This document provides an overview of sociological perspectives on mental health problems. It begins with an introduction to key terms like mental health, mental illness, and mental disorders. It then discusses the high prevalence and burden of mental disorders globally and nationally. Several specific types of common mental disorders are described in detail, including mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and others. The focus is on defining the disorders and outlining their symptoms and impacts.

1. Sociological perspectives of Mental
Health problems
Dr/ Eman M. Mortada
Associate professor
In sociology, public health and preventive medicine
4th lecture

2. Describe the risk factors affecting mental health
Impact of mental disorders and how to solve
INTRODUCTION
Some well known and most prevalent mental disorders
Sociological Explanations
Learning objectives
By the end of this lecture the students will be able to:
Define mental health and mental illness.
Global and national burden of mental disorder
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3. 1
Mental health
Basic Facts
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Are we
protected against
mental illness?

5. We are all vulnerable
No one is immune

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Mental illness can affect any one of us.

7. Mental illness occurs in all societies and
cultures.
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8. With the ever-increasing stress in today’s
day-to-day life, psychiatric disorders are assuming
more significant dimension
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9. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
Constitution of World Health Organization,1946
http://www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html
“No health without mental health”
What is Health?
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10. Mental Health
 Not just the absence
of mental illness.
 Living up to ones
full potential.
Having the skills necessary to cope with life’s
challenges.

11. Can be defined as: brain disorders, that can affect the
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him
or her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life.
Mental Disorder
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12. Mental Disorders are Associated with Disturbances
in 6 Primary Domains of Brain Function
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13. Functions Of The Brain function
Perception
or Sensing
Emotions
Behavior
Physical
Functions
Signaling (being responsive and
reacting to the environment)
Thinking or
Cognition

14. Categories of Mental Disorders
• e.g. PsychosisThinking or Cognition
• e.g. Mood Disorder
• depression, Bipolar
Emotions
• e.g. AutismPerception or Sensing
• e.g. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder, Substance Abuse
Behavior
• e.g. Eating DisordersPhysical Functions
• e.g. Anxiety DisordersSignaling

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Burden of
Mental disorders
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16. ❖WHOsuggests that half the world's populations are
affected by mental illness
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Prevalence of mental health problems

17. • One in 10 will develop a serious mental
illness

18. 9/27/2020Source: speakyourmindtexas.org
• Three quarters of all mental health
problems begin by age 24.

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Mental Disorders are illnesses of
the youth

20. Age of Onset of Major Mental Disorders
Onset following puberty:
The most common disorders for children and youth account for approximately
70%
➢Anxiety Disorders
➢Behavior Problems
➢Mood Disorders (e.g. depressive disorders)
➢Substance Misuse Problems

21. Contrast with other disabling conditions
Mental disorders are
biggest
health issue
facing youth

22. Why is that????????
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23. Being a teenager has always meant dealing with lots
of challenging issues.
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24. No longer a child- Not yet an adult
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25. ❑ Complex period of
rapid change, transition
❑ Challenges: fitting in,
defining identity,
competing demands
(school, home)
❑ Sometimes - other home
issues (divorce, violence
or substance abuse)
❑ Bottom line: May
display alterations of
mood, distressing
thoughts, anxiety,
❑ and impulsive behavior.
Typical
Teens

26. No help =
Pain
Suffering
Failing

27. ❑ Experiencing more than
normal developmental
challenges, inability to
form healthy
relationships
❑ Without treatment, more
likely to have serious
problems:
❑ Academic
❑ Relationships
❑ Employment
❑
Troubled
Teens

28. Angry or
aggressive
behaviors

29. Anxious

30. Sad

31. Withdrawn
Withdrawn

32. HELP =
Better academic
achievement
Less substance abuse
Improved chances for
their future

33.  It can lead to: Suicide
School
Failure
Family
Conflicts
Drug
Abuse
Violence
An estimated $247 billion is spent
each year on childhood mental
disorders (CDC, 2013).
Mental health problem can be
tremendously costly when
untreated
Cost of mental health problems

