Mental Illnesses in Children
Disorders and Illnesses
Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Disruptive behavior disorders
Pervasive development disorders
Eating Disoders
Anxiety disorder
- Responds with fear
- Sweat, rapid heartbeat,
- Is very nervous
Disruptive behavior disorder
- Defy rules
- Disruptive in structured environments
Pervasive development disorders
- Confused in their thinking
- Problems understanding the world around them
Eating disorders
- Involve intense emotions and attitudes
- Unusual behaviors with weight and food
Mood disorders
- Persistent feelings of sadness
- Rapidly changing moods
Schizophrenia
- Distorted perceptions and thoughts
Mental Disorder
- Illness with psychological/behavioral manifestations
- With either painful or distressing symptoms
- Impairment in one or more important areas of functioning
What is Psychological?
- Pertaining to the mind
- Mental phenomena