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Pinterest Inspiration I am using pinterest to look at designs I like these are a few from my board FMP which showcase colours, mixed media and artists.

These are all examples of what I would use to create my final outcomes and how I would like my final outcomes to be similar.

I follow @madebystudiojq on Instagram I love his work he is probably the biggest inspiration for this project as he gave me the idea to create an editorial changing photograph, mixed media and some illustration in order to produce my final outcomes.

I messaged @madebystudiojq through instagram about why he uses purple so much I thought he followed the pantone colour trend which is ultra violet this year but upon messaging him he didnt realise until he looked back at his work that he used purple alot but he didnt realise. This will also help me writing my dissertation as its

@madebystudiojq

I recently found @maalavidaa through Instagram as I was looking to follow some new artists for inspiration. I love how abstract her work is and I love how she uses mixed media to produce her outcomes however I am going to produce a mixed media booklet so when I come to developing my work I have a lot of experiments which I can pick and choose from and develop further to suit the image that I am doing and I am able to manipulate it any way that I want.

I also love the moving images I’ve seen on @maalavidaa’s instagram by using what she produces she makes subtle moving images where most look as if the paint is moving racross the page.

From her website Ican see she experiments by playing with processing, paint, photography and other digital processes.

As my honours project and dissertation link together I asked Maalavidaa on Instagram this question.

As an artist do you consciously choose colours within your artwork to make someone feel a certain emotion and do you take into consideration colour psychlogy?

Her response was: Absolutely, my designs are all reated to emotions and i work a lot on mental health too!

I then asked if she could explain further, does she relate certain colours to certain emotions?

She said her work expresses her feelings, its a conscious creative exercise inspired by jungian therapy. Her abstract process helps her to manage her anxiety and express her daiy mood through colours and shapes. Her colour scheme that she’s recently been using are warm tones red because she feels anxious but on the other hand purple as it represents a lot of unknown and unprocessed thoughts.

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@cameron.galley @emilycoxhead @klarenns

@atelier.irradiĂŠ @baugasm also does tutorials on his website however I am going to look into this nearer the time when starting my developments as I think this will be useful and teach me new skills for this project, allowing me to learn new things meaning I can experiment further and progress further with my work.

@HattieStewart

@baugasm

These are a few examples of Instagram accounts I follow on instagram and I will follow and look at their work throughout this project to take inspiration from them as artists.

This is a brief example into a magazine which I like the look of how its been created the front cover looks as if it has cellophane over it with the white stripes on and then once you turn it over it changes the front cover. These are little elements that I like and want my editorail to have as this is one thing that allows me to have more work over stuff and it changes once you turn over again.

For my editorial piece. i want to keep it quite simple, I want to show a piece of work then showing an explanation to what mental health topic I am talking about this could be facts, figures, solutions in how to deal with this type of mental health problem.

I want to focus on 10 topics however I want to take 5 of these and look at them in more detail, without going too into detail where people lose interest and dont read what it says therefore some quick facts and brief descriptions I think will fit best unless necessary to add more information.

If I do want to add more information I will however I will make sure there is hirearchy so some text stands out and could help grip a reader or at least they still learn something new even though they haven’t read the whole thing.

This is the type of work Ilike. bright colours, something that looks nice but doesnt have a meaning, nontheless, I want to try and give work like this a meaning rather thsn just looking nice.

I am using pinterest in order to gather a collection of images that I like and will take inspiration from for my editorial piece.

@Altelier.iraddie I follow on Instagram. They produce a mix of work however colour and mixed mixed heavily influences their design pieces. The picutre on the right is a perfect example of how I want to use someone and add mixed media to them which I can then link to mental health, rather than just having a piece of design work which looks good I want it to mean something, therefore I need an understanding of what people relate certain colours to in order to portray this emotion because of this I will be producing a survey which will then enhance my mixed media pieces giving thema depper understanding and meaning.

Form Magazine

I think the theme for my project is going to be based on Liverpool anything and everything; the people, the buildings the skyline; however, the design part I think I want to stick with colour as my main theme to work with but also keep the mixed media I produce quite abstract.

I’m not certain if I’m going to have a particular colour Pallette I know I want the colours to be bright, therefore I will most likley being use Purple, Yellow, pink and blue within my mixed media but I’m not going to decide that until further down the line.

