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There are many disorders that are recognized as mental diseases, some more serious than others. Today we are going to see the most common types.
1) Anxiety disorders.
People with anxiety disorders respond to certain objects or situations with fear and terror, as well as physical signs of anxiety or nervousness, sweating, and increased heart rate.
An anxiety disorder is diagnosed if the person responds inappropriately to a situation, if the person cannot control the response, or if the anxiety interferes with normal daily functioning.
Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and some specific phobias.
2) Mood disorders.
These disorders, also called affective disorders, involve persistent feelings of sadness or periods of overwhelming joy as well as fluctuations from extreme happiness to complete sadness.
The most common mood disorders are depression and bipolar disorder.
3) Psychotic disorders.
Psychotic disorders involve distorted knowledge and thinking.
Two of the most common symptoms of psychotic disorders are hallucinations and delusions (false beliefs that the sick person accepts as true despite evidence to the contrary).
Schizophrenia is an example of a psychotic disorder.
4) Eating disorders.
Eating disorders involve extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors that affect our weight.
Anorexia, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are the most common eating disorders.
5) Addiction disorders and impulse control.
People suffering from these disorders are not able to resist impulses that could be harmful to themselves or others.
Pyromania (obsession with fires), kleptomania (stealing), and compulsive gambling are examples of impulse control disorders.
Alcohol and drugs are common in addiction disorders. Often, people with these disorders become so involved with the objects of their addiction that they begin to neglect their responsibilities and relationships.
6) Personality disorders.
People with personality disorders have extreme and inflexible personality traits that afflict the person and/or cause problems at work, school, or in social relationships.
In addition, the person's thought and behavior patterns differ significantly from societal expectations and are so rigid that they interfere with the person's normal functioning.
Examples include antisocial personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and paranoid personality disorder.
Other less common types of mental illnesses are:
7) Adjustment disorder.
Adjustment disorders occur when a person develops emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a stressful situation.
Stressors can include natural disasters, such as an earthquake or tornado, certain events or crises, such as a car accident or the diagnosis of a serious illness, or interpersonal problems, such as a divorce, the death of a loved one. loved one, the loss of a job or a problem with substance abuse.
8) Dissociative disorders.
People with these disorders experience severe disturbances or changes in memory, consciousness, identity, and general awareness of themselves and their environment.
These disorders are generally associated with overwhelming stress which may be the result of traumatic events, accidents or disasters.
Dissociative identity disorder, formerly called multiple personality disorder, or "split personality," and depersonalization disorder are examples of dissociative disorders.