The document discusses several types of mental disorders including mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and ADHD. It describes the symptoms and effects of each disorder and explains they can cause physical, mental, and social challenges. The document advocates treatment involving medication, psychotherapy, and other methods to help manage the conditions.

1. Mental DisordersMental Disorders
By Kyle KovacikBy Kyle Kovacik

2. Mood DisordersMood Disorders
 Mood Disorders areMood Disorders are
disorders that candisorders that can
affect the mood oraffect the mood or
emotions of a person.emotions of a person.
Disorders causeDisorders cause
changes in thesechanges in these
emotions.emotions.
 Examples:Examples:
 DepressionDepression
 Bipolar DisorderBipolar Disorder
 Dsythymic DisorderDsythymic Disorder
 Cyclothymic DisorderCyclothymic Disorder
 Low self-esteemLow self-esteem
 Fatigue or Low energyFatigue or Low energy
 Poor appetitePoor appetite
 Trouble sleepingTrouble sleeping

3. Mood DisordersMood Disorders
 Physically – People are tiredPhysically – People are tired
and have less energy to doand have less energy to do
things such as exercisethings such as exercise
 Mentally – People feel bad andMentally – People feel bad and
depressed about themselvesdepressed about themselves
and feel hopelessand feel hopeless
 Socially – People may feel tooSocially – People may feel too
bad about themselves thatbad about themselves that
they avoid people and friendsthey avoid people and friends
 Treatment:Treatment:
 Seek a medicalSeek a medical
professional who dealsprofessional who deals
with mood disorderswith mood disorders
 They can help fix thisThey can help fix this
with a variety ofwith a variety of
methodsmethods

4. Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders
 Anxiety disorders areAnxiety disorders are
disorders that causedisorders that cause
over-blown reactionsover-blown reactions
to stress, but they canto stress, but they can
be helpfulbe helpful
 Examples:Examples:
 Generalized AnxietyGeneralized Anxiety
DisorderDisorder
 Obsessive-CompulsiveObsessive-Compulsive
DisorderDisorder
 Panic DisorderPanic Disorder
 SymptomsSymptoms
 Excessive fearExcessive fear
 Irrational DreadIrrational Dread
 Lasts for six monthsLasts for six months

5. Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders
 Physically – Anxiety stops aPhysically – Anxiety stops a
personal from doing somepersonal from doing some
activitiesactivities
 Mentally – People feel badMentally – People feel bad
about themselvesabout themselves
 Socially – People under thisSocially – People under this
disorder avoid situations withdisorder avoid situations with
peoplepeople
 Treatment:Treatment:
 Medication:Medication:
 AntidepressantsAntidepressants
 SSRIsSSRIs
 TricyclicsTricyclics
 MAOIsMAOIs
 Anti-Anxiety DrugsAnti-Anxiety Drugs

6. Eating DisordersEating Disorders
 Disorders that make aDisorders that make a
personal eatpersonal eat
differently that candifferently that can
seriously affect theirseriously affect their
healthhealth
 Examples:Examples:
 AnorexiaAnorexia
 BulimiaBulimia
 Binge-eatingBinge-eating
 Symptoms:Symptoms:
 Eating less or throwing upEating less or throwing up
 Rapidly eating in a shortRapidly eating in a short
timetime
 Lasts up to about sixLasts up to about six
monthsmonths

7. Eating DisordersEating Disorders
 Physically – DisordersPhysically – Disorders
can ruin eating patternscan ruin eating patterns
and create malnutritionand create malnutrition
 Mentally – A person feelsMentally – A person feels
inadequate and eats lessinadequate and eats less
to be betterto be better
 Socially – A person feelSocially – A person feel
bad about themselvesbad about themselves
and avoid socialand avoid social
interactionsinteractions
 Treatment:Treatment:
 PsychotherapyPsychotherapy
 Nutrition EducationNutrition Education
 Family CounselingFamily Counseling
 MedicationsMedications
 HospitalizationHospitalization

8. SchizophreniaSchizophrenia
 When a personWhen a person
experiencesexperiences
hallucinations orhallucinations or
delusions and hasdelusions and has
severe changes insevere changes in
moodmood
 Examples:Examples:
 Schizophrenia disorderSchizophrenia disorder
 Symptoms:Symptoms:
 DelusionsDelusions
 HallucinationsHallucinations
 Major depresses moodMajor depresses mood
episodesepisodes
 Paranoid thought ad ideasParanoid thought ad ideas

9. SchizophreniaSchizophrenia
 Physically – It is difficult toPhysically – It is difficult to
do athletic activities.do athletic activities.
 Mentally – HallucinationsMentally – Hallucinations
and mood episodes canand mood episodes can
disrupt a person’s viewsdisrupt a person’s views
and make them feel badand make them feel bad
about themselves.about themselves.
 Socially – Episodes andSocially – Episodes and
paranoia will make it moreparanoia will make it more
difficult for the victim to bedifficult for the victim to be
socially accepted.socially accepted.
 Treatment:Treatment:
 PsychotherapyPsychotherapy
 Medications:Medications:
 AntipsychoticAntipsychotic
 Mood-stabilizingMood-stabilizing
medicationsmedications
 AntidepressantsAntidepressants

10. ADHDADHD
 A disorder moreA disorder more
common in childrencommon in children
that makes it difficultthat makes it difficult
to stay focused andto stay focused and
have controlledhave controlled
behavior.behavior.
 Types:Types:
 Predominantly hyperactive-Predominantly hyperactive-
impulsiveimpulsive
 Predominantly inattentivePredominantly inattentive
 Combined hyperactive-Combined hyperactive-
impulse and inattentiveimpulse and inattentive
 Symptoms:Symptoms:
 Easily distractedEasily distracted
 DaydreamDaydream
 Difficult focusingDifficult focusing
 Doesn’t seem to listenDoesn’t seem to listen

11. ADHDADHD
 Physically – A person canPhysically – A person can
have difficult focusing onhave difficult focusing on
sports or other activitysports or other activity
 Mentally – TroubleMentally – Trouble
concentrating andconcentrating and
learning thingslearning things
 Socially – WithSocially – With
hyperactivity and poorhyperactivity and poor
listening some may belistening some may be
drawn awaydrawn away
 Treatment:Treatment:
 Stimulant MedicationsStimulant Medications
 PsychotherapyPsychotherapy
 Parent AssistanceParent Assistance