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Foreword, the value of our educators and their mental health well being.

I often hear this comment from children who are having problems with school.
Pupils in school are very aware of the mental and physical state of their teachers.
They seem to recognise the importance of well-being and stress management in
learning.
Schools and teachers are usually very good at thinking about the well-being of their
pupils. We consider ourselves to have a duty of care to our pupils. We do not usually
think about our own well-being – until it is too late and we are sick. People who take on
caring roles are often not good at looking after themselves.

1. we cannot manage pupils and learning if we cannot manage ourselves. Taking

time to manage your stress is essential in order to teach effectively and to help
students with their stress around learning.
2.

Mental health

Good mental health means being generally able to think, feel and react in the ways that
you need and want to live your life. But if you go through a period of poor mental health
you might find the ways you're frequently thinking, feeling or reacting become difficult, or
even impossible, to cope with. This can feel just as bad as a physical illness, or even worse.

Mental health Assessment

Psychological assessment are used to evaluate

individual’s mental/ psychological condition.
Psychological assessment are similar to medical test.
Medical doctors conduct appropriate test to determine
the condition and identify what treatment is necessary
for the patient.
Written and verbal test are use as part of mental
health assessment. These test helps the psychologist
to learn the nature of patients’ condition and identify
the necessary treatment plan. Psychological test are
standardize in a way they are developed and applied
via scientific methods. They are not perfectly accurate
But can be used to aid diagnosis of some neurological
disorders, specific diseases, or possible drug abuse.

Who can conduct psych assessment

It is conducted by specialist such as psychologist and
psychiatrist. They have their specialization and
specification.

Psychologists can evaluate and counsel patients, and

need to be licensed to practice. However in most
states, psychologists cannot prescribe medication.
Psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the
diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems.
Psychiatrists can evaluate, counsel, and prescribe
medications to treat mental health problems.

Mental health stigma

Stereotype

Stereotypes are assumptions about individuals based on the presumed qualities of the group they
belong to. Stereotypes can lead to inaccurate assessments of people’s personal characteristics.

Ableism

People with disabilities are assumed to be less worthy of respect and consideration, less able to
contribute and take part, and of less value than others. Ableism can be conscious or unconscious
and is embedded in institutions, systems or the broader culture of a society.[33] Although ableism
can affect all people with disabilities, people with psychosocial disabilities experience unique forms
of stereotyping.[34]
Misconceptions

1. Most people with mental illness are not violent. In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are
over 10 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population. The
possible contributing factors for this are how movies interpret mental health patient as
dangerous.
2. Intelligence has nothing to do with mental illnesses or
brain disorders. However, certain mental illnesses may
make it difficult for people to remember facts or get along
with other people, making it seem like they are cognitively
challenged. Overall, the level of intelligence among people
with mental illness likely parallels the patterns seen in any
healthy population.
3. Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders,
addiction disorders and impulse control disorders are all
different categories of very different mental illnesses- each
with its own features and underlying causes (common
mental illnesses). Each mental illness is a variation on the
theme of brain chemistry gone awry, affecting things like
mood and perception and each has its own specific causes,
features and approaches to treatment.
4. Addictions involve complex factors including genetics the
environment, and sometimes other underlying psychiatric
conditions such as depression. When people who become
addicted have these underlying vulnerabilities it’s harder for
them to simply kick the habit.
5. Research shows that depression has nothing to do with
being lazy or weak. It results from changes in brain
chemistry or brain function. Therapy and/or medication help
people to recover.
6. People with mental illness can and do function well in the
workplace. Provided they are aware of their conditions. This
will get them to adjust and address the possible problems
and difficulties at work.
7. TREATMENT WORKS! Treatments for mental illnesses are
more numerous and more sophisticated than ever and
 researchers continue to discover new treatments. Because
of these advances, many people can and do recover from
mental illness.

Different types of mental disorders

There are many different mental health problems. Some of them have similar symptoms, so
you may experience the symptoms of more than one mental health problem, or be given
several diagnoses at once. Or you might not have any particular diagnosis, but still be
finding things very difficult. Everyone’s experience is different and can change at different
times.

1. Mood disorders include: Major depressive disorder — prolonged and persistent periods
of extreme sadness. Bipolar disorder — also called manic depression or bipolar
affective disorder, depression that includes alternating times of depression and mania

2. The term "anxiety disorder" refers to specific psychiatric disorders that involve
extreme fear or worry, and includes generalized anxiety disorder(GAD), A
person feels anxious on most days, worrying about lots of different things, for a period of
six months or more panic disorder and panic attacks, agoraphobia, social anxiety
disorder, selective mutism, separation anxiety, and specific phobias.

3. Personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which you have a rigid and
unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving. A person with a personality
disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people.
Suspicious – paranoid, schizoid (lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a
solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment, and apathy),
schizotypal (is an ingrained pattern of thinking and behavior marked by unusual beliefs and
fears, and difficulty with forming and maintaining relationship) and antisocial.
Emotional and impulsive – borderline, (you have an intense fear of abandonment or
instability, and you may have difficulty tolerating being alone.) histrionic (pattern of excessive
attention-seeking) emotions, and narcissistic.
Anxious – avoidant, dependent and obsessive compulsive.

4. psychotic disorders : People with psychoses lose touch with reality. Two of the main
symptoms are delusions and hallucinations. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder
in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some
combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior
that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
 5. Eating disorders irregular eating habits and severe distress or concern about body
weight or shape. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder
6. Trauma relatded involve exposure to a traumatic or stressful event.

7. substance use disorder (SUD), also known as a drug use disorder, is a medical
condition in which the use of one or more substances leads to a clinically significant
impairment or distress.

Common mental health problems experience.

In a time when all too common tragedies like mass shootings, terrorism, and domestic abuse occur
by those with untreated mental illness, the importance of diagnosing and treating mental health
issues could be the difference between life and death.

in reality, mental health problems are a common human experience.

Most people know someone who has experienced a mental health problem. They can
happen to all kinds of people from all walks of life. Mental health problems affect around
one in four people in any given year. They range from common problems, such
as depression and anxiety, to rarer problems such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Certain factors may increase your risk of developing mental health problems, including
1. such as a parent or sibling, with a mental illness
2. such as financial problems, a loved one's death or a divorce
3. such as diabetes
4. Brain damage as a result of a serious injury, such as a violent blow to the head
5. such as military combat or being assaulted
6.