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35. People with
severe mental illness
die up to 20 years earlier
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36. 3
Types of
Mental disorders
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37. Categories of Mental Disorders
• e.g. Mood Disorders (depression),
Bipolar
Emotions
• e.g. PsychosisThinking or Cognition
• e.g. AutismPerception or Sensing
• e.g. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder, Substance Abuse
Behavior
• e.g. Eating DisordersPhysical Functions
• e.g. Anxiety DisordersSignaling

38. .g. Mood Disorders
• .g. Mood Disorders
• Depression,
• Bipolar
Emotions

39. 1- Depression Constant sadness

40. Most common mental disorder
(“Common cold of mental illness”)
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41. Depression is the 4th leading cause of DALYs
(2nd by 2020)
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42. At its worst, it can lead to suicide
(800.000 suicides per year)
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43. What is the difference
between
being sad and depression?
 Bell
ringer

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45. Symptoms OF Depression
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Emotions
Sadness
Guilty
Low self esteem

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Behavior
Frequent crying
Withdrawal from the others
Neglect opportunities
Change in appearance
Move slowly

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Thoughts
Self critic
Decreased concentration
Confusion
Indecisiveness
Thoughts about suicide

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Physically
Chronic fatigue
Lack of energy
Sleeping
Unexplained body pain
Wt gain

49. Adults with depression were more likely to be
obese than adults without depression
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50. Effects of teen depression
Problems at school
• can cause low energy and concentration difficulties
Running away
• run away or talk about running away
Drug and alcohol abuse
an attempt to ‘self medicate’ their depression.
Low self-esteem’
Can trigger and intensify feelings of shame, failure
Internet addiction
go online to escape problems
. Reckless behaviour
may engage in high-risk behaviours
Violence –
(boys who are the victims of bullying) become violent.

51. Marked
change
in school
performance
Sexual
acting out
Depression
Abuse of
alcohol/
drugs
Internet
addiction
Self-injury/
Cutting
Threats to
run away
Violence
Unusual
behavior

52. Suicide
 #1 cause is: Untreated depression
 2ND leading cause of death among 15-24 yr. olds after accidents
 Most suicidal teens DO NOT WANT TO DIE, rather they feel it
is the only way to end their pain.
 9 out of 10 adolescents who commit suicide give clues to others
before the suicide attempt (only 10% show no warning signs).

53. Talking
about
suicide
Wanting
to be
left alone
Saying final
goodbyes
to friends
and loved ones
Engaging in risky
behavior,
such as
drug use
Warning Signs of Suicide

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Top three methods used in suicides of young
people:
 firearm (45 percent),
 suffocation (40 percent), and
 poisoning (8 percent)

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57.  Depression that only occurs during the fall and
winter months
 Oversleeping/difficulty staying awake
 Fatigue
 Social withdrawal
 Inability to cope
2- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

58. 3- Bipolar Disorder Mood swings

59. 2-Bipolar Disorder (Mood swings)
❑ aka: Manic Depression
❑ Affects about 60 million worldwide
❑ It typically consists of both manic &
depressive episodes separated by periods of
normal mood
❑ Manic are more common in young
depression more common in old age group.
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60. Manic Symptoms:
 Severe changes in mood
 Increased energy
 Decreased need for sleep
 Increased talking (too fast or
too much)
 Disregard of risk
 Overly-inflated self-esteem
Mood swings

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62. Vincent van Gogh

63. Categories of Mental Disorders
• e.g. Anxiety DisordersSignaling

64. Anxiety Constant worrying

65. A condition in which Excessive real or imagined
fears are difficult to control.
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66. Anxiety (anticipation of future threat)
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67. Behavioral responses (fight, flight,
freeze)
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68. In general, for a person to be
diagnosed with an anxiety disorder,
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 the fear or anxiety must: Be out of proportion to the
situation or inappropriate for age
 People with anxiety disorders try to avoid
situations that make them feel anxious or fearful.

