Mental illnesses

Question 1

What is a mental illness?

Answer 1

A wide range of mental health conditions that affect your mood, thinking and behaviour

Question 2

examples of mental illnesses

Answer 2

• Depression
• anxiety
• Schizrophenia
• Eating disorders
• Addictive behaviours

Question 3

What causes it

Answer 3

1. Biological factors (Genetics, infections, disease)
2. Life circumstances (accident, loss of family member, lose your job)

Question 4

what are the symptoms of mental illness

Answer 4

• Loss of attention
• Loss of mood
• feeling lost
• aggravation
• loss of appetite
• Need to try “dangerous things” (alc, drugs etc.)