Question

Mental Disorders and Treatment

There are two choices for this question. Choose one question for your main post. Be sure to label which choice you selected in your main post. Please address all parts of the question in your main post. Besides your main post, you need to submit two or more replies to the main posts of classmates. You should post at least one reply to a classmate who answered the alternative question.

Choice 1

Consider the course reading about mental disorders, then pick a specific mental disorder and read one or two recent (within the last 6 years) articles about this condition:

What interested you to read up on this disorder?

Describe at least 3 key facts you learned about the disorder, such as misconceptions, suspected causes and risk factors.

What most surprised you when reading about this condition? Was there anything you already knew to be factual about this disorder?

How did learning about this mental disorder change your attitudes/reactions about people affected by this disorder?

Choice 2

Consider the different forms of psychotherapy discussed in the course reading materials:.

Imagine you were selecting one of these psychotherapy methods to help another person.

Which one would "feel" most preferable to you? Explain why this method seems more suitable than others?

What is the evidence this method is effective and for what disorders is it most suitable?

Finally, what would help you consider the benefits and risks for using psychiatric medications - either alone or along with psychotherapy?

Answer 1

choice 1

mental disorders: Depression

What interested you to read up on this disorder?

Everyone has experienced feeling sad or unhappy.Depression can be so intense and last so long that it can interfere with your daily life, and affect your sleep, eating habits, energy, work performance, relationships, and lead to suicidal thinking. It is one of the most common chronic health conditions in the world. Depression does not discriminate on the basis of race or social class. Anyone can suffer from depression.

Describe at least 3 key facts you learned about the disorder, such as misconceptions, suspected causes and risk factors.

key facts:

1. Approximately 80% of sufferers of depression are not receiving treatment.

2. the average age for the onset of depression is between 24 and 35 years of age, with a mean age of 27.

3. Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men.

What most surprised you when reading about this condition? Was there anything you already knew to be factual about this disorder?

things that surprised you :

1. Persistent irritability can be a symptom of depression. If the world, your life, or your loved ones constantly tick you off, the cause might be something that's going on inside of you. That anger can lead to lashing out or withdrawing from those who love you. Neither one will get you what you need.

2.Chronic pain can be another symptom of depression. At the same time, being in continual discomfort can cause you to become depressed. When you are depressed and in pain, it can be hard to know which came first.

3. Alcohol is a depressant, so are marijuana and a host of other recreational or street drugs. Self-medication is not going to get you better and will surely make you worse over time. Remember that all medications, including anti-depressants, have side effects.

How did learning about this mental disorder change your attitudes/reactions about people affected by this disorder?

Depression is a complex, changing thing that may not be fully understood, even by those who have it.Many people see depression as a simple thing. You’re either sad or you’re not. Even worse, some people think you can just “get over it.” But those who suffer from depression know it’s not that simple.Depression is a serious mental health condition accompanied by a feeling of extreme despondency that can result in a reduction in person’s vitality, vigour or spirits.