Mental Illnesses w/ movie clips
Major Depressive Disorder: 5 or more symptoms must be present during the same 2
week period and a change in functioning has occurred.
• Depressed mood
• Diminished interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities
• Increase or decrease in appetite, or significant weight loss or gain
• Restlessness or slowing down (sitting like a lump)
• Fatigue or loss of energy
• Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
• Diminished ability to think, concentrate, make decisions, or remember
• Recurrent thoughts of death, thoughts or plans for suicide , or suicide
attempt
Dysthmic Disorder: (Ulee’s Gold)
• Depressed mood for most of the day, more days than not, for at least 2
years
• While depressed at least 2 of the following:
o Poor appetite or overeating
o Low energy or fatigue
o Insomnia or hypersomnia
o Low self-esteem
o Poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
o Feelings of hopelessness
Schizophrenia: (A Beautiful Mind)
Must have 2 or more of the following symptoms:
• Delusions (false, fixed beliefs)
• Hallucinations (abnormal perceptions, especially auditory ones)
• Disorganized speech
• Grossly disturbed or catatonic behavior
• Negative symptoms including blank emotions, lack of motivation, or lack
of speech
Panic attack: (Midnight Run)
A period of intense fear or discomfort, in which 4 or more of the following
symptoms develop quickly and reach a peak with in 10 mins.
• Rapid heartbeat, pounding heart
• Sweating
• Trembling or shaking
• Shortness or breath
• Feeling of choking
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Nausea or abdominal distress
• Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, unsteady or faint
• Detached from self
• Fear of losing control or going crazy
• Numbness or tingling sensations
• Chills or hot flashes
Social Phobia (Broadcast news) example is performance anxiety
Persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the
person is exposed to unfamiliar people or scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he
or she will show anxiety or act in a way that is embarrassing or humiliating.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: (As Good As It Gets)
The disorder is broken down into either Obsessions or compulsions
Obsessions
• Recurrent thoughts, images, or impulses that are intrusive and
inappropriate and induce anxiety or distress ( fear the house will
burn down and check the oven 12 times)
• The person attempts to ignore, suppress, or neutralize the thoughts
Compulsions
• Repetitive behaviors (hand washing, checking) or mental acts
(counting or praying) that the person feels driven to perform in
response to an obsession
• The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing
distress or at preventing a dreaded event or situation
The person realizes that the obsessions or compulsions are unreasonable.
The obsessions or compulsions cause distress, consume more than an hour a
day or interfere with normal functioning ( work, academic or social)