MENTAL HEALTH

1. DISORDER

1.1. DISEASE

1.1.1. SYNDROME

1.1.1.1. Mauchasen’s Syndrome: It is a mental illness and a form of child abuse. The child's caregiver, often the mother, makes up false symptoms or causes real symptoms to make the child appear to be sick.

1.1.2. SYMPTOM

1.1.2.1. -Refers to an observable behavior or state. -There is no implication that an underlying problem necessarily exists or that there is a physical etiology. -The simplest level of analyzing a presenting problem.

1.2. Anxiety Disorders Childhood Disorders Eating Disorders Mood Disorders Cognitive Disorders (Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic Disorders) Personality Disorders Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

2. Psychiatry: is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders—which include various affective, behavioral, cognitive and perceptual disorders.

3. Psychology: The science that deals with mental processes and be