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Types of Mental Disorder: 900 San Marcelino ST., Ermita, 1000 Manila
Types of Mental Disorder: 900 San Marcelino ST., Ermita, 1000 Manila
Types of Mental Disorder: 900 San Marcelino ST., Ermita, 1000 Manila
Types of Mental
Disorder
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MERCADO, MERYLL G.
Mental Illness
- disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. A mental illness can make you
miserable and can cause problems in your daily life, such as at school or work or in
relationships. In most cases, symptoms can be managed with a combination of
medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy).
1. Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder that can affect ability to
concentrate, sleep and carry out ordinary tasks. People with anxiety disorders often feel
compelled to avoid stressful situations and in extreme cases avoid going out altogether.
Common diagnosis of mental illness, under the category of anxiety disorders, includes:
• Panic disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
• Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
2. Mood Disorders
- are characterized by a serious change in mood that cause disruption to life activities.
Though many different subtypes are recognized, three major states of mood disorders
exist: depressive, manic, and bipolar. Major depressive disorder is characterized by
overall depressed mood. Elevated moods are characterized by mania or hypomania. The
cycling between both depressed and manic moods is characteristic of bipolar mood
disorders. In addition to type and subtype of mood, these disorders also vary in intensity
and severity.
3. Dementia
- Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere
with daily life. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer's is the most common type of
dementia.
The most common forms of dementia include:
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Health conditions (e.g., head trauma, HIV, Parkinson’s); and
• Substance-induced dementia (e.g. drugs/alcohol abuse, inhalants, or exposure to
toxins).
4. Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks,
feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia may seem like they have lost touch with
reality. Although schizophrenia is not as common as other mental disorders, the
symptoms can be very disabling.
5. Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders describe illnesses that are characterized by irregular eating habits and
severe distress or concern about body weight or shape.
Eating disturbances may include inadequate or excessive food intake which can
ultimately damage an individual’s well-being. The most common forms of eating
disorders include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder and
affect both females and males.