I want to develop quite a modern look to all the pieces I produce I am going to watch many of the tutorials which @madebystudiojq has produced in order to develop this style further than what I already have an therefore I am able to work at a higher experienced level to prodouce better outcomes.

Theme Ideas

This is an example of the way I want my mixed media book to look full page experiments everywhere complete doodles that may make no sense now but when coming to develop further I can use them an manipulate them to suit what I want to do.

Mixed Media

Anxiety disorders - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) a chronic condition marked by persistent inattention, hyperactivity, and sometimes impulsivity.

Bipolar disorder - having or relating to two poles or extremities.

Autism spectrum disorder -a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behaviour.

Borderline personality disorder - also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), is a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by unstable relationships with other people, unstable sense of self and unstable emotions.

Depression - feelings of severe despondency and dejection Eating disorders - any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits (such as anorexia nervosa).

Generalized anxiety disordera disorder characterized by excessive or unrealistic anxiety about two or more aspects of life (work, social relationships, financial matters, etc.), often accompanied by symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, or dizziness.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder -having a tendency towards excessive orderliness, perfectionism, and great attention to detail.

Post-traumatic stress disorder - a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world.

Learning disabilities - a condition giving rise to learning difficulties, especially when not associated with physical disabilites Schizophrenia - a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Suicide - The act of intentionally causing one's own death Tourette's and tic disordersa common neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. ... Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes provisional, transient and persistent (chronic) tics.

Some common tics are eye blinking, coughing, throat clearing, sniffing, and facial movements.

Mental Health Topics

Look at newspaper read mental health arcticles use images to work with on Photoshop -experiment

Useful Links

https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/about-mental-health/mythsfacts

Big part of project is about experimenting to try and make mental health and mixed media link Survey - ask people what colours they relate to certain emotions. thoughts, feelings.

Feedback from designer @Katieabey on instagram who has Synethesia.

I thought she would be an interesting designer to broaden my research. i follow Katie and from what i know she works with colour a lot and decided her insight would be particulary helpful as someone who has Synethesia: might perceive certain letters and numbers. Synesthetes see characters just as others do (in whichever color actually displayed) but may simultaneously perceive colors as associated with or evoked by each one.

I asked her if she relatates Bipolar, Anxiety, Depression or Schizophrenia to a particular colour or colours.

She said: Anxiety has an ombre effect from orange/peach/red Depression is a dark blue.

Bipolar is a dark green and Schizophrenia is Yellow/Orange in fragments.

Different people will have a different perception on colour however the more insight I have the more I am able to get a better understanding and develop mixed media which not only looks good but will also have a deeper meaning to it.

Presentation Feedback

15/01/19

5 Main Topics Depression Anxiety - relates to @maalavidaa Suicide Autism -Repetitive patterns, need structure OCD- attention to detail.

1 in 4 people experience a mental health problem every year.

smaller topics (less work) Schizophrenia - different mxied media into one PTSD ADHD- impulsive learning disabilities Bipolar- two different mixed medias one normal and calm blue tones then a change red, orange show dramatic difference.

Mental Health

Understanding Bipolar Disorder People with bipolar disorder have periods or episodes of: depression – feeling very low and lethargic mania – feeling very high and overactive (less severe mania is known as hypomania) 1% to 2% of the population experience a lifetime prevalence of bipolar and recent research suggests as many as 5% of us are on the bipolar spectrum.1, 2 Bipolar also has a huge impact on family and friends.

On average it takes 10.5 years to receive a correct diagnosis for bipolar in the UK and before bipolar is diagnosed there is a misdiagnosis an average of 3.5 times.

Bipolar increases the risk of suicide by 20 times.

The World Health Organisation identifies bipolar as one of the top causes of lost years of life and health in 15 to 44 year olds.

Just 21% of people with a long-term mental health condition are in employment.

Compared to other health problems, treatment of bipolar is still badly affected by misunderstanding and stigma.

Bipolar affects every aspect of your life and your relationship. Family and friends can all be put under stress. This is why you need to get a correct diagnosis, accept treatment and start to learn how you can adapt your lifestyle to cope with the ups and downs.