69. More frequent in females to males
(2:1)
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70. The most common mental illness in
the U.S.
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72. There are several different types of anxiety
disorders.
Phobia
a strong, irrational fear of something specific, such as heights or
social situations
Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder
(OCD)
Persistent thoughts, fears, or urges leading to uncontrollable
repetitive behaviors
Panic Disorder
Attacks of sudden, unexplained feelings of terrors
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder
(PTSD)
A condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying
event.
Generalized Anxiety
Disorder (GAD)
Exaggerated worry and tension for no reason

73. ❑ A strong, irrational fear of something specific,
such as heights or social situations.
❑ The three classes of phobias are social phobia (fear
of public speaking, meeting new people or other
social situations), agoraphobia (fear of being
outside), and specific phobias (fear of other items or
situations).
A. Phobias

74. Social Phobia
.

75. Disorder triggered by uncomfortable
thoughts called obsessions
and by
repetitive behaviors called
compulsions.
•For example, the fear of germs leads to
constant hand washing.
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD
Unwanted and
persistent thoughts
obsessions
Ritual Acts
Compulsive

76. Commons Compulsions (Repetitive
and Ritual Acts)
1. Excessive hand washing
2. Repetitive checking.
3. Rearranging and organizing things.

77. ❑ Attacks of sudden, unexplained feelings of terror.
❑ “Panic attacks” are accompanied by trembling, increased heart
rate, shortness of breath, or dizziness.
❑ People who experience panic attacks can use a number of lifestyle
changes like aerobic exercise, avoiding alcohol, caffeine, and
illicit drugs, as well as stress-management techniques to help
decrease anxiety.
C. Panic disorder

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79. •A condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event.
•Symptoms include:
➢ flashbacks,
➢ nightmares,
➢ emotional numbness,
➢ guilt,
➢ sleeplessness, and
➢ problems concentrating.
D. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

80. ❑ Exaggerated worry and tension for no reason. People with
GAD startle easily and have difficulty concentrating, relaxing,
and sleeping.
❑ About 4 million adult Americans suffer from GAD during the
course of a year.
❑ It most often begins in childhood or adolescence, but can begin
in adulthood.
❑ It is more common in women than in men.
E. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

81. Categories of Mental Disorders
• e.g. Psychosis
Thinking or
Cognition

82. Schizophrenia
What is it? Signs/Symptoms
 Frightened, withdrawn,
strange speech and
behavior
 Hear voices, see
people, believe people
are trying to control
their mind.
“Split Mind”

83. Severe mental disorder characterized
by losing touch with reality
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84. Loses ability to distinguish fantasy
from reality
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85. Symptoms typically appear in adolescence
or early adulthood.

86. More common among males than
females (4:3)
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87.  Hallucinations – hearing, seeing or feeling things that are not
there
Schizophrenia (Split Mind)
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88.  Delusions – fixed false beliefs or suspicions that are firmly held
even when there is no evidence to the contrary
Schizophrenia (Split Mind)
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89.  Abnormal behavior – strange appearance, self-neglect, incoherent
speech, wandering aimlessly, mumbling or laughing to self
4-Schizophrenia (Split Mind)
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90. People with schizophrenia are 2-2.5 times more likely to die early than the
general population due to physical illnesses, such as CVDs, metabolic &
infectious diseases
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92.  Two or more separate identities or personality traits
 Ability to control individual’s behavior and thinking
 Create alters to distance themselves from pain and trauma
6. Multiple Personality Disorder
(Dissociative Identity Disorder)

93. Categories of Mental Disorders
• e.g. Eating DisordersPhysical Functions

94. 7- Eating Disorders
 A psychological disorder characterized by disturbed patterns of
eating and maladaptive ways of controlling body weight.
 Unrealistic thoughts about weight
 1 in 20 teens suffer; 90% females.
 Influences of eating disorders
➢ Pleasing others
➢ Perfectionism
➢ Body Image
➢ Depression/Anxiety
 Eating disorders may come in the form
 Anorexia Nervosa
 Bulimia
 Binge-Eating Disorder

