Major Disorders

Disorders are problems that correspond to very human set of difficulties, disrupting people’s lives. There are several different kinds of disorders. Here are a few:

Anxiety Disorders:
Anxiety is a very common human emotion but when it starts hindering normal functioning and becomes very frequent then it becomes an ‘anxiety disorder’. There are four main kinds of anxiety disorders such as—phobic disorders, panic disorders, generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Somatoform Disorders:
This form of disorder comprises of psychological problems that start affecting ones physical form. HYPOCHONDRIASIS is a form of somatoform disorder in which the patent has baseless fear of illness and health issues. These patients tend to make a big deal out of trivial problems like headache, viral etc, mistaking them to be serious diseases.

Mood disorders:
We all face mood swings at some point or the other but when these swings start interfering with our ability to function properly then they become a major ‘mood’ problem. For instance, if your mood becomes self destructing or makes you completely delusional from the reality then you may have a mood disorder. The greatest consequence of a mood disorder is ‘depression’.

Schizophrenia:
Schizophrenia is a classic disorder involving severe misrepresentation of reality. A patient facing this form of disorder withdraws from the society and displays abnormal behavior. Schizophrenia can lead to decrease in the functioning level, delusions, perceptual disorders, emotional disturbances etc.

Personality Disorders:
Personality disorders impair a person by not letting him function properly in social settings. Anti-social personality is the most common form of personality disorder. People suffering from it tend to have no respect for laws or others privacy. They are manipulative and deceptive. Furthermore, they perform social hazards without any feeling of guilt or regret. They are a menace to the society and require proper psychological attention.