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First make sure that you post your name and question that you are answering in the title.  Then using the research you have done create 5 different blocks under your illness with the information from 2,5,6,8,9. On the 6th block you will add a picture and a description as to why you chose that illustration to explain your mental illness.

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bipolar disorder is a mental disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day to day tasks.

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Mood swings

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Behavioral therapy, support groups, risperidone, fluoxetine.

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You can help them find treatment options and support them but not push them.

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Affects 2.6% of people over 18 in USA. 2/3 of people with bipolar have relatives with bipolar disorder.
40-50% of treatments are successful. If both parents have it the child is 70% likely. 10 mil people in the USA have it.

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PTSD is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event or either experiencing or witnessing it.

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Intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood and changes in physical and emotional reactions.

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You can practice mindfulness, connect with others and avoid alcohol. You can comfort others by doing things that make them happy.

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Therapy, support groups, medication, and lifestyle changes. It can not really be cured but if you have the right help it will help out a lot.

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-70% of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime.
- about 8 million people have ptsd in a year.
-1 out of 13 people will develop ptsd in their lifetime.
-PTSD in men-1.8% PTSD in women-5.2%
-71% of female military members develop PTSD.

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OCD is a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears that can lead to repetitive behaviors.

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Tasks may take much longer then if someone without was to do the same task. Many also have irrational fears about things such as dirt

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borderline personality disorder is a condition that causes difficulty controlling emotion and cause intense periods of extreme emotion which make it hard to return to a stable baseline

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Psychotherapy, support groups, and medications such as Prozac and Zoloft. It is not curable but it can be managed so that those affected can live a normal life.

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PTSD is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event.

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The image shows that someone with bipolar disorder can easily switch from very happy to very sad.

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- large efforts to avoid abandonment by friends and family whether it is real or imagined
- unstable relationships (splitting - changing opinion and attitude towards someone frequently)
-dissociative feelings of disconnecting from identity
-chronic feelings of boredom or emptiness

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You can help by getting them focused on the task at hand and not a small task which had gained their attention. Find support groups and go with them to make them feel more comfortable in the environment.

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Symptoms  may include flashbacks, nightmares, extreme anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

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A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. If they get a trigger they might become agitated, irritated, hostile, self destructive and experience social isolation

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PTSD is an illness in which people have difficulty recovering from a traumatizing experience or witnessing one occur.

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Anxiety is an intense, excessive and persistant worry about everyday situations

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- psychotherapy - many different kinds of therapy like dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are usually the first line of treatment
- medication - several medications can help several symptoms. ex: mood stabilizers and anti depressants can prevent mood swings and the chronic feelings associated with BPD

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Hyperventilating

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A life threatening event happened to the person, being easily startled or frightened, self destructive behavior, irritability, angry outbursts or aggressive behavior and overwhelming guilt or shame

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The Definition of this disorder is. It is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest

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Cousling and Medication.

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Therapy, cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, stress inoculation training, and medication.

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Symptoms: nightmares, unwanted memories of trauma, avoidance of situations, heightened reactions, anxiety and depressed moods.

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Dermatillomania is a body focused repetitive behavior  related to OCD where the affected person picks and scratches at lesions, scabs, or other skin irritations and creates new wounds and scars.

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You can help them find treatment.

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If someone is showing symptoms of BPD help them find an adult or find an adult yourself to talk to that can find them professional help like a doctor or therapist for further medication or support

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Treatment consists of medication and therapy. The therapy’s are cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing and for the medication it’s called SSRI’s. PTSD is not curable but people can improve greatly with treatment

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Treatments: prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive processing therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and SSRI is a anti-depression medication used to help treat PTSD.

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- 1.4% of the adult population experiences BPD
- 75% of people with BPD are women
- 40% of teens hospitalized in mental health facilities have BPD
- 10% of BPD patients end up taking their own lives
- 10 years after diagnosis, 88% of people will not meet the criteria for diagnosis of BPD anymore

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GAD affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population, yet only 43.2% are receiving treatment.
Women are twice as likely to be affected as men. GAD often co-occurs with major depression.

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Don’t pressure them into talking unless they might kill themselves but if you pressure them to talk that could cause a trigger, do “normal” things with them, manage your stress around them and be patient with them.

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Some symptoms of Dermatillomania are picking at skin, rubbing wounds and scabs, and repeated attempts to stop picking

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To a help a family member/ friend: don't pressure them to talk, do normal things that don't involve the trauma, be patient, manage your own stress and let them take the lead.
To help yourself: learn about trauma and PTSD, join a support group, practice relaxation, pursue outdoor activities, confide in a person you trust, spend time with positive people and avoid drugs/alcohol.

