Modules 1–5
🧠 MODULE 1: WHAT IS MENTAL ILLNESS?
💬 What is Mental Illness?
- Mental illness is a group of health conditions
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It affects:
- 💭 Thinking
- 😊 Feelings
- 🧍 Behaviour
👉 Examples include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Mental illness is common and treatable
- It affects 1 in 5 people each year
⚠️ What Can Mental Illness Look Like?
A person may:
- Feel very sad or very worried
- Have strong mood changes
- Find it hard to think clearly
- Struggle with daily life
👉 Mental illness is not a weakness
💡 Key Message
- Mental illness is a health condition
- It can affect anyone
- Support and treatment can help
📝 Quick Check
- What is mental illness?
- Can it affect thoughts and feelings?
🧠 MODULE 2: TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
📚 There are Many Types
There are over 200 types of mental illness.
Common Types:
😟 Anxiety Disorders
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
😔 Mood Disorders
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
🧠 Psychotic Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- May include hearing or seeing things that are not real
🧍 Personality Disorders
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
🍽️ Eating Disorders
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
👶 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- ADHD
- Autism
💡 Key Message
- Mental illness has many types
- Each type affects people in different ways
📝 Quick Check
- Name one type of mental illness
- Are all mental illnesses the same?
🧠 MODULE 3: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
⚠️ Common Symptoms
A person may experience:
- 😔 Persistent sadness or anxiety
- 🔄 Mood changes
- 🚪 Withdrawing from others
- 😴 Low energy or sleep problems
- 🤯 Confused thinking
- 🍽️ Changes in eating
- 😨 Fear or paranoia
- ⚠️ Thoughts of self-harm
🧠 Important
- Symptoms are different for each person
- Not everyone has the same signs
💡 Key Message
- Early support is important
- Symptoms should be taken seriously
📝 Quick Check
- Name one symptom
- Can symptoms be different for people?
🧠 MODULE 4: CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS
❓ What Causes Mental Illness?
Mental illness is usually caused by more than one factor:
🧬 Genetics
- Mental illness can run in families
🧠 Brain Factors
- Brain chemistry
- Brain structure
- Brain injury
🌍 Environment
- Trauma
- Stress
- Difficult home life
🍔 Lifestyle
- Substance use
- Poor diet
- Lack of sleep or exercise
💡 Key Message
- Mental illness is complex
- It is not caused by one thing
📝 Quick Check
- Name one cause of mental illness
- Is there usually one cause?
🧠 MODULE 5: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
🩺 Diagnosis
Mental illness is diagnosed by professionals:
- Doctors
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
👉 They:
- Ask questions
- Look at symptoms
- May do tests
💊 Treatment Options
🗣️ Talking Therapy
- Counselling
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
💊 Medication
- Antidepressants
- Mood stabilisers
🏃 Lifestyle Support
- Exercise
- Healthy eating
- Good sleep
- Social support
⚡ Other Treatments
- Brain stimulation therapy (for severe cases)
💡 Key Message
- Mental illness can be treated
- Many people recover or manage well
📝 Quick Check
- Who diagnoses mental illness?
- Name one type of treatment
🌟 FINAL SUMMARY
- Mental illness affects thinking, feelings, and behaviour
- There are many types and causes
- Symptoms are different for everyone
- Treatment and support work
- People can live full and positive lives
🤝 SUPPORT MESSAGE
- Be kind
- Listen
- Support others
- Encourage help
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