Mental Disorders Treatment Module V

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What do you understand by the term stress?

Stress is a common human experience characterized by physiological and psychological responses to demands.

What are the broad categories of stressors?

Major Life Events and Changes, Daily Hassles, Chronic Role Strain, Traumas.

What are the common behavioral responses to stressors?

Alcohol/drug abuse, sleep disturbances, irritability, compulsive behavior, withdrawal from relationships.

What is a conflict?

A conflict occurs when an individual faces mutually incompatible situations. Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of conflicts faced by individuals?

Approach-approach conflict, Avoidance-avoidance conflict, Approach-avoidance conflict. Signup and view all the answers

Explain the term frustration.

Frustration is an experiential state resulting from obstacles that hinder the attainment of needs or goals. Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of mental disorders?

Disorders of Childhood, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders. Signup and view all the answers

What is an Anxiety Disorder?

A condition characterized by persistent fear and apprehension without appropriate reason. Signup and view all the answers

What are Mood Disorders?

Mood Disorders involve prolonged emotions, including depression and bipolar disorder. Signup and view all the answers

What are Psychosomatic Disorders?

Psychosomatic disorders are psychological problems that manifest physical symptoms. Signup and view all the answers

Identify and explain the two types of anxiety disorders.

Phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Signup and view all the answers

What do you understand by depression?

A mental state characterized by sadness, loss of interest and pleasure, and loss of sleep. Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between psychosomatic and somatoform disorders?

Psychosomatic disorders have physical symptoms with psychological causes, while somatoform disorders have physical symptoms without identifiable biological causes. Signup and view all the answers

Discuss the major symptoms of Schizophrenia.

Incoherent thinking, faulty perception, disturbances in motor activity, and flat or inappropriate emotions. Signup and view all the answers

What do you understand by the term ‘personality disorders’?

Inflexible or maladaptive patterns of thinking and behaving that develop early in life. Signup and view all the answers

What is psychotherapy?

Therapy provided through interpersonal contact, often called 'the talking cure'. Signup and view all the answers

Explain the main steps in the process of psychotherapy.

Rapport formation, preparation of case history, determination of the problem, therapeutic session, termination of therapeutic intervention. Signup and view all the answers

Define stress.

A non-specific response of the body to any demand on it. Signup and view all the answers

Identify the major stressors in the life of a student, and the usual responses to them.

Major life events, daily hassles, chronic role strain, and traumas. Signup and view all the answers

Explain how conflicts and frustration lead to stress.

Conflicts arise from difficulty choosing between goals, while frustration results from blocking of needs or absence of a desired goal. Signup and view all the answers

Identify any 5 mental disorders and describe their main symptoms.

Anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. Signup and view all the answers

Discuss desirable ways of coping with stress.

Adopting a healthy lifestyle with positive thoughts, feelings, and actions. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Mental Disorders and Their Treatment

Mental disorders manifest through unusual behaviors, such as repeated checking or distress before events.
Factors contributing to mental disorders include heredity, personality, low stress tolerance, and stressful experiences.
Stressors are perceived situations that individuals find difficult to cope with, leading to mental stress.

Stress as a Source of Disturbed Mental Health

Stress is a common experience that triggers physiological and psychological responses.
Hans Selye defined stress as a non-specific bodily response to demands, differentiating between eustress (positive stress) and distress (negative stress).
Recent approaches emphasize the role of appraisal in coping with stress, influencing adaptation and well-being.

Types of Stressors

Major Life Events and Changes: Significant events like marriage or divorce that have a lasting impact.
Daily Hassles: Everyday irritations such as misplaced items, deadlines, and traffic.
Chronic Role Strain: Ongoing difficulties such as troubling relationships or economic hardship.
Traumas: Distressing events like natural disasters or the death of loved ones that drastically affect mental health.

Common Responses to Stressors

Behavioral Responses: Include substance abuse, sleep disturbances, irritability, and withdrawal from relationships.
Emotional Responses: Common feelings are anxiety, depression, anger, and guilt.
Cognitive Responses: Characterized by negative self-concept and cognitive distortions.
Interpersonal Responses: Can lead to passive-aggressive behaviors, competitiveness, and withdrawal.
Biological Responses: Physical reactions such as high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, and lowered immunity.

Types of Conflicts and Frustrations

Conflicts arise when individuals face obstacles to achieving goals, leading to stress.
Approach-Approach Conflict: Choosing between two desirable goals, e.g., two job offers.
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict: Choosing between two undesirable goals, e.g., unemployment vs. an unsatisfactory job.
Approach-Avoidance Conflict: Mixed motivations towards the same goal, such as the desire for marriage versus fear of loss of freedom.

