MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL - BEING IN ADOLESCENCE

• Mental health - is defined as a state of emotional and psychological well-being
• Well - being - satisfaction of life
• Eating Disorder - eating too much or too little
• Anorexia Nervosa - you eat too little or you dont eat at all
• Anorexia Nervosa - dangerous way to loose weight
• Bulimia Nervosa - eating too much but you throw out after you eat
• Binge - eating - overeating, no effort to exercise or dieting
• Anxiety Disorder - feelings of fear , worry and nervousness
• •Phobic anxiety - is accompanied by physical symptoms such as trembling and palpitations. ex: phobias
• Panic attacks - are characterized by an abrupt surge of intense fear or discomfort.
• Obsessive-compulsive disordern - is manifested when one experiences persistent ,uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges toengage in senseless rituals (compulsions).
• Major depressive disorder - are characterized by hopelessness, lack of energy in their usual activities, crying for unexplained reasons, and low self-esteem.
• BIPOLAR DISORDER - Individuals who suffer from this disorder experience both depression and manicperiods
• Conduct disorder - is characterized by repeated pattern of behaviors in which the basic rights of others are violated such behaviors that already violate the law may result in illegal acts.
• Juvenile delinquency - refers to any illegal act by a minor, and it emphasizes the criminal as well as the legal aspects of the behavior.
• Personality Disorder - is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset inadolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads todistress or imp
• Paranoid personality disorder– individuals with this type of disorder usually demonstrate a pattern of distrust and suspiciousness on the motives of the people around them
• Antisocial personality disorder – this is manifested by the individual’s disregard or violation of the rights of others.
• Histrionic personality disorder– this disorder is manifested by individuals who show excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behaviors.
• Narcissistic personality disorder– individuals with this type of disorder exhibit a pattern of grandiosity
• Avoidant personality disorder– this disorder is evident when individuals show a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.
• Dependent personality disorder -this is manifested when individuals demonstrate a pattern of submissive and clinging behavior related to an excessive need to be taken care of.
• Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder– this disorder is manifested by a pattern or preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism,and control.
• Schizophrenia - “split mind.”
• Schizophreniameans - It is a psychotic disorder usually characterized by the deterioration in personal, social, and occupational functioning due to bizarre emotions and abnormal perceptions.
• Drug dependency or addiction - is manifested when an individual can no longer control his or her drug or substance intake
• Drug abuse,- is evident when the individua lrelies on drugs excessively, which affects his or her relationship with the family, efficiency at work, or even capacity to decide realistically.
• Tolerance - is a concept commonly associated with substance abuse, It is the individual’s capacity to use thes ubstance repeatedly by small doses and later larger doses to produce the desired effects.
• Computer addiction - is characterized by an excessive use of the computer or the internet.
• Resilience - is the process of adapting well inthe face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threatsor significant sources of stress.