Training Module on the Right to Mental Health Signsthatmayindicateapersonhasmentalhealthproblems: • Thinkingdisturbances Ͳ Signsofthoughtdisturbancesmaybeseeninthe flowofthoughtanindividualhas,theycouldhavearapidorslowthought process,circumstantialanswers,obsessivethoughts,orfixedbeliefsthat arestronglyheldwhichalsodeviatesfromtheperson’ssocial,cultural,and educationalbackground. • Disturbanceinjudgment Ͳ Impairmentinjudgmentisseeninmany psychiatricconditions.Theycouldmanifestasunderestimationor overestimationofrisks,impairedcapacitytodiscerntheprosandconsofa certainaction,andlackofinsight. • Disturbanceinperception Ͳ Thisinvolvesseeing,hearing,feeling,tasting, andsmellingthingsintheabsenceofsensorystimuli.Peopleoftenobserve individualsexperiencingthisphenomenon:talkingorlaughingby themselves,seeingthingsthatonlytheycouldsee,smellingstrangescents, orfeelingthatsomethingiscrawlingundertheirskin. Slide 24 Training Module on the Right to Mental Health Faith-Based Organizations • DisturbanceofconsciousnessͲ Thiscanbeseenintheformof fluctuatinglevelsofconsciousness,confusion,andincreasing levelofagitationasthenightfalls. • MemorydisturbanceͲ MemorylapsesaffectdayͲtoͲday activities,suchaslosingitems,forgettingnames,dates, directions,orappointments,repetitionofquestionsor statements,andinabilitytorecallrecentdetails. Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for Faith-Based Organizations Faith-Based Organizations • DisturbanceinbehaviorͲ Disturbancesinanindividual’sbehavior mayincludeaggression,hostilitytowardsothers,impulsiveness, andviolence. Slide 25 Training Module on the Right to Mental Health Faith-Based Organizations • MooddisturbanceͲ Anindividualcouldexhibitfluctuating emotionsormoods,easilybecomeannoyedorirate,sador anxious,thenelatedoreuphoric. • PhysicalcomplaintsͲ Physicaldiscomfortmaybeexperienced,for example,disturbancesinsleep,appetitechanges,medically unexplainedmuscleachesandpains,headaches,lowenergy, palpitations,tightnessinthechest,feelingsofuneasiness, sluggishness,andpoorconcentration. • SignsofselfͲharmͲ SelfͲharmmaybeseenintheformofcuts, burns,orbruisesindifferentpartsofthebody.Theymightdeny beingsuicidalbutstatethatselfͲinflictedpainrelievesthemof tensionorservesasawaytopunishthemselves. • DisturbanceininterpersonalrelationshipͲ Thismaybemanifested throughisolationandfrequentlygettingintoorevencausingfights withotherpeople,eitherstrangersorlovedones. Slide 26 44