Heredity plays a role in the predisposition to mental disorders. Certain mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, have a genetic component that can increase the risk of developing the disorder if there is a family history. However, environmental factors also interact with genetic predispositions to influence the development of mental disorders.
OCD
A brain disorder ; chemical imbalance
A mental disorder is defined by psychological symptoms some of which are called psychopathological phenomena.
Helicopteritus
Munchausen by proxy
There are so many . . . I can think of bipolar disorder, depression, disassociation disorder, panic disorder, personality disorder, asocial disorder among the many.
Some of the most common types of mental disorder include: bipolar, depression, obsessive compulsion disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, etc. Having a mental disorder does not necessarily mean that someone is classified as retarded.
Borderline personality disorder is another way to say anxiety, basically. It is a mental health disorder that causes emotional instability. It is often diagnosed by a psychiatrist.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Burning things is only a mental disorder if it is a compulsion. That is called pyromania. Very often, pyromania is a precursor to psychopathy and antisocial behaviors in general.
A mental health disorder is any emotional or mental illness that affects the emotions or mental state. Some examples are: * Bi-polar disorder * Schizophrenia * Clinical depression * Phobias * OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) * ADD (Attention deficit disorder) * ADDHD (Attention deficit hyperactive disorder)