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Explain The Signs And Symptoms Of Mental Illness

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Signs and symptoms of mental illness can vary, depending on the disorder, circumstances and other factors. Mental illness symptoms can affect emotions, thoughts and behaviours. Examples of signs and symptoms include: • Feeling sad or down • Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate • Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt • Extreme mood changes of highs and lows • Withdrawal from friends and activities • Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping • Detachment from reality (delusions), paranoia or hallucinations • Inability to cope with daily problems or stress • Trouble understanding and relating to situations and to people • Alcohol or drug abuse • Major changes in eating habits • Sex drive changes • …show more content…

They don’t think practical, if they want a toy they will buy it even if they haven’t got food or haven’t paid the bill. Person can't hold a job because he/she can't organize a work schedule in his/her head and may therefore be late or not show up at all. Person may begin dressing inappropriate for work and think that what he/she is wearing is suitable for work . When someone says they have mental health problems a lot of people in society have been misinformed what that actual means and feel they are unable to deal with a person who is mentally ill, the lack of understanding lead to a lot of people being left out, being ignored which lead people with mental health illness to become withdrawn from society and be exclude from day to day living. When you have mental ill health you learn how to manage day to day with people, you are able to tech family and friends what mental ill health means and how they can help. Breaking the stigma of mental illness. You tech and develop new ways of communicating and can make deeper connections with others. 2.3 Explain how mental ill health may have an impact on those in the individual’s familial, social or work network …show more content…

Intervention is not only critical for preventing or reducing the progress of a mental illness, but for improving a person’s mental and physical health, community participation and socioeconomic outcomes far into the

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