Transcript Ch 3 - Waukee Community School District Blogs

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What do you think causes mental
illness?
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2. How do we know when someone is mentally
ill?
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3. What sort of things can we do to help people
with mental illness?
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4. What sorts of things aren’t helpful to
mentally ill people and what might make them
worse?
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http://www.ted.com/talks/ruby_wax_what_s_so
_funny_about_mental_illness
 Apathy:
lack of strong feeling, interest or
concern (depression)
 Stigma:
mark of shame or disapproval that
results in an individual being rejected by
others
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Compare physical illness to mental illness
 Alienation:
feeling of being isolated and
separated from everyone else
 is
a disturbance in thoughts and emotions
that decreases a person’s capacity to cope
with the challenges of everyday life
 Mood
disorders are persistent changes in
mood caused by biochemical imbalances in
the brain. Major depressive disorder and
bipolar disorder are two types of mood
disorders.
 Feelings
of hopeless and sadness that last for
more than a few days.
 Inability to take part in daily activities.
 Activities that used to give you pleasure no
longer do so.
 Depression is more than occasionally feeling
blue, sad, or down in the dumps, though.
Depression is a strong mood involving
sadness, discouragement, despair, or
hopelessness that lasts for weeks, months,
or even longer.
 Uncontrollable
cycles of extreme happiness
and then depression.
 http://safeshare.tv/w/ShKxqLVBJV
Psychosis is the active state of experiencing
hallucinations or delusions and can be organic
(mental illness) or drug-induced.
 False
perceptions of reality.
 Hallucinations and/or delusions.
(watch video)
 Anxiety
disorders are associated with feelings
of anxiousness, combined with physiological
symptoms that interfere with everyday
activities. OCD, phobias, and PTSD are types
of anxiety disorders.
physiological
physical
Tension
Fear of going
crazy
Trembling
Muscle tension
Worry
Fear of dying
Sweating
Nausea
Panic
Fear of losing
control
Heart pounding
Breathlessness
Light
headedness
Numbness
Dizziness
Stomach pains
Feelings of
unreality
Disruptive to work, social or family life
 Sudden
feelings of terror that strike without
warning.
 Putting oneself in danger by desperately
trying to escape the situation.
 Repeated,
disturbing, and unwanted thoughts
 Ritual behaviors that are perceived as
impossible to control such as repeatedly
washing one’s hands.
 Excessive
or persistent fear of something
that may or may not cause real danger, such
as spiders, elevators, or giving a speech.
 Possible panic attacks.
 http://safeshare.tv/w/QOUSJHeKXp
 Avoidance
of experiences that could trigger
memories of a traumatic experience such as
wartime experiences or abuse.
 Eating
disorders are a range of conditions
involving an obsession with food, weight, and
appearance that negatively affect a person’s
health, relationships and daily life. Stressful
life situations, poor coping skills, sociocultural factors regarding weight and
appearance, genetics, trauma, and family
dynamics are thought to play a role in the
development of eating disorders.
 Obsessive
behavior and thoughts about
weight control.
 Starvation of oneself such as anorexia
nervosa.
 Consumption of large amounts of food
followed by vomiting.
 Difficulty
concentrating
 Difficulty completing tasks
 Difficulty following instructions
 Impulsive and hyperactive
 http://safeshare.tv/w/SdNQGDcAiq
 http://safeshare.tv/w/YrJfIhJTMx
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Amphetamines:
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fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeats;
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feeling light-headed, fainting;
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increased blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, trouble concentrating, chest pain, numbness, seizure); or
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tremor, restlessness, hallucinations, unusual behavior, or motor tics (muscle twitches).
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Less serious side effects may include:
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headache or dizziness;
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sleep problems (insomnia);
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dry mouth or an unpleasant taste in your mouth;
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diarrhea, constipation;
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loss of appetite, weight loss;
methylphenidates:
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fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeats;
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feeling like you might pass out;
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fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
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aggression, restlessness, hallucinations, unusual behavior, or motor tics (muscle twitches);
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easy bruising, purple spots on your skin; or
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dangerously high blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven
heartbeats, seizure).
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Less serious side effects may include:
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stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite;
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vision problems, dizziness, mild headache;
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sweating, mild skin rash;
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numbness, tingling, or cold feeling in your hands or feet;
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nervous feeling, sleep problems (insomnia); or
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weight loss.
 Belief
of illness when none is present.
 It’s
a neurological disorder where the
individual demonstrates normal intelligence
and language development, but exhibits
autistic-like behaviors.
 Mild to severe.
 Show
marked deficiencies in social skills,
have difficulties with transitions or
changes and prefer sameness. They often
have obsessive routines and may be
preoccupied with a particular subject of
interest. They have a great deal of
difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body
language) and very often the individual
with AS has difficulty determining proper
body space.
 Overall it’s a lighter form of Autism.
 Neurological
disorder that affects the
functioning of the brain in areas of
communication and social interaction.
 Symptoms usually displayed before age 3.
 http://youtu.be/KmDGvquzn2k