How to treat: medication to prevent episodes of mania, hypomania (less severe mania) and depression – these are known as mood stabilisers and are taken every day on a long-term basis medication to treat the main symptoms of depression and mania when they occur learning to recognise the triggers and signs of an episode of depression or mania psychological treatment – such as talking therapy, which can help you deal with depression, and provides advice about how to improve your relationships lifestyle advice – such as doing regular exercise, planning activities you enjoy that give you a sense of achievement, as well as advice on improving your diet and getting more sleep Bipolar disorder is common and can effect anyone and will effect around 1 in a 100 adults throughout someones life however it will mostly occurs around the age of 15-19 and will rarely happen after the age of 40.

Bipolar episodes can happen many times or only quite rarely throughout someones lifetime

manic or hypomanic episodes (feeling high) depressive episodes (feeling low) potentially some psychotic symptoms during m anic or depressed episodes Bipolar I – manic episode Bipolar II – hypomanic and depressive episodes Cyclothymic Disorder – hypomanic and depressive symptoms Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified – bipolar-like mood disturbance that does not fit the pattern of the other diagnoses.

Mania is enjoyable, productive, or fun When people are experiencing mania, they often feel very good, have lots of energy, and can go without sleep for long periods of time. While this might sound great, mania can also be a very uncomfortable and unpleasant experience characterised by irritability, restlessness and feeling out of control.

During a manic episode, people can sometimes take big risks or do things they wouldn’t ordinarily do which might have damaging effects on their career, finances, reputation or relationships. Sometimes mania can be accompanied by psychotic symptoms, which can be very frightening and distressing.

Bipolar

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural disorder that includes symptoms such as inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

Symptoms of ADHD tend to be noticed at an early age and may become more noticeable when a child's circumstances change, such as when they start school. Most cases are diagnosed when children are 6 to 12 years old.

The symptoms of ADHD usually improve with age, but many adults who were diagnosed with the condition at a young age continue to experience problems.

People with ADHD may also have additional problems, such as sleep and anxiety disorders.

The exact cause of ADHD is unknown, but the condition has been shown to run in families.

Research has also identified a number of possible differences in the brains of people with ADHD when compared with those without the condition.

Other factors suggested as potentially having a role in ADHD include: being born prematurely (before the 37th week of pregnancy) having a low birthweight smoking, or alcohol or drug abuse during pregnancy ADHD can occur in people of any intellectual ability, although it's more common in people with learning difficulties.

Some issues that may arise in day-to-day life include: getting your child to sleep at night getting ready for school on time listening to and carrying out instructions being organised social occasions shopping Adults with ADHD may also find they have similar problems, and some may have issues with relationships or social interaction.

Yoga can help people with ADHD. Men are three times more likely to have ADHD than women.

Signs start to show between the ages of 3-6.

ADHD

There are different types of learning disabilitiess, such as: Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder, this is a condition that adversely affects how sound that travels unimpeded through the ear is processed or interpreted by the brain. Individuals with APD do not recognize subtle differences between sounds in words, even when the sounds are loud and clear enough to be heard. They can also find it difficult to tell where sounds are coming from, to make sense of the order of sounds, or to block out competing background noises.

Dyscalculia: This effects a persons ability to understand numbers. This effects their mathmatician skills as well as telling the times, understanding maths symbols etc.

Non Verbal Disabilities: This type of disability is when a person has trouble understanding things such as facicial expressions, poor coordination or body language, inparticular this effects people wth NLD Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit This effects a persons understanding in how they see, difficulties can include drawing, missing subtle differences in shapes, printed letters, struggling cutting, holding a pencil to tight, losing place frequently and poor eye/hand coordination.

Language Processing Disorder Difficulty understanding sound groups therefore have trouble understanding words, sentences, and stories. APD effects all sounds coming into the brain and LPD relates only to the processing of sreceptive or expressive language.

Dysgraphia: This disability effects a persons handwriting, resulting in illegible handwriting, poor spacing, poor spelling and having trouble writing and thinking at the same time.

Dyslexia: Difficulty reading and writing, effecting reading fluency, decoding skills and spelling and can sometimes effect speech.