95. Anorexia Nervosa
 A disorder in which Restriction of food intake
leading to significantly low body weight
 15% or more below their desired weight
 To be classified as anorexic, the patient must
meet four specific criteria
1. Self-starvation – tremendous self-control
to limit eating.
2. Has an intense fear of gaining weight
3. Has a distorted body image; feels fat when
really extremely thin
4. Amenorrhea

96. Anorexia: health risk
 Dehydration
 Depression
 Impaired immune system
 Hair loss
 Fainting, fatigue, overall
weakness
 Muscle loss and weakness
 Reduction in bone density, OP
 Hormonal changes, Amenorrhea
 Cold intolerance
 Heart failure (death)

97. Common Signs:
 Hair loss

98. Osteoporosis is common!
(lack of calcium)

99. Cold Intolerance

100. B. Bulimia nervosa
 Bulimia is Recurrent episodes of Binging and purging
 Binge eating
Eating an amount of food within any 2-hour period that is
significantly larger than what most individuals would eat
and a sense of lack of control over eating during the
episode
 Purging
➢ Recurrent behaviors to prevent weight gain
➢ Self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, misuse of
diuretics, fasting or excessive exercise

101. Bulimia: Symptoms
 Guilt
 Emotional ups and
downs
 Frequent trips to the
bathroom
 Staining of teeth
 Swelling of cheeks/jaw
 Fatigue

102.  Eating an amount of food within any 2-hour period larger than
what most people would eat and a sense of lack of control
over eating during the episode
 Binge-eating episodes associated with:
➢ eating rapidly,
➢ eating until uncomfortably full,
➢ eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically
hungry,
➢ eating alone due to embarrassment over the amount of food
eaten, or
➢ feeling depressed or guilty after the episode
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C. Binge-Eating Disorder

103. Binge Eating Disorder
 Consequences of binge eating disorder include:
Becoming
overweight or
obese
Developing the
health problems
associated with
obesity

104. Categories of Mental Disorders
• e.g. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder,
• Substance Abuse
Behavior

105. 8-Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)

106. Problems paying attention, Can seriously impact
ability to learn
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107. Combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining
attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior
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108. Three subtypes within the disorder is less known
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 Predominantly
Inattentive
 Predominantly
Hyperactive/Impulsive
 Combined

109. 9- Conduct Disorder
A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights
of others are violated.
Conduct Disorder
Bullies/threatens/intimidates others
Initiates physical fights
Has used a weapon that can cause serious harm
Physically cruel to people or animals
Has stolen while confronting a victim; broken into someone’s
home, building or car
May lie to obtain goods or favors or to avoid obligation
Has forced someone into sexual activity

110. 10- Autistic Disorders

111. Children with this disorder are extremely unresponsive to
others, uncommunicative, repetitive, and rigid
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 Symptoms appear
early in life, before
age 3
 Around 80% of all
cases appear in boys

112. The central feature of autism is the individual’s lack of
responsiveness, and lack of interest in people
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113. One common speech peculiarity is echolalia, the exact
echoing of phrases spoken by others
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114. Another is pronominal reversal, or confusion of
pronouns
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 Parent: What are you doing, Johnny?
 Child: He's here.
 Parent: Are you having a good time?
 Child: He sure is.

115. A physical or psychological craving need for higher and higher
doses of a substance that leads to bodily harm, social
maladjustment, or economic hardship; dependence on a substance,
habit, or behavior.
11- Addiction
Will be displayed
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117. 4
Risk Factor
of
Metal disorders
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118. Early Views of Mental Illness
 In ancient times,
 mental illness was usually explained through a supernatural
model; the person was possessed or a sinner
 During the Middle Ages
 treatment methods were inhumane and cruel (trepanation)

119. So, What Are The
CAUSES
Of Mental Illness??
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120. The causes of mental illness are
COMPLICATED
Genetics Environment+
→
Brain Disorder
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Imbalance of brain
chemicals.

