedness.
What are the impacts of mental illness?
- Greatest cause of disability.
- Diminished quality of life.
- Reduced productivity.
4.High levels of morbidity and mortality. (Suicide)
World history on mental health:
- Poorly understood.
- Exorcism.
- Somatogenesis.
- Witch craft.
- Asylums.
- De-institutilzation.
What are the Types of Disorders?
- Anxiety.
- Mood.
- Psychosis.
What is the cycle of anxiety?
- Anxiety.
- Increased scanning for danger.
- Escape of avoidance.
- Short term relief.
- Long term: loss of confidence and increase of anxiety.
What are the Types of Anxiety disorders?
- Phobia.
- Generalized anxiety disorder.
- Post traumatic stress disorder.
- Acute stress disorder.
- Obsessive compulsive disorder.
- Panic disorder.
What are the causes of anxiety disorders?
- Copying others.
- Genetic.
- Classical conditioning.
What are the types of Mood disorders?
- Bipolar disorder.
- Depression.
What are the causes of mood disorders?
- Learned helplessness.
- Becks theory of depression: negative thoughts.
- Genetic.
- Neurotransmitters:
-Low levels of serotonin(depression)
-Low levels of norepinephrine(bipolar) - Neuroendocrine: depression is linked with hormonal abnormalities.
What are the treatment issues in Mood disorders?
- Depression: suicide.
- Bipolar: medicine compliance.
What is Psychosis?
Group of conditions that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality.
What is Schizophrenia?
A type of psychosis disorder that has symptoms like delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and bizarre behavior.
What are the negative effects of Schizophrenia?
- Lack of social interaction.
- Loss in motivation.
- Loss in pleasure.
- Inappropriate mood.
What are the causes of schizophrenia?
- Genetic.
- Dopamine disregulation.
- Cortical atrophy: enlargement of brain ventricles.
- Biological triggers (personality, external stressors, socio-economic status, social and family support)
What are treatment considerations for psychosis?
- If patient is experiencing a perceptual thought or thought disturbance, it is important to give them time to answer questions and make them brief.
- Warn patient and approach them slowly when coming close to examine so they don’t see you as immediate danger.