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The Warning Signs/symptom's         In younger kids sadness clinginess aches and pains. In teenagers Irritability And saying Negative things  Like Worthless and no interest in things. in older people loss of appetite and sleeping problems.

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In the US 1.2% of all people have diagnosed OCD. 1.8% of women in the US have OCD whereas 0.5% of men have this disorder. 50.6% of cases are categorized as severe.

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•70% of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime
•20% of people who experience a traumatic event will develop PTSD
•About 8 million people have PTSD in a given year
•1 in 13 people will develop PTSD
•49% of rape victims will develop PTSD

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Behavioral Therapy and medication like Prozac and Lamictal are the best and most effective treatments for this disorder.

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1-In the US 7-8% of the population has PTSD
2-Around 8 million adults worldwide have PTSD
3-In a study of 60,000 Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers, 13.5% tested positive for PTSD
4-PTSD usually occurs in mean/women around the ages of 18-24 years.
5-With Races, Blacks (8.7%), intermediate among Hispanics and Whites (7.0% and 7.4%) and lowest among Asians (4.0%).

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People with BPD are often experiencing intense emotions whether they be depressive, suicidal, or angry. Their minds are always filled with intense thoughts that can cause them to be stressed and feel empty inside. It's difficult to sort out their thoughts and control their minds. They tend to have poor self-image and unstable relationships which can also cause depressive thoughts and emotions. The picture shows this because of the scribbles inside his head and the grey clouds surrounding him show depression and emptiness.

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this image shows what goes through the mind of a person with anxiety. when it triggers they start to over think things and they cant think about one thing

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There aren't a lot of ways to help people without directly assisting them, but what you can do is support them emotionally and point out that they are making good progress if they are in therapy or taking meds. One of the key things to helping with Dermatillomania is to not point out that they are still picking, but instead to focus on the good.

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This photo describes PTSD because it’s showing how many things are going on inside your head when a trigger happens and you have a PTSD event and it shows how that occurs.

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-Around 6-16 Million people in America are affected by Dermatillomania
- 75% of those affected are women
- Can be caused by extreme anxiety
- Can also be passed down genetically
- Affects around 102 Million people globally

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treatments
You can see a psychiatric and psychology services at Mayo and getting a diagnoses to what type of depression. Determine if antidepressant Drugs are needed. not curable But treatable.

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anxiety is a feeling of worry or fear that are strong enough to interfere with ones daily activities.

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some warning signs are restlessness, lack of concentration, fear, feeling of impending doom, insomnia, and trembling

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cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, ssri's, antidepressants, sedative, nerve pain medication

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remind the person to take long deep breaths, make sure that their comfortable, ask them to name 5 things they see, hear, smell, and feel

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18.1% of adults have anxiety, 41.6% of college age students have anxiety, 7.1% of ages 3-17 have anxiety, women are twice more likely to be diagnosed.

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this image can show anxiety because when you are having an anxiety attack you can feel trapped.

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This photo shows symptoms/characteristics that can be found in a person struggling with PTSD.

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Help a Friend
You can ask if she or he needs a hug. or you can ask to talk it out and see what is going on with them. or ask to do something that they like to do to make them happy .or you can tell a counselor. or a therapist.

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Depression is the feeling of sadness and lost of interest of your normal activities. Some characteristics are poor memory, loss of energy, recurrent thoughts of death, and loss of appetite.

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The common warning signs/ symptoms you might see in others are a loss of daily interest, reckless behavior, appetite or weight changes, feeling helpless/hopeless, self-loathing, concentration problems, unexplained aches and stomach pain.

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It's not curable but it can be treated. Everyone's different when it comes to treatment. Some take meds like Adapin, Latuda, and Prozac. Just ask your doctor first if you need them. Some also use individual or group therapy to help them. Others are getting enough sleep, exercise, nutrition, social support, and stress reduction.

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You can help a friend by listening to them. It's one of the most simplest things to do but it's the most important step to helping them. Next, help them find support which could be going to a therapist and the doctor. Encouraging them to go take their meds and going to therapy when they don't want to go. It's also a good idea to do your own research to help and understand the better.

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In 2019, 18.5% of adults had symptoms ranging to mild to severe depression in a two week period. Women have a higher chance of getting depression than men. Worldwide, more than 300 million adults/kids live with depression. Non Hispanic white and black people have a higher risk of having depression while non-Hispanic Asians are least likely to experience depression. 7% of all U.S. adults experienced an episode of depression.

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The image shows what the causes/thoughts goes though the mind of someone with depression

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ADHD is a brain disorder that differs in brain development. It can lead to not being able to sit still and lack of self control. Most cases often begin in childhood and can persist into adulthood.