Learning Disabilities

Language processing Disorder

Strategies

Has difficulty gaining meaning from spoken language

Speak slowly and clearly and use simple sentences to convey information

Demonstrates poor written output

Refer to a speech pathologist

Exhibits poor reading comprehension

Allow tape recorder for note taking

Shows difficulty expressing thoughts in verbal form

Write main concepts on board

Has difficulty labeling objects or recognizing labels Is often frustrated by having a lot to say and no way to say it Feels that words are “right on the tip of my tongue�

Can describe an object and draw it, but can’t think of the word for it May be depressed or having feelings of sadness

Provide support person or peer tutor Use visualization techniques to enhance listening and comprehension Use of graphic organizers for note taking from lectures or books Use story starters for creative writing assignments Practice story mapping Draw out details with questions and visualization strategies

Has difficulty getting jokes

Learning Disabilities

Schizophrenia is a servere long term mental positive symptoms – any change in health condition that causes a few different behaviour or thoughts, such as hallucinations or delusions pyscological symptoms. negative symptoms – a withdrawal or lack of function that you would not usually expect hallucinations – hearing or seeing things to see in a healthy person; for example, that don't exist people with schizophrenia often appear delusions – unusual beliefs not based on emotionless and flat reality muddled thoughts based on hallucinations Hallucinations: or delusions This is when someone can see, hear, smell, changes in behaviour taste or feels things that aren’t there.

The most common hallucination is hearing People tend to belive this causes split voices. personality disorder or violent behaviour however this isn’t true its normally down to The hallucinations are very real to the person who sees/hears them Research using alcohol or drug use. brain-scanning equipment shows changes in the speech area in the brains of people Schizophrenia can be hard to determine with schizophrenia when they hear voices. however normally signs begin to show in Some of the voices can be friendly and teenage years pleasant but more commonly will be abuSymptoms can be shown through being sive, rude or annoying. unresponsive and withdrawn from situations which can normally be confused The voices can give insructions, describe activities taking place or talk directly to the with a phase. person. The voice can come from different places or one particular place for example These symptoms are normally severe the tv followed by acute schizophrenia. (experience few or no symtoms.)

Delusions: This is when an unrealistic, mistaken or strange view can effect a person and affect the way a person behaves. This can happen drasticly or over time Some people develop a delusional idea to explain a hallucination they're having. For example, if they have heard voices describing their actions, they may have a delusion that someone is monitoring their actions.

A paranoid delusion can lead to people thinking their being watched, followed, harassed persecuted, plotted against or poisioned by a family member or a friend.

Delusions can make people believe that someone is trying to communicate a message to them this can be through a newspaper or tv or even hidden messages such as the colour of the cars they see while passing them in the street.

Only around 13% of people living with schizophrenia in the UK are in any kind of work Because of the higher risk of suicide and greater vulnerability to physical conditions like diabetes people with schizophrenia will die on average 10– 20 years earlier than the general population

Schizophrenia

Confused Thoughts: This is when a person has trouble processing their thoughts and keeping track of a conversation.

They can drift from one thing to another not just within conversation.

People describe these thoughts as ‘Misty’ or ‘Hazy’ when this happens.

Thoughts and speech can become jumbled or confused making it hard for people to understand and follow the conversation.

Changes in behaviour and thoughts: People can become more unpredictable and disorganised. They can alo dress quite unusual compared to others.

This can lead to innapropriate behaviour as the person has become agitated.

Experiencing this change in behaviour can lead someone to believing that their thoughts are being controlled by someone else, their thoughts arent their own or someone else has planted them.

They can also have dissapearing thoughts which can lead someone going through this to them thinking someone is taking their thoughts away.

A more extreme version of this is someone feels like their body is being taken away and controlled by someone else, controlling their moves and actions.

Negative symtoms: Schizophrenia is a major illness. At any one These symptoms can appear several years before someone experiences their first schiz- time about 220,000 people are being treated for schizophrenia in the UK by the NHS ophrenic episode. This is called the prodominal episode of Schizophrenia.

Symptoms can include: losing interest and motivation in life and activities, including relationships and sex lack of concentration, not wanting to leave the house, and changes in sleeping patterns being less likely to initiate conversations and feeling uncomfortable with people, or feeling there's nothing to say.

