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Mental illness is a substantial disorder that can affect what?
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- Thought
- Mood - Perception - Memory |
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What does mental illness impair?
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- Judgment
- Behavior - Capacity to recognize reality - Ability to meet the ordinary demands of life |
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What are the types of mental illness?
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- Mood disorders: depression and mania
- Psychotic disorders: schizophrenia - Anxiety disorders - Adjustment disorders - Substance use disorders - Personality disorders - Behavior or mood problems caused by other neurological or medical illness |
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What do most problems of childhood and adolescence represent?
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Crisis resulting from a strain on the child's coping ability as the child grapples with a developmental task
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What questions should you ask yourself / the child when a child presents with a mental illness?
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- Have symptoms developed because of the stress of the task?
- Is the coping ability not adequate to deal with it? - Is there lack of environmental support? |