Types of Mental Disorders

Mental disorders can arise from ineffective coping strategies, leading to issues across various categories.

Disorders of Childhood

Disorders diagnosed during infancy or childhood include ADHD (difficulty focusing) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (social withdrawal and delayed language).

Anxiety Disorders

Characterized by persistent, excessive fear or anxiety, leading to conditions such as phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Mood Disorders

Depression: Symptoms include prolonged sadness, changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, feelings of worthlessness, and difficulty concentrating.
Bipolar Disorder: Involves alternating periods of depression and mania.

Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders

Psychosomatic Disorders: Physical illnesses with psychological origins, e.g., stress-related hypertension.
Somatoform Disorders: Physical symptoms without identifiable biological causes, such as unexplained pain.

Dissociative Disorders

These involve disruptions in memory and identity, including:
- Dissociative Amnesia: Memory loss after trauma.
- Dissociative Fugue: Memory loss accompanied by a new identity.
- Depersonalization Disorder: A sense of detachment from one’s body.
- Dissociative Identity Disorder: Presence of two or more distinct personalities.

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Schizophrenia entails disturbances in thought, emotions, and behaviors, often presenting as a disconnect from reality.### Schizophrenia
Characterized by incoherent thinking, faulty perceptions, motor disturbances, and emotional flatness or inappropriateness.
Individuals often withdraw from reality into delusions and hallucinations.
Hallucinations involve false sensory perceptions, such as seeing or hearing things that do not exist.
Delusions are false beliefs that distort reality and affect relationships.
Schizophrenia has various types, including catatonic schizophrenia.

Personality Disorders

Roots trace back to early childhood, leading to inflexible and maladaptive patterns of thinking and behavior.
Range from mild, avoidant behaviors to severe manifestations like serial killing.
Classified into three clusters:
- First Cluster: Odd or eccentric behaviors, includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.
- Second Cluster: Anxiety-related disorders, includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive personality disorders.
- Third Cluster: Dramatic, emotional, or erratic behaviors, includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders.

Psychotherapeutic Process

Psychotherapy involves treatment designed by trained professionals known as clinical psychologists or psychotherapists.
The treated individual is referred to as the client.
Often termed "the talking cure," focusing on interpersonal contact.
Psychotherapy cannot be solely administered by psychiatrists, who are medical doctors specializing in mental disorders.
Various psychotherapeutic approaches include psychoanalysis, behavior therapy, cognitive-behavior therapy, and client-centered therapy.
Key steps in psychotherapy:
- Rapport Formation: Building a cooperative relationship with the client.
- Case History Preparation: Understanding the client’s adjustment patterns and disorder history.
- Problem Determination: Identifying key issues needing attention through assessments.
- Therapeutic Sessions: Conducting focused treatment based on problem nature and monitoring progress.
- Termination of Intervention: Concluding therapy once desired outcomes are achieved, with follow-up recommendations.

Coping with Stress

Two mechanisms for coping with stress: Task-oriented and defense-oriented.
- Task-oriented Coping:
  - Aimed at realistically addressing stress through constructive actions, involves conscious and rational assessment.
  - Can include:
    - Attack: Confronting the situation and utilizing available resources, for instance, preparing for exams early.
    - Withdrawal: Acknowledging defeat and redirecting effort towards manageable goals, such as making new friends after repeated rejection.
    - Compromise: Adjusting goals downward based on reassessment of abilities, like accepting high grades in other subjects after underperforming in one.
- Defense-oriented Coping:
  - Not solution-focused and aims at making the individual feel comfortable, utilizing methods like rationalization or displacement.

Understanding Stress

Stress: A non-specific bodily response to demands placed upon it; can be positive (eu-stress) or negative (distress).
Common reactions to stress: Behavioral, emotional, cognitive, interpersonal, biological, and imagery responses.
Conflicts faced include:
- Approach-Approach Conflict: Choosing between two desirable goals.
- Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict: Choosing between two undesirable goals.
- Approach-Avoidance Conflict: Facing a single goal that has both positive and negative aspects.
Frustration arises from obstacles preventing the attainment of goals, leading to stress.

Mental Disorders Overview

Ranges from minor anxiety to severe conditions like schizophrenia.
Recognizing the importance of genetic and biological factors in mental disorders.
Healthy coping with stress involves adopting positive thoughts, emotions, and actions to enhance productivity and well-being.

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