Schizophrenia runs in families. If you have a parent or sibling with the illness you are more likely to suffer from it yourself Episodes of schizophrenia are often triggered by environmental factors such as stress and by hormonal changes such as are associated with puberty, childbirth and the menopause.

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia can often lead to relationship problems with There is now some evidence that using friends and family as they can sometimes be street drugs especially cannabis may mistaken for deliberate laziness or rudeness. increase your chances of suffering an episode of schizophrenia but the picture is still Doctors normally describe their first episode not clear. of Schizophrenia as Psychosis.

This can be quite hard to deal with for both the person and the family and friends going through the situation at the time.

It can sometimes be hard to persuade someone going through this to go to a doctor as they think nothing is wrong.

Drastic changes in behaviour may occur, and the person can become upset, anxious, confused, angry or suspicious of those around them

Modern medication is very effective and reduces the risk of relapse to about 10%.here is no evidence that psychotherapy alone can treat schizophrenia effectively however it can be very useful in conjunction with medication.

About 25% of people with schizophrenia exhibit physical changes in their brains that can be seen on CT scans.

Schizophrenia

Obsessions are unwelcome thoughts, images, urges, worries or doubts that repeatedly appear in your mind. They can make you feel very anxious (although some people describe it as 'mental discomfort' rather than anxiety).

Compulsions are repetitive activities that you do to reduce the anxiety caused by the obsession. It could be something like repeatedly checking a door is locked, repeating a specific phrase in your head or checking how your body feels.

It's not about being tidy, it's about having no control over your negative thoughts. It's about being afraid not doing things a certain way will cause harm.

What can OCD do?

- Harm Relationships - effect your day to day life - Impact your physical health - Feel ashamed or lonely

Symptoms: Washers are afraid of contamination. They usually have cleaning or hand-washing compulsions.

Checkers repeatedly check things (oven turned off, door locked, etc.) that they associate with harm or danger.

Doubters and sinners are afraid that if everything isn’t perfect or done just right something terrible will happen, or they will be punished.

Counters and arrangers are obsessed with order and symmetry. They may have superstitions about certain numbers, colors, or arrangements.

Hoarders fear that something bad will happen if they throw anything away.

They compulsively hoard things that they don’t need or use.

They may also suffer from other disorders, such as depression, PTSD, compulsive buying, kleptomania, ADHD, skin picking, or tic disorders.

Things to ease OCD: Exercise reguarly Get Enough Sleep Avoid Alcohol and Nicotine Practice Relaxation techniques

Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt or contaminating others Fear of losing control and harming yourself or others Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas Fear of losing or not having things you might need Order and symmetry: the idea that everything must line up “just right” Superstitions; excessive attention to something considered lucky or unlucky Common compulsive behaviors in OCD include: Excessive double-checking of things, such as locks, appliances, and switches Repeatedly checking in on loved ones to make sure they’re safe Counting, tapping, repeating certain words, or doing other senseless things to reduce anxiety Spending a lot of time washing or cleaning Ordering or arranging things “just so” Praying excessively or engaging in rituals triggered by religious fear Accumulating “junk” such as old n ewspapers or empty food containers

OCD

There are around 700,000 autistic people in the UK - that's more than 1 in 100. Autism affects more men than it does women.

Some autistic people say the world feels overwhelming and this can cause them considerable anxiety. understanding and relating to other people, and taking part in everyday family, school, work and social life, can be harder. Other people appear to know, intuitively, how to communicate and interact with each other, yet can also struggle to build relationships with other people.

Speaking to Matthew my classmate who has autism he agreed with the statement above saying: I’d say yes to both because people with autism arent like everyone else but theres no such thing as an exact same kind of person. Our difference, being autism, can interfere in our work and lives but only if you dont know how to handle it, with help, its like a barrier and you only need help to get over it, meaning you need help to understand something and it can be something is simple such as, making a cup of tea or anything that simple

Autistic people have trouble interpreting verbal and non-verbal communication.

Such as: -Facial Expressions -Tone of Voice -Jokes or sarcasm Some people can also suffer with limited speech, or they struggle to develop their speech at the same rate as someone without autism of the same age, However, they can understand what others say but can’t express how they feel back therefore some people with autism choose to use sign language or visual symbols.

