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INTRO TO MENTAL ILLNESSES
Take Out a Sheet of PaperLabel Each Category And Follow the Directions
Brainstorm
Write Down 4-5 Things You Asscociate with Mental Illness (5 min)
Discussion (DON’T WRITE) : Why do we associate these things? Are there stereotypes involved? (5 min)
Experiences(10 min)
A. Do you know anyone who suffers from a mental illness? What challenges do they face?
B. Are schools and/or the government doing enough to address mental illness is this country? Why or why Not?
In The News(15 min)
Find TWO stories related to someone with a mental illness (can be depression, schizophrenia, etc) and answer these questions: What happened in the story? How did the media address mental illness
in the story? Very negatively? Was there bias?
Listen to the Track(30 min)
For EACH Song Answer These Questions Write Name of Song Write the TONE of the Song (HOW does it sound?) Write a Lyric Related to a Possible Mental Illness/Issue What do you think the MESSAGE of the song is related
to mental illnesses?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0EW0s1fN-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9G36aevSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwDlcx3HWAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYfnBsaTVEo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z-EGRbtxlw
Defining Mental Illness(25 min)
Look Up 4 of these terms and define them in YOUR OWN TERMS Delusions Bipolar Disorder Anxiety Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Phobia Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder Schizophrenia
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Unit IV
Part IPsychological Disorders
Defined
Harmful dysfunction that is destructive to self/others, unjustifiable, disturbing, or not typical
Examples Depression OCD Deviation
Medical Model of PDs
Perspectives on how to treat have changed over time, with past actions often considered “inhumane”
Eventually believed that physical causes of disorders can be used to help address the mental issues (use of drugs to help) Does NOT address past history or
environment
Bio-Psycho-Social Approach
Studies both the nature & nurture aspects of disorders
Psycho Internal Thoughts & Disorders
Bio Genetic Causes of Mental Issues
Social Cultural & social impact on behavior
DSM
The DSM is used by psychologists to classify & predict disorders through their symptoms The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders
Categories include: Adjustment Mood Anxiety Developmental Cognitive
Issues with DSM
Problem: Discrimination & stereotyping of people which can stick for longer than necessary
Benefit: Allows psychologists to better understand & communicate about disorders
Portrayal of Personality Disorders
With This List of 20 Personality Disorders; Take 7 of Them and Discuss What makes it most interesting to you and why?
http://listverse.com/2007/10/13/top-10-bizarre-mental-disorders/
http://listverse.com/2008/05/09/another-10-bizarre-mental-disorders/
Choose 3 Studies Tell Me Whether they Are Ethical or Unethical and
Why? http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/12/10-weird-psychology-stu
dies-vote-now.php
Killer Debrief
What was your motivation in these games? What was your role?
How did the games differ?
How did the differences in the games (i.e. one is more “public” or “social”) affect how people played?
When choosing the killers, did the detectives seem to have a bias? Why or why not?
Why are we so fascinated with games involving those with disorders or serial killers? What does that say about our society?
Part II
Anxiety & Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized: Feeling of nervousness
Panic: Intense, unexplained
Phobia: Irrational Fear
OCD: Unwanted Repetitve Actions
PTSD: Reliving Severe Events
Factors of Anxiety Disorders Biological
Heredity, Brain Function, Natural Selection
Learning Associating Fear through Conditioning;
Observational or Reinforcement of fear
Mood Disorders
Disturbance of emotions leading to magnifications of normal moods
Depression Little interest, sleep/appetite changes;
fatigue; suicidal thoughts etc
Bipolar Alternate between hopelessness and
unreasonable overexcitement
Factors of Mood Disorders
Biological Heredity & brain function
Social/Cognitive The way we think & the situations we find
ourselves in
The Commonality of FEAR
Each person has been given a card with a question on it
A) Write your question on your paper and answer it at least 2 complete sentences
B) Speak to at LEAST 3 other people in the room asking each other your questions. Write down their name and summarize their response to your question in 2-3 bullet points
C) Afterwards, answer these questions: Did you have any common fears or experiences with someone? What? Would speaking out loud/more openly about your fear and relating it
with someone else make it easier to cope with? Why or Why not? Does fear have a strong control over your actions & decisions? How or
How Not?
