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Optical Illusions
Mental Disorders
Optical Illusions
Mental Disorders
• Mental Disorder- Is an illness that affects
the mind and reduces person’s ability to
function, adjust to change, or get along
with others.
Causes of Mental Disorder
• Physical Factors- Growth or tumor, in the brain,
an injury to brain.
• Heredity- Inherit tendency toward a mental
disorder.
• Early Experiences- Negative experiences that
occur early in life can lead to mental illness.
• Recent Experiences- Experiences that have
occurred within a short amount of time and
trigger mental illness.
Anxiety Disorders
• Anxiety- Is fear caused by a source you
cannot identify or a source that doesn’t
pose as much threat as you think.
• Anxiety Disorder- When the anxiety last for
a long time and interferes with daily living.
• Phobia- Anxiety that is related to a specific
situation or object.
• Obsession- An unwanted thought or
image that takes control of the mind.
• Compulsion- An unreasonable need to
behave in a certain way to prevent a
feared outcome
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- People
who survive life threatening event. May
have flashbacks or nightmares that
produce intense fear and horror.
• Mood Disorder- Experience extreme emotions
that make it difficult to function well in their daily
lives.
• Depression- Is an emotional state in which a
person feels extremely sad and hopeless.
• Schizophrenia- It cn be identified by severe
disturbances in thinking, mood, awareness, and
behavior.
• Personality Disorder- Display rigid patterns of
behavior that make it difficult for them to get
along with others.
Eating Disorders
• Eating Disorder- Mental Disorder revealed
through abnormal behaviors related to food.
• Anorexia Nervosa- Does not eat enough food to
maintain a healthy weight.
• Bulimia- Go on uncontrolled eating binges
followed by purging, or removing, the food from
their bodies.
• Binge Eating Disorder- Regularly have an
uncontrollable urge to eat large amount of food.
Treaments
• Psychiatrist- M.D. A physician who can
diagnose and treat mental disorders.
They will do a medical exam to rule out
physical causes. Then will talk to patient
to find out what symptoms the patient has.
-They prescribe medications. If symptoms
have a physical cause, they may ask the
patient to see a neurologist.
• Neurologist- Is a physician who treats physical
disorders of the nervous system.
• MRI of the head is a nuclear medicine technique
frequently used in the field of Neurology.
• Clinical Psychologist- Is trained to recognize
and treat behavior that is not normal. Clinical
Psychologist have a doctoral degree in
psychology and at least two years of practical
training in clinics or hospitals. In some states,
clinical psychologists can prescribe medications.
• Psychiatric social worker- Helps people
with mental disorders and their families to
accept and adjust to an illness.
• Mental Health Counselor- Some focus on
a specific problems or work with specific
group of people.
Ex. Alcoholics, drug abusers, OCD, ect.