121. The Medical Model
 Psychological disorders are similar to a physical illness.
 Diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed,
treated, and in most cases, cured.
 Psychological disorders can be diagnosed based on
their symptoms and treated through therapy.

122. Mental illness vs physical illness
– They are both painful and
possibly dangerous to a
person’s health
– Many people need to recover
using therapists and
prescription drugs
 Public Opinion; mental
illness seems to be a “hush
hush” situation, people don’t
want to discuss going to
therapists for depression but
will happily see a doctor for
a broken arm
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Similarities: Differences:

123. Bio-Psycho-Social Model
 Perspective of mental illness which assumes that biological,
psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and interact to
produce psychological disorders
 Psychologists typically
emphasize internal processes
 Biologists focus on the role of
physiological aspects of mental
illness
 Sociologists do not discount
biology and psychology in
studying mental illness but
they believe a social lens is
critical to gaining the whole
picture of mental illness

124. Risk Factors of Mental Disorders:
Genetic predisposition:
Genetics play an important role in determining vulnerability to
most major psychiatric disorders
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125. Life Cycle Approach
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Risk Factors of Mental Disorders:
Age:

126. Crucial points in Life cycle
 Prenatal period :Pregnancy is a stressful period for some
women
 First 5 years of life :Roots of mental health are in early
childhood. Broken homes are likely to produce behavior disorders
in children.
 School child :Everything that happens in school affects mental
health of child.
 Adolescence :The transition from childhood to manhood is often
a stormy one and fraught with dangers to mental health manifested
in form of mental ill health among the young.
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Risk Factors of Mental Disorders:
Age:

127. Many mental illnesses begin
during childhood and persist
into adolescence.
Some of these include:
✓ Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
✓ Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD)
✓ Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(GAD)
BUT… some illnesses begin
during adolescence., include:
✓ Major Depression (MD)
✓ Schizophrenia
✓ Bipolar Disorder (BD)
✓ Panic disorder
✓ Social Anxiety Disorder
✓ Eating Disorders
✓ Addictions
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Risk Factors of Mental Disorders:
Age:

128. ❑ Environmental toxins: lead in children→ MR or ↓ intelligence.
❑ Nutritional factors- deficiency of thiamine, iodine
❑ Homeless people: schizophrenia or substance abuse.
❑ Traumatic factor
Environmental factors that cause ill mental health
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129. Early psychological trauma & Life events
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➢ Domestic violence (victim or witness),
➢ Sexual abuse,
➢ Parental death, divorce, separation,
➢ Accident (including witness)
➢ Serious medical illness or disability
➢ Natural disaster

130. Social Factors
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Technology
 Social media – exposure to harassment/bullying
 Exposure to violent images
School Related Pressures
 Increased focus on scores
 Overall increases of time in school and doing homework
 “Time on Learning” focus

131. Social Factors
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Parental Styles:
 Helicopter Parents
 Increased supervision and control
 Doesn’t allow for independence and skill development
 Contributes to child’s lack of internal locus of control

132. Remember: everyone in the classroom
has a story that leads to misbehavior
9 times out of 10, the story behind the
misbehavior wont make you angry. It will
break your heart

133. Perspectives on Mental Illness
Functionalism

134. Functionalist perspective, a mentally sick individual is
not a productive member of society.
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135. Parsons argued that the best way to understand illness
sociologically is to view it as a form of deviance that
disturbs the social function of the society.
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136. Therefore this needs to be controlled, which is the role
of the medical profession.
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137. People with MH conditions face discrimination even in
health care settings; poor treatment by non-psychiatric
professionals
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138. Symbolic Interactionism

