MENTAL EFFICACY

·      Anxiety Neurosis An individual suffering from anxiety neurosis has exaggerated uncontrollable anxiety and apprehension. Anxiety disorders are fairly common in our society. Roughly two to four percent of the population has been diagnosed, at one time or another, as having some type of anxiety disorder.  Signs and symptoms  of anxiety neurosis include: o    A rather constant state of tension, o    Worry o    General uneasiness. Such individuals are often oversensitive in people-to- people relationships and frequently have feelings of inadequacy and depression.  o    Emotional tension frequently leads to physical tensions which cause neck and upper shoulder muscular pain and sleep disturbances of insomnia and nightmares. Decision making is difficult, and after the decision is made, the individual may worry excessively over possible disasters that may occur.  o  ...

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DISORDERS ·          Delirium - it can occur as a result of either an acute or a chronic brain condition. There are four general organic causes of delirium – §   Brain disease (an infection or tumor) §   A disease or infection in another part of the body that affects the brain e.g metabolic condition. §   Intoxication e.g. with alcohol §   Withdrawal from substance to which an individual is addicted o    Behavior: overactive and agitated; underactive and drowsy either of these behavior can occur and fluctuate. Incoherent, mumbling speech, severely disoriented. o    Mood: anxious irritable, depressed. These moods vary often. o    Thought: thinking is muddled and slow, the person seems perplexed. Delusions might be present, memory retention and recall impaired. o    Perception: visual illusions, misinterpretations and hallucinations. ·  ...

DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE Externalizing Disorders ·          Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder o    Behavioral inhibition – difficulty inhibiting responses and interrupting ongoing activities o    Working memory – difficulty holding events in mind, anticipating problems and imitating complex behavior sequences o    Self regulation – difficulty controlling feelings and impulses and looking at situations with some perspective of their antecedents and consequences. o    Goal direction – difficulty formulating goals and keeping them in mind. o    Response to feedback – difficulty in attending to feedback from the environment and in using that feedback to plan the future. ·          Oppositional defiant disorder o    A pattern that includes negativistic, defiant and hostile behavior that lasts at least 6 month...

·          Generalized anxiety disorders : o    excessive anxiety and worry occurring for at least 6 months and affecting many areas of a person’s life, o    inability to control worry, o    considerable distress or impairment in social occupational or other important areas of life;   o    the presence or more of the following- restlessness feeling on edge, being easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, mind goes blank, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance ·          Panic disorders : o    Shortness of breath or feeling of being smothered; o    Dizziness unsteadiness or faintness; o    Trembling shaking or sweating; o    Heart palpitations or a racing heart rate; o    Choking nausea or stomach pain; o    Numbness or tingling flushing or chills; o    Che...

What causes mental disorders? There is no single cause for mental illness. A number of factors can contribute to risk for mental illness, such as ·          Genes and family history ·          Life experiences, such as stress or a history of abuse, especially if they happen in childhood ·          Biological factors such as chemical imbalances in the brain ·          A traumatic brain injury ·          A mother's exposure to  viruses  or toxic chemicals while pregnant ·          Use of alcohol or recreational drugs ·          Having a serious medical condition like cancer ·          Having few friends, and feeli...