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Symptoms of ADHD include: lack of patience, fidgeting, lack of focus, avoidance of tasks, lack of organization, and day dreaming.

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There are various types of therapies available for people with ADHD. Such as behavior therapy, social skills training, psych therapies, and drug therapies. Specific medications include: Aderall, dexedrine, and Focalin

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Ways to help is to: educate yourself on the disorder, ask them what they need, emphasize there strengths, and participate in tasks with them without being critical.

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affects 4% of adults, more common in males, affects more people from the ages 6-30, over 6 million kids diagnosed, and is 3x more at risk for anxiety

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The statistics

Major Depression 2017 overall 7.1% female 8.7 male 5.3 ages 18 to 25 13.1 26/49 7.7 50+ 4.7.
an estimated 3.2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the U.S had at least one major depressive episode. This number represented 13.3%of U.S. Population aged 12 to 17. The depressive episode was higher among females 20.0% compared to males 16.9%. the severity in the U.S among adolescents is 29% without severe impairment and 71% with severe. about 60.1% of adolescents with major depressive episodes did not receive treatment,

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With depression no matter how much you spend or what you get you are still not happy.

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ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder and is very common. Characteristics of it could be behavioral like poor concentration. being hyper active, and impulsivity. This can cause other problems like low-self esteem

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Symptoms vary a lot and are very different for each individual. The most common symptom though are having a difficult time paying attention, impulsiveness, low frustration tolerance and struggle with following directions or finishing them. Adhd may also cause many behavioral issues too.

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The is no exact treatment but the ones show to somewhat help is some medication and therapy. Therapies they offer are behavior therapy, social skills training, psych therapies, and drug therapies. Some of the specific medications they use are Dexmethphenidate, Aderall, and Focalin

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You can help by being a person that they know they can come and talk to for help. Giving them that support can allow them to expand the treatments they need with professionals and make them feel more comfortable.

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Boys have a 12.9% chance of being diagnosed with adhd while a girl only has a 5.6% of being diagnosed. 4% of American adults are affected with adhd.  About 5 in 10 children with ADHD had a behavior or conduct problem and
about 3 in 10 children with ADHD had anxiety.

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This picture shows just the basic struggle of trying to be able focus because it is struggle for someone to do it with adhd.

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Anxiety is your body's natural response to stress. It's a feeling of fear or aprrehension about whats to come.

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Symptoms/warning of anxiety include: avoding doing things or speaking to people out of fear of embarrasment. Avoding sittuations where you might be the center of attention. Also sweating, blushing, trembling, and shaky voice.

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Psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy or psychological counseling/psychotherapy involves working with a therapist to reduce your anxiety symptoms. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the most effective form of psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Medication is also used including antidepressants.

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Remind your friend to take slow, deep breaths and breathe with them. Ask them to count backwards slowly from 100. Help them to get comfortable (have them sit or lie down). Ask them to name five things they can see, hear, smell or feel. And try to find them someone who could help better(therapist).

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*Anxiety orders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% recieve treatment.
*18.1% of adults of anxiety.
*Women are twice more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety than men.
*SAD affects 15 million adults or 6.8% of the US population.
*Affects 25.1% of children between 13 and 18 years old.

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This picture shows how someone with anxiety can feel scared and nervous about sorts of things.

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A pattern of behavior that differs from the norms of the general society

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Warning signs of a personality disorder is odd or eccentric behavior. Dramatic and overly emotional, unpredictable thinking or behavior, anxious or fearful thinking or behavior.

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There are as much people in the U.S with PTSD as there is people who live in Texas.

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Treatments for personality disorders are antidepressants, mood stabilizers antipsychotic medications and antianxiety medications. Psychiatrist, psychologist or therapist.

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To help a friend with a personality disorder. Be trustworthy, show respect, encourage professional help, have fun together and act normal.

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Statistics. 11% of people in the US suffer from personality disorders, Women are 12% more likely to develop a personality disorder than men.

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I chose this picture because it shows how things can be preserved in a different way compared to how they actually are.

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OCD is a disorder that makes you constantly think of unwanted things that cause you to do things

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Definition: Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits.

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The common warning signs are gain of weight, less contact with friends, weight loss, dressing in layers, comments on feeling fat.

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The best treatment can be psychotherapy, with work and commitment it can be curable.

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You can help someone suffering from eating disorders by learning about the illness, being honest, talking, telling some, encouraging professional help.

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Some statistics are eating disorders effect 9% in the world, it causes 10,200 deaths each year, 26% effected attempt suicide, the economic cost is $64.7 billion each year, it's the 2nd deadliest mental illness.

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depression is when you have persistently depressed mood, loss of interest in activities and changes in sleep patters

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Bipolar disorder is where you have mood and energy changes constantly