139. Interactionist perspective – focus is on
the social construction of mental illness
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▪How we define mental illness is a matter of dispute
▪People from different backgrounds interpret it differently

140. People with mental illness are treated irresponsibly
and are denied access to normal activities
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141. Stigma of mental illness
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•It is a negative label used to identify a person with mental
illness
•Negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate society to fear,
reject, avoid and discriminate against people with mental illness

142. Terms related to stigma
 Stereotype: Attitudes about a group of people, e.g. “All people
with mental illness are dangerous.”
 Prejudice: Agreeing with the stereotypes, e.g. “I think people
with mental illness are dangerous.”
 Discrimination: The behavior that results from prejudice, e.g.
“I won’t be friends with or hire someone with a mental
illness.”

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What are
some of the negative things
you have heard about
people with mental illness?

144. People with mental
illness are violent and
dangerous.
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In fact, they are far more
likely to be the victims of
violence than to be
violent themselves.

145. People with mental
illness are poor and/or
less intelligent.
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Many studies show that
most mentally ill people
have average or above-
average intelligence.

146. Mental illness is caused by a personal weakness. It is
an illness, and it has nothing to do with being weak
or lacking will-power.
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147. Although people with mental illness can play a big part in
their own recovery, they did not choose to become ill, and
they are not lazy because they cannot just "snap out of it."
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148. • The prevalence of mental health
disorders is inversely related to economic
status
 Those who have the least resources in
society are more likely to have a
mental illness
 People who have more resources are
properly cared for while those who
are underprivileged are less likely to
receive proper treatment
Conflict Theory
•Conflict perspective – focus is on how mental illness is associated
with economic and social inequality in society

149. Gender inequality
• Studies conflict as to whether women or men have higher rates of
mental illness and about which groups suffers more social stress
?

150. Men have higher rates of:
❑ antisocial personality and
❑ paranoia, and
❑ substance abuse disorders
Women have higher rates
of certain illnesses
❑ Depression and
❑ Anxiety

151. WHY?
 The gender difference is because Socialization to
Social Roles
 Women more likely to turn stress inward
 Men more likely to turn stress outward
 Women believed to be more socially connected and
integrated so less likely to act out aggressively
against others
 Men more vulnerable to “material loss” than women

152. Race, and Mental Health
• Some research shows that African Americans are more prone
to mental illness than European Americans and Latino
Americans
• These differences may be due to stresses associated with
racism in society
• The differences may also be due to the higher concentration of
Blacks in poverty

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The Impact of Mental Disorders:

154. The Impact of Mental Disorders:
 Mental illness and poor mental health are public
problems, they have great impact on:
• Distressing symptoms.
• Unable to participate in work and leisure.
• Quality of life continues to be poor: stigma and
discrimination.
Individuals
• Economic burden
• Disruption of the house hold routine and
• Restricted social activities.
Family
• Cost of providing care.
• Loss of productivity.
• Legal problems including violence.
Community

155. Impact of Stigma
 Higher level of stigma and negative attitudes may lead to
 Discrimination
 Delay in mental health treatment seeking
 Present for treatment with more severe symptoms

156. 4
Solving the
problem
of
Mental disorders
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157. Help the Silent
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Eradicating the taboo aspect of
getting mental assistance
• Mental illness is still quite
taboo in our society
• It is considered normal to attend a therapist
or doctor for a physical illness but
embarrassing and usually secretive for
mental illness
Educating others about mental
illness
• Mental illness needs to have a
different light so that people can
get the help that they need

158. Much can be done
Everyone can contribute to better mental health
Dr. Eman M. Mortada

159. Assignment
 Choose one of the following topics
a. Parenting styles and mental disorders
b. Adolescence and mental disorders.
c. Celebrities suffered from mental disorders
d. How movies portrayed variety of mental problems
e. Stigma of mental illness
Prepare a
presentation
Due date for uploading the ppt on bb will be on TUESDAY.
11:30 AM