Part II
Abnormal Disorders
Dissociative Disorder
Causes a person to lose sense of self and separate from memories/feelings Can be caused by stress
Traumatic events can cause dissociative amnesia and/or loss of identity
Identity Disorder causes the creation of two or more personalities RARE & VERY CONTROVERSIAL Formerly, Multiple Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia
Leads to delusions, hallucinations, & inappropriate emotions/behaviors
Categorize into Paranoid, Disorganized, Catatonic, & Undifferentiated
Factors of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia can be genetic and passed on or can also be caused by a viral infection
The Brain of a person with schizophrenia operates differently than one without the disorder Seen through PET scans
Personality Disorders
Anxiety Extreme sensitivity to personal rejection or
clingy/submissive behaviors
Eccentric Paranoia/distrust or schizoid/detachment from
others
Dramatic Borderline with unstable emotions or antisocial
behavior
Part IV
Psycho Therapy
Psychotherapy
Emotional & confident interaction between a therapist & patient
Use of Psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavioral, cognitive, & biomedical
Group Therapy is also often used
Psychoanalytic (Frued)
Attributes thoughts/actions to the unconscious mind
Use childhood memories, dreams, & transference of emotions to analyze
Criticism Assumes repression, is expensive, and
claims its irrefutable
Humanistic (Carl Rogers)
Promotes self-fulfillment by increasing self-acceptance/awareness
Rogers used client-centered, accepting, and active listening therapy How do you do active listening?
Behavioral
Using learned operant and classical conditioning for therapy
Associating a pleasant/relaxed state with something that causes anxiety (or vice versa) Also using rewards for desired behavior
Cognitive
Teaches NEW, adaptive ways of thinking
Use constructive things to remove negative thoughts & vice versa
Cognitive & Behavioral can be combined
Biomedical
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), prescribed drugs, or surgery
Controversy: disruption of memory, drug addiction, & lobotomies very sensitive
Active Listening
Telephone
Stand in a Circle, Whisper the message to the person next to you until it gets all the way around to the speaker
Answer These Questions What specifically was different about the
original message & the current one? What issues prevented someone from
listening well?
The List
On the same paper, I am going to recite a list of things and after I am done, write down everything said from the list
Answer these questions: Why did you forget some items? Did you
add items not listed? Why would someone do that?
How does selective listening affect our accuracy?
VHI Storytellers
I will begin to tell a story. Each person must tell a logical next sentence to the story, until it comes back to me
Answer This Were there errors in the storytelling? Did
some things make no sense? Why?
YOU ARE the Psychologist
Psychologists practice active listening skills in order to help patients, but we do not do that in every day life
Groups of 3; 2 Talkers and 1 Observer: Each talker must have a conversation with the other to
describe yesterday in detail from waking up to going to sleep After the talker is done, the listener should write a summery of
what they were told and explain why or why not they were listening well
The Observer must make two separate check lists as to if each listener is practicing good listening skills Then the Observer should write a brief critique of each listener
Active Listening Techniques Focus on the speaker. Watch for non-verbal cues. These may be more important than what is said. Listen to how something is said. Inflection, intonation and strength of the
speaker’s voice may communicate more than words alone. Eliminate distractions. Give encouraging non-verbal cues. Nodding and leaning toward the
speaker show interest. Encourage the speaker by using words such as, “Yes,” “I see,” and “go on”. Ask questions to clarify what is said. Check your understanding by repeating or paraphrasing what you think you
heard. Respond when appropriate. Control emotional responses. Listen to the entire point without interrupting. Give the speaker time to think as well as talk. Summarize what was said.
Checklist
Try it one more time with the talkers describing their goals in life (location, type of family, ideal job, money etc)
This time the Observer must check off again if they are practicing active listening skills
The Listener should write down whether like they felt like they listened better/understood the person more