Question

10. Define: (4 marks) Affective disorder: Give one example: ii) Anxiety disorder: Give one example:

Answer 1

Affective Disorder : Affective disorders are the set of psychiatric disorders also called as mood discorder. Mood disorders fall into two broad categories. Elevated mood and Depressed Mood.

Examples: Elevated Mood : Mania.

Depressed Mood Affective disorder example : Major Depressive Disorder Commonly called as Major Depressive Disorder

Moods which cycle between Mania and Depression are known as Bipolar Disorder.

Anxiety Disorder : Anxiety disorders are group of mental disorders characterised by feeling of anxiety and fear. Following are the most common examples of anxiety disorders :

Generalised Anxiety Disorder :  A person feels anxious most of the time and remains stressed thinking about a lot of things. When these symptoms remains for more than 6 months the disorder is known as Generalised Anxiety Disorder.

Social Anxiety Disorder

Specific Phobia

Panic Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress disorder

Anxiety disorders are mostly associated with other mental disorders such as Major Depressive disorder, and Personality disorder

Impact of Acquired Brain Injury In Canada : Any type of brain damage that happens after birth is known as Acquired Birth Injury. Millions of people in Canada have impact of Acquired Brain Injury

Causes of Acquired Brain Injury : Alcohol and Drug Use : It posions the brain

Oxygen Deprivation such as in case of drowning

Physical Injury of the head : It may occur in Vehicles or accidents

Stroke

Impact of Aquired Brain Injury :

Brain injury can cause long term impact on emotinoal,physical, intellectual and social and behavioural health. It is because brain controlls every part of human life. Mostly the changes brought by Aquired brain changes require major life adjustments. Here are the examples:

1. Emotional Changes : such as Depression

Social Anxiety

Apathy

Lower Level Of Self Esteem

2. There can be memory loss and attention problems

3. In children it negatively impacts their performance at school and other activities.

The Brain Injury Association of Canada is requesting an investment of two million dollars over 4 years from the Government of Canada

They are working towards developing National Registry of Brain Injury.

Also they are planing to develop National Strategy for Brain Injury Survivors