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Hi everyone! I'm looking for some help understanding the 12 types of mental disorders. I recently heard about different types of mental illnesses and would like to learn more about them.
What are the 12 types of mental disorders
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Subtitle 1: Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common types of mental disorders. These types of mental disorders involve excessive fear, worry, or uneasiness that can interfere with daily life and activities. Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobias.
Subtitle 2: Mood Disorders
Mood disorders, also known as affective disorders, involve persistent feelings of sadness or periods of feeling overly happy, or fluctuations from extreme happiness to extreme sadness. The most common mood disorders are major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia.
Subtitle 3: Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic disorders involve distorted awareness and thinking. Symptoms may include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking and speech. Examples of psychotic disorders include schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Subtitle 4: Personality Disorders
Personality disorders involve long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are inflexible and unhealthy. Examples of personality disorders include obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), paranoid personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
Subtitle 5: Eating Disorders
Eating disorders involve extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors involving weight and food. Examples of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Subtitle 6: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
Subtitle 7: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder that involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Symptoms may include obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, and extreme anxiety.
Subtitle 8: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a type of mental disorder that affects concentration and focus. Symptoms may include difficulty paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity.
Subtitle 9: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug abuse and addiction is a type of mental disorder characterized by an inability to stop using drugs despite negative consequences. Symptoms may include an intense craving for drugs, continued use despite harm, and drug-seeking behavior.
Subtitle 10: Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in memory, identity, and consciousness. Symptoms may include memory loss, identity confusion, and detachment from reality. Examples of dissociative disorders include dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) and depersonalization disorder.
Subtitle 11: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism spectrum disorder is a type of developmental disorder that affects social interaction, communication, and behavior. Symptoms may include difficulty with social interactions, difficulty with communication, and repetitive behaviors.
Subtitle 12: Adjustment Disorders
Adjustment disorders involve the inability to adjust to a significant life change or event. Symptoms may include depression, anxiety, and disturbed behavior.
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common types of mental disorders. These types of mental disorders involve excessive fear, worry, or uneasiness that can interfere with daily life and activities. Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobias.
Subtitle 2: Mood Disorders
Mood disorders, also known as affective disorders, involve persistent feelings of sadness or periods of feeling overly happy, or fluctuations from extreme happiness to extreme sadness. The most common mood disorders are major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia.
Subtitle 3: Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic disorders involve distorted awareness and thinking. Symptoms may include hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking and speech. Examples of psychotic disorders include schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Subtitle 4: Personality Disorders
Personality disorders involve long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are inflexible and unhealthy. Examples of personality disorders include obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), paranoid personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
Subtitle 5: Eating Disorders
Eating disorders involve extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors involving weight and food. Examples of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Subtitle 6: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
Subtitle 7: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder that involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Symptoms may include obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, and extreme anxiety.
Subtitle 8: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a type of mental disorder that affects concentration and focus. Symptoms may include difficulty paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity.
Subtitle 9: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug abuse and addiction is a type of mental disorder characterized by an inability to stop using drugs despite negative consequences. Symptoms may include an intense craving for drugs, continued use despite harm, and drug-seeking behavior.
Subtitle 10: Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in memory, identity, and consciousness. Symptoms may include memory loss, identity confusion, and detachment from reality. Examples of dissociative disorders include dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) and depersonalization disorder.
Subtitle 11: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism spectrum disorder is a type of developmental disorder that affects social interaction, communication, and behavior. Symptoms may include difficulty with social interactions, difficulty with communication, and repetitive behaviors.
Subtitle 12: Adjustment Disorders
Adjustment disorders involve the inability to adjust to a significant life change or event. Symptoms may include depression, anxiety, and disturbed behavior.