Disability Studies 1010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Canadian Mental Health Association, World Health Organization, Bipolar Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Disability Studies
• Course: Disability Studies 1010A/B
• Professor: Jeffrey Preston

Document Summary

Mental illness & the myth of the fragile student". Singal: the myth of the ever-more-fragile college student. Mentall illnesses are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or behavior associated with significant distressed & impaired functioning. Most mental illnesses come under the purvey of the canadian mental health. [mental disorders] are generally characterized by a combination of abnormal thoughts, perceptions, emotions, behavior & relationships with others. Mental disorders include: depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia & other psychoses, dementia, intellectual disabilities & developmental disorders including autism. More than a bad day" or feeling blue". With bipolar disorder, people experience episodes of depression & episodes of mania. : episodic in nature. Symptoms include: unusually high or low moods, often involves a lack of sleep. Extreme or chronic experiences of danger" reflect. Complex brain disorder that affects one"s ability to determine what is real and what is not. Can include delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal and disturbed thinking: positive & negative symptoms.