Mental disorders - symptoms

The main symptoms characteristic of mental disorders are increased fatigue, a sharp change in mood and an inadequate component in the emotional reaction to what is happening. Often a person who has undergone stress and has an unstable state of mind may have obsessive ideas, in the form of persecution mania or various phobias , previously not having been felt. All this later results in a protracted depression, during which, however, periods of brief emotional emotional outbursts are possible, aimed at developing any unrealistic plans for a later life, having little to do with the surrounding reality.

Symptoms and syndromes of mental disorders

If we consider individual symptoms and syndromes of mental disorders, then, the most common are asthenic syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The first manifests itself in increased irritability, sentimentality and impressionability. Affected by his influence, a person can burst into tears simply because he did not have time on the bus, blaming himself for lack of organization and inability to quickly gather in the morning.

The obsession syndrome is expressed in a maniacal desire to repeat an action an infinite number of times, since the owner of such a misfortune always thinks that he does not do it well enough or if, for some reason, he stops suddenly, something will definitely happen and this is for him, in a way, a protective block from all the global catastrophes in his life.

Mental disorders in men and women - are there differences?

Despite the apparent similarity in manifestations, differences in the genesis and epidemiology of mental syndromes in representatives of different sexes still exist. If a woman most of the symptoms of mental disorders and depressive conditions are most often associated with a change in the hormonal background in different periods of her life (take, for example, postpartum depression), then in men, stress and difficulties in social adaptation are the most likely factor in the changes in mental state. In addition, men at the time of exacerbation of the syndrome behave much more aggressively than the fair sex. This aggression can be manifested in the form of increased jealousy or absolute rejection of any disagreement with his opinion, which, in turn, often turns into megalomania, which is fundamentally based on a deep inferiority complex, which was most likely laid down in childhood.

Another reason for the appearance of symptoms of mental disorders in men may be alcohol or drug intoxication, which directly affects the work of the cerebral cortex.

Mental personality disorders. Adequacy of self-perception

Often, having experienced a severe stress associated with the loss of loved ones, or having been subjected to violence, a person with an unstable psyche, not knowing how to hide from the terrible memories that constantly persecute him, can make a substitute for self-identification and convince himself that the victim who is all this survived in reality no longer exists, and instead of it in the body is now completely different personality, which has nothing to do with what happened. This "settler" usually has a new name and on his old, poor guy, as a rule, does not even respond. There are cases when, after the death of someone close, the patient fully associated himself with him, appeared in his name and even changed his appearance, trying to look like the deceased, thereby trying to move away from the very fact of the death of a person dear to him and to prove to everyone, and first of all to himself, that he is still alive.

Undoubtedly, when considering the genesis of symptoms of mental disorders of personality, one can not discount the hereditary factor, which is often the main trigger mechanism of the disease. In any case, if there are any signs of inadequate behavior (especially if it carries a threat to others), it is best to turn to a specialist and start a medication treatment aimed at reducing aggression and returning to normal self-image.