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Mental and Psychiatric Health

Mental and Psychiatric Health. How are psychological capabilities influenced by our lifestyle and the activities we partake in?. The Brain. What is psychiatric health?. Mental health is the health of the brain and condition of the thought process

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Mental and Psychiatric Health

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  1. Mental and Psychiatric Health How are psychological capabilities influenced by our lifestyle and the activities we partake in?

  2. The Brain

  3. What is psychiatric health? • Mental health is the health of the brain and condition of the thought process • Healthy is being mentally sound, physically capable and socially acceptable

  4. Mental Incapacitations and Detriments Traumatic Brain Injury

  5. TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Cause- Direct impact or just acceleration Symptoms- Mild TBI: Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Dizziness, Fatigue Severe TBI: Convulsions, Slurred Speech, Loss of Coordination

  6. Traumatic Brain Injury

  7. Mentally Incapacitated People • There are many causes for Mental Disorders

  8. Social Effects On The Mentally Damaged and Disabled • Mentally incapacitated people are frequently shunned, as a natural reaction from people • Mental disorders affect social activities

  9. Neuropsychiatric Conditions Per 100,000

  10. Government Support To Mental Patients • What organisations does the government support? • Why do they support these organisations? • How do these organisations help people?

  11. Suicide Rates, Australia 2006

  12. Activities which influence TBI and Mental Disorders • Sports – Contact Sports especially • Drugs • Smoking • Motor Accidents • Transportation Accidents • Alcohol • Collisions • Accidents in General – Falling over, Running into poles

  13. How does dieting affect your mental health? • Dieting affects your mental health • Impossible goals and challenges • Incompletion of unrealistic goals result in unnecessary guilt • Unnecessary guilt results in anxiety, low self-esteem, anorexia and depression • Not all diets are ineffective though!

  14. Media influencing • Media, magazines, television advertisements • Body image. • When people don’t reach their expectations it can lead to: • Anorexia- starving yourself. • Bulimia- making yourself through up after meals. • Skipping meals. • Poor nutrition

  15. Government control in our health • The government are in control of a lot of things • Scare tactics – TAC ads

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