{Mental Health

The term stigma refers to any attribute, trait or disorder that causes a person to be labeled as unacceptable or different from “normal “people

People with a mental illness have a double burden. They must cope with their disorder and others negative attitudes towards those disorders.

Stigma is the use of negative labels to identify a person living with mental illness

Fear of stigma and discrimination discourages individuals and their families from getting the help they need

Mental Health Stigma

Stereotypes of people with mental illness are just as inaccurate and dehumanizing as stereotypes of women, racial minorities, people with physical and developmental disabilities and people from other diverse groups

A Stereotype is a person or thing that conforms to an unjustifiably fixed impression

Prejudice is a preconceived opinion Discrimination is an unfavorable

treatment based on prejudice

Terms Related to Stigma

Join a group and 4 or 5 On a piece of chart paper list all the

words and phrases that come to mind when you think of mental illness or a person with mental illness.

Group Activity

Mental Health• A state of being that refers to how one is able to

cope with the demands and stress of day to day living.

Mental Illness* A disturbance in thoughts and emotions that decreases a person’s capacity to cope with the challenges of everyday life.

Most people learn what they know about mental illness from the media.

People with mental illnesses often portrayed as violent, criminal, dangerous, comical, incompetent, and fundamentally different from other people.

Why Do We Stigmatize Mental Illness?

People with mental illness are violent and dangerous

People with mental illness are poor and/or less intelligent

Mental illness is caused by a personal weakness

Mental illness is a single, rare disorder

Myths About Mental Illness

As many Canadians suffer from major depression as from other leading chronic conditions including heart disease. Four per cent of those Canadians surveyed reported having symptoms of depression as compared to 5 per cent with heart disease

Only 32% of Canadians experiencing feelings and symptoms consistent with a surveyed mental disorder sought help from a health care professional.

31% of 15 to 24 year-olds have experienced a mental health problem

Mental Health Statistics(source: http//:www.camh.net/printable/addictionmentalhealthstatistics_pr.html)

27% have anxiety problems 15 to 24 year olds are more likely to

have social phobias and bipolar disorders Teenagers between 15 and 24 are the

least likely to use any resources for problems concerning mental health

Overall prevalence of mental health are about the same for men and women.

1 in 5 Ontarians experience a mental illness in their lifetime

Mental Health Stats cont.

Man are more likely to experience antisocial personality disorders

Older people experience depression more often than younger people

Mental disorders (especially depression) are more common among people who are separated, divorced, or widowed

52% of Ontarians whose parents have experienced a mental health problem also experience a mental disorder.

Mental Health Stats cont.

In your group brainstorm ideas about ways of talking about, and behaving toward, people with mental illness that are inappropriate, stigmatizing, and disempowering. Create a list of suggestions for more respectable language and behavior

Question

Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Psychosis Eating Disorders Personality Disorders Organic Brain Disorders

Types of Mental Illness

Depression http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B-_gLpTcE0

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Bipolar Disorder Postpartum Depression

Mood Disorders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl95tsiLvyM

Bipolar Disorder

Panic Disorder Agoraphobia Social Phobias Specific Phobias Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety Disorders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cr7IomSy8s

Anxiety Disorders

The active state of experiencing hallucinations or delusions and can be organic (mental illness) or drug induced

Schizophrenia most serious and affects 1 in 100 Canadians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWYwckFrksg

Psychosis

Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Binge-eating Disorder http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcccczwD36s

Eating Disorders

Antisocial Personality Disorder Avoidant Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Dependent Personality Disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder Narcissistic Personality Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Paranoid Personality Disorder Schizoid Personality Disorder Schizotypal Personality Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Dissociative Identity Disorder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Tl1WGS5_4

Personality Disorders

• Affect 1 in 10 Canadians• Decrease in mental function• Causes varying extent of delirium

(severe, short term losses of brain functions)

• Result of physical brain injury or disease• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRZhLRd1Gw

Organic Brain Disorders

Degenerative Disorders Cardiovascular Disorders Trauma-Induced Brain Injury Respiratory Conditions Infections Drug and Alcohol Related Conditions Parkinson’s Disease

Organic Brain Disorders

Pick one of the Mental Illnesses and write a journal about what you think life would be like living with this disorder. How would it effect relationships, employment, school, family, completion of daily tasks, etc…

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