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What are some examples of mental illness?

  • Some examples of mental illnesses include bipolar disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Skitzophrenia. Each illness has varying degrees and are all due to neurological problems

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  • Answer: Some examples of mental illnesses include bipolar disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Skitzophrenia. Each illness has varying degrees and are all due to neurological problems

  • Answer: Most (if not all) mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in, or injuries to, the brain. Science is learning more and more about the specific causes, and diagnoses are improving.

    However, because mental "illness" is usually measured in relation to a standard considered normal, and because definitions of normal can vary, defining it clearly becomes difficult. What is normal behavior for one segment of the population might seem quite abnormal to another*. As the actual physical diagnostics improve, definition will improve accordingly.

    *For example, in some parts of the world, eating insects is considered normal, but it might raise eyebrows in Central Park.

  • Answer: Diabetes is a physical condition
    because it is the result of malfunctioning of the pancreas, an organ found in the abdomen that secretes insulin when high glucose levels are present in the blood, insulin is a hormone (chemical messenger) that simulates the liver to turn glucose into glycogen, thus regulating the blood glucose level. The brain is not involved, however abnormal glucose levels, too high or too low, can effect the brain.

  • Answer: Any disorder that is unamanaged, out of control or undiagnosed. Also any behavior that indicates a danger to self or others.

  • Answer: It depends on the illness. Some diseases can cause brain damage, which can result in mental illness. Others can cause physical and/or emotional trauma for the person who is ill, and the experience can result in mental illness.

  • Answer: An organic mental disorder is a dysfunction of the brain that may be permanent or temporary.

  • Answer: Genes, environment, & situation.

  • Answer: Most, if not all, mental illness (as opposed to emotional disorders) is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, or by structural anomalies.

  • Answer: drugs, sexual/mental abuse, genetics, environment you live in

  • Answer: The majority of psychological disorders are thought to be caused by a complex combination of biological, genetic (hereditary), familial, and social factors or biopsychosocial influences.

  • Answer: Personally i do not think it can be cured. I think that mental illness can be managed though if the right medicine and dosage is prescribed I say this because I know these kinds of patients. Without there medicine they are like a totally different person.

  • Answer: Yes, sugar causes mental illness.

  • Answer: Im not sure but i think i might have a mental illness. as long as im right, a mental illness is when you have things like ADD and you have a lot of trouble concentrating. You might suffer from depression, and have an anxiety disorder. you might also have a multiple personality disorder, or think suicidal thoughts.


    EDIT: ADDITION. I personally believe that the term "mental illness" is just the politically correct term for insanity, etc. But, I do not agree that insanity, etc, is an illness. That is a lie. People just think that Someone is "sick" because they see things Differently-only drastically. So, This is not Their fault, and they should not have to be "cured," as they may know better than the rest of us. Who knows? perhaps their world is the real one, and we are the fools, letting reality evade us, slipping through our fingers...