Health: Mental Illness

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Mental Disorder

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A mental illness or emotional problem; is described by patterns of thinking or behavior that cause a person significant emotional pain or prevent normal functioning; they disrupt a person's life, influence their entire lifestyle

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OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

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an uncontrollable need to perform an action

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Dementia

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impaired mental ability (associated with Alzheimer's Disease); degenerative and progressive (it only increases and spreads); once it starts there is no way to heal it or get back the things you lost; life-threatening condition

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Alzheimer's Disease

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a brain disease that brings mental confusion, inability to function , and in the final stage, death (form of dementia)

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Autism

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a bio-neurological disability that affects areas of social interaction, communication skills, and cognitive function; some people may have an extraordinary talent

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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

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an impairment with the ability to pay attention; often with hyperactivity and poor impulse control; give Ridulin (a form of speed [an amphetamine]) to patients to help them with impulse control and hyperaction

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PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

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a reaction to traumatic stress that arises when the event is occuring, accompanied by severe anxiety

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Schizophrenia

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a condition of losing touch with reality accompanied by reduced ability to function; the person may experience hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia

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Bipolar Disorder

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illness that causes shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function

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Phobia

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an extreme, irrational fear of an object or situation

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Anorexia

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a disorder of self-starvation to the extreme; extreme exercise can make anorexia appear because of excessive exercise and food portions that are too small for the exercise; this is the most life-threatening of the mental disorders

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Bulimia

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repeated binge-eating, usually followed by vomiting (purging); may involve no vomiting, but just an excessive use of laxatives

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Depression

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the condition of feeling discouraged or hopeless; most common mental disorder; exercise can help treat mild depression

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Addiction

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a physical or psychological craving; dependence on a substance, habit, or behavior

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Trichotillomania

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a type of psychological condition that involves urges to pull out one's own hair; compulsive behavior; one strand at a time or in large clumps; pull from head, eyebrows, eyelashes, or pubic area