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MENTAL HEALTH SUMMARIES ## **Mental Health Psychiatry Quick Summary** ### **Eating Disorders** Eating disorders are mental disorders characterized by severe disturbances in eating behaviors. #### **Causes** - **Genetic factors**: Family history of eating disorders. - **Occupational stress**: High-pressure environments. - **Social and cultural factors**: Societal pressure to conform to certain body standards. - **Physical and psychiatric conditions**: Depression, body dysmorphic disorder. --- ### **Anorexia Nervosa** Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a minimal normal body weight for height and age. #### **Diagnostic Criteria** - Symptoms persist for at least 6 months. - Refusal to maintain minimal normal body weight. - Preoccupation with body image, size, and weight. - Distorted perception of body size and weight. - Post-menarche individuals may develop amenorrhea (absence of menstruation). #### **Classification/Types** 1. **Restrictive Anorexia...

  CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION Define conflict                  (6%) Conflict is a discord, a state of disharmony, open or prolonged fighting, strife or friction OR Conflict is a disagreement resulting from individuals or groups that differ in Opinions, Attitudes, Beliefs, Needs, Values or Perceptions (ii) Mention five (5) effects of conflict on the organisation                       a)    Absenteeism b)    Staff turnover – Joining and leaving c)     De-motivation d)    Non-productivity e)    Reduced trust f)     Poor decisions because of withheld or distorted information g)    Tension, h)    Anxiety i)      Drives out low conflict tolerant people...