Transcript Mental Health 101

Mental Health 101
What are signs to look for
*NOTE: This presentation is to provide information and bring awareness about
Mental Health
ONLY a qualified professional can make a mental health assessment
This presentation is brought to you by Martine Fournier, Manager, Labour Services with the United Way Durham Region
Bipolar Disorder
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Symptoms of mania or manic episodes
include:
Mood Changes
A long period of feeling “high”, or an
overly happy or outgoing mood
Extremely irritable mood, agitation,
feeling “jumpy” or “wired.”
Behavioural Changes
Talking very fast, jumping from one
idea to another, having racing thoughts
Being easily distracted
Increasing goal-directed activities,
such as taking on new projects
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Behavioural Changes continued…
Being restless
Sleeping little
Having an unrealistic belief in one’s
abilities
Behaving impulsively and taking part in
a lot of pleasurable, high risk
behaviours, such as spending sprees,
impulsive sex, and impulsive business
investments.
Bipolar cont’d
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Symptoms of depression or a
depressive episode include:
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Behavioural Changes
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Feeling tired or “slowed down”
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Having problems concentrating,
remembering, and making decisions
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Being restless or irritable
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Changing eating, sleeping, or other
habits
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Thinking of death or suicide, or
attempting suicide.
Mood Changes
A long period of feeling worried or
empty
Loss of interest in activities once
enjoyed, including sex.
Depression
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The experience of depression varies widely
from person to person. Yet there are
common threads that weave their way
through this morose tapestry.
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Symptoms
Hopeless
Worthless
Useless
Might as well be dead
Apathetic
emotionless
Unresponsive
extremely fatigued
Desire only to sleep
Low energy level
Sad
no motivation
Anxious
Slow
Short-tempered
Down
irritable
Black attitude
lonely, alone, abandoned
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Miserable, terrible, horrible, lousy
Void, empty, hollow
Guilty of everything
Scared
Low self-esteem
Inability to concentrate
Ugly
Inability to function
Inability to experience pleasure
Angry
Want to be alone
Tense, quiet
Heavily burdened
Cry easily, helpless, fat, paranoid etc
Anxiety Disorders
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What are the major kinds of anxiety disorders:
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Panic disorders
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Phobias of intense fear
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Post traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Compulsion Disorder
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Compulsions:
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Thoughts, images, or impulses that occur over and over
again and feel out of the person’s control.
Repetitive behaviours or thought that a person
engages in to neutralize, counteract, or make their obsessions go away.
Can also include avoiding situations that trigger their obsessions
Time consuming and get in the way of important activities the person values (socializing, working,
going to school, etc.).
Fear of losing things
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What Compulsions are not:
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Not all repetitive behaviours or “rituals” are compulsion. Bedtime routines, religious practices, and
learning a new skill involve repeating an activity over and over again, but are a welcome part of
daily life
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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia symptoms fall into 2 categories: “Positive” & “Negative” symptoms”.
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The positive or psychotic symptoms most associated
with schizophrenia include:
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Delusions
Hallucinations and
Grossly disorganized thought, mood and behaviour.
Disturbances of feeling or affect (mood)
Ambivalence
Sensitivity
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The negative symptoms:
Deficits in attention, memory, fluency of thought and language, emotional expression, judgment, decisionmaking and motivation
Can be persistent. These negative symptoms can lead to patterns of social withdrawal and alienation that
may disrupt the person’s ability to work and function normally.
Change in habits and ability to function
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People with schizophrenia will likely have one or more of the symptoms mentioned. However, some of these
symptoms are not unique to schizophrenia. It is always necessary to see a doctor for diagnosis.
Panic Disorder
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Symptoms
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Chest pain, pressure or discomfort.
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Heart palpitations or rapid heart beat.
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Difficulty breathing or catching your breath.
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A choking sensation or lump in the throat.
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Excessive sweating; light-headedness or dizziness.
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Tingling or numbness in parts of the body.
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Chills or hot flashes; shaking or trembling or feelings of unreality or of being detached
from the body.
Borderline Personality Disorder
(BPD)
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Symptoms:
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feel empty, lonely, don’t exist
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Play roles (“Who I’M “supposed” to be
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Sense or worthlessness
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Self-destructive
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Feel emotional vulnerable
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Intense grief, terror, panic, abandonment, betrayal, agony, fury or humiliation.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects 1 of 2 people
at least once in their lifetime.
The truth bout PTSD
PTSD is a medical illness
It is not your fault that you feel this way
It is not something that you can control on your own.
PTSD can be treated
PTSD is a reaction to an event that caused, fear, helplessness or horror such as:
A natural disaster (flood, tornado, hurricane).
An accident (car, plane, train, boat).
A physical attack (assault, rape).
Military combat
Socio/Psychopath
• Sociopath / Psychopaths are both personality disorders, grouped
under “Antisocial Personality Disorder
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Symptoms:
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Manipulative
Failure to conform to Social norms
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Impulsive
Ego-Centric
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Lack emotions
Lack of responsibility
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Absence of personal goals
Pathological lying
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Juvenile delinquency
infidelity
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Relentless deception
Can be charming
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Sense of self importance
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Believe themselves more special than others
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Can take advantage of others to benefit self
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Becoming arrogant
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Emotional
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Displays a strong personality on the exterior
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Sets unrealistic goals
Self obsession and undue confidence
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Self centered
Exaggerates their achievements and abilities/talents
Excessive self admiration
Show no respect for others’ feelings
Mental Health Statistics
• Support mental health care delivery, education and
research
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1 in 4 will experience a mental illness severe enough to affect their daily activities
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Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in Canada for people between ages 10 and 34.
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Mental illnesses often develop during adolescence and young adulthood.
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Depression and anxiety represent up to 90% of mental illnesses and cause up to 35 million lost
workdays a year in Canada.
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The highest proportion of people seeking mental health help are over age 65.
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4 in 5 people will be affected by the mental illness of someone close to them.