Many people who suffer with Autism prefer to have a daily routine so their not overwhelmed. For example travelling the same way to work or school or eating the same breakfast everyday.

Autistic people sometimes dont like change however if they can prepare for change this can help them to cope better.

Autistic people also tend to have an interest in something which normally develops at a young age this can be anything from art, music to computers etc. No matter what the interest this can be a fundamental aspect to making sure someone who suffers from autism is kept happy and helps their Autistic people often have difficulty ' wellbeing. reading' other people - recognising or Autistic people may also experience over or understanding others' feelings and under-sensitivity to sounds, touch, tastes, intentions - and expressing their own smells, light, colours, temperatures or pain. emotions. This can make it very hard for them to navigate the social world. They may: For example, they may find certain background sounds, which other people appear to be insensitive ignore or block out, unbearably loud or seek out time alone when overloaded by distracting. This can cause anxiety or even other people physical pain. Or they may be fascinated by not seek comfort from other people lights or spinning objects. appear to behave 'strangely' or in a way thought to be socially inappropriate.

Autistic people may find it hard to form friendships. Some may want to interact with other people and make friends, but may be unsure how to go about it.

Autism

Autistic Disorder (also called "classic" autism) This is what most people think of when hearing the word "autism."

People with autistic disorder usually have significant language delays, social and communication challenges, and unusual behaviors and interests. Many people with autistic disorder also have intellectual disability.

Asperger Syndrome People with Asperger syndrome usually have some milder symptoms of autistic disorder. They might have social challenges and unusual behaviors and interests.

However, they typically do not have problems with language or intellectual disability.

Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS; also called "atypical autism") People who meet some of the criteria for autistic disorder or Asperger syndrome, but not all, may be diagnosed with PDD-NOS. People with PDD-NOS usually have fewer and milder symptoms than those with autistic disorder. The symptoms might cause only social and communication challenges.

Signs and Symtoms: Not respond to their name by 12 months Not point at objects to show interest (point at an airplane flying over) by 14 months Not play "pretend" games (pretend to "feed" a doll) by 18 months Avoid eye contact and want to be alone Have trouble understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings Have delayed speech and language skills Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia) Give unrelated answers to questions Get upset by minor changes Have obsessive interests Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles Have unusual reactions to the way thingssound, smell, taste, look, or feel

Autism Defined: Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behaviour.

Autism is a lifelong, nonprogressive neurological disorder typically appearing before the age of three years. The word “autism” means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction.

The classic form of autism involves a triad of impairments – in social interaction, in communication and the use of language, and in limited imagination as reflected in restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour and activities. It was in 1943 that Leo Kanner, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, created the diagnosis of autism.

Autism is a spectrum disorder. The symptoms and characteristics of autism can present themselves in a wide variety of combinations, from mild to severe. Although autism is defined by a certain set of behaviors, children and adults can exhibit any combination of the behaviors in any degree of severity. Two children, both with the same diagnosis, can act very differently from one another and have varying skills.

Autism

Suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally.

Some factors that may cause someone to commit suicide can be: drug and alcohol misuse history of trauma or abuse unemployment social isolation poverty poor social conditions imprisonment violence family breakdown.

Suicide can also be caused by other mental health problems such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression etc. If you are diagnosed with a mental health condition this means your a higher risk of attempting to commit suicide and completing it.

Across the globe the highest cause of suicide was depression. Things that can lead someone to contemplating suicide are stressful situations. A conducted survey found that 32% of adults who went through a stressful situation experienced suicidal thoughtts. Up to 16% of people who have tried to commit suicide will try again and 2% of those attemps are fatal.

Things that can lead to depression feeling depressed, withdrawn and anxious loss of interest in hobbies, work, socialising or even in their appearance expressing feelings of hopelessness or purposelessness acting impulsively or in a reckless way and not caring what happens to them giving away possessions, sorting out their affairs or making a will talking about suicide, death or dying or wanting it all to end Only 27% of people who died by suicide between 2005 and 2015 had been in contact with mental health services in the year before they died. If appropriate and timely help and emotional support is offered to people who are experiencing deep unhappiness and distress, this can reduce the risk of them choosing to end their own life.

Suicide in tokiyo Railway platforms being introduced dropped suicides BLUE makes you less impulsive.

Project 84- 84 men a week take their own lives in the UK (Sculputres on the This Morning Studio.)

12 men EACH DAY 75% of suicides in the uk are MALE

1.In 2017, 5,821 suicides were recorded in Great Britain. Of these, 75% were male and 25% were female.

2.Between 2003 and 2013, 18,220 people with mental health problems took their own life in the UK. 3.Suicide is the most common cause of death for men aged 20-49 years in England and Wales.

4.One person in fifteen had made a suicide attempt at some point in their life.

5.The suicide rate in Scotland rose by 8% between 2015 and 2016, with 728 suicides registered in Scotland in 2016.

6.In the UK men remain three times as likely to take their own lives than women, and in the Republic of Ireland four times more likely.

7.The highest suicide rate in the UK was for men aged 45-49.

8. One person in the world dies by suicide every 40 seconds

Suicide

Anxiety is - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

13.3% of 16 – 19 year olds and 15.8% of 20 – 24 year olds have suffered from anxiety (neurotic episode)

13.3% of 16 – 19 year olds and 15.8% of 20 – 24 year olds have suffered from anxiety (neurotic episode)

The physical symptoms of anxiety are: Racing heartbeat Shortness of breath Chest tightness Dry mouth Butterflies in stomach Nausea Urge to pass urine/empty bowels Tremor Sweating Pins and needles The psychological symptoms of anxiety are:

Types of Anxiety: Seperation Anxiety: This happens when your away from family or guardians.

Chronic Worrying or GAD: This is the feeling of being anxious about anything and everything. ‘free floating anxiety.’ Always being in a state of high anxiety.

Specific Phobias: Having an intense fear towards something such as: The dark, storms, injections, going the doctors etc.

Social Phobia: People that are worried about entering social situations. For example being worried over what someone may think of them.

Selective Mutism: Normally recognised when you’re 3-8 years old. Not being able to speak in certain places such as school or not being able to talk to someone that you dont know.

Exam/Stress Anxiety: Feeling stressed, tired, under pressure, confused, worried. This can lead to worrying too much and not being able to focus on your exams.

how to help anxiety Exercise Dont drink alcohol Stop smoking Stay away from caffiene Create a good sleeping routine e.g. going to bed at the same time every night, writing down your worries before bed to help clear your mind. meditate (research suggests that 30 minutes a day may alleviate some symtoms and act as an antidepressant.

Eat a balanced/healthy diet. chamomile tea aromatherapy - these are oils that help you sleep, relax, boost your mood and can improve your heart rate and blood pressure.

Some oils that are good for anxiety are: Lavender bergamot clary sage grapefruit ylang ylang

Inner tension Agitation Fear of losing control Dread that something catastrophic is going to happen (such as blackout, seizure, heart attack or death) Irritability Feelings of detachment There are many factors that can trigger an anxiety disorder. They include: Stress Physical factors (e.g. thyroid problems) Childhood environment Genetic predispositions Biochemical imbalances (changes in the levels of chemical messengers in the brain)

Anxiety

watchful waiting – monitoring your symptoms to see whether they improve or get worse without treatment antidepressants – such as paroxetine or mirtazapine Someone with PTSD often relives the psychological therapies – such as traumatraumatic event through nightmares and focused cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) flashbacks, and may experience feelings of or eye movement desensitisation and isolation, irritability and guilt.

They may also have problems sleeping, such reprocessing (EMDR); you can refer yourself as insomnia, and find concentrating difficult. directly to a psychological therapies service This can effect a persons day to day life.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events.

Any situation that a person finds traumatic can cause PTSD. These can include: serious road accidents violent personal assaults, such as sexual assault, mugging or robbery a traumatic birth PTSD can develop immediately after someone experiences a disturbing event or it can occur weeks, months or even years later.

PTSD is estimated to affect about 1 in every 3 people who have a traumatic experience, but it's not clear exactly why some people develop the condition and others don't.

Re-experiencing is the most typical symptom of PTSD. This is when a person involuntarily and vividly relives the traumatic event in the form of: flashbacks nightmares repetitive and distressing images or sensations physical sensations, such as pain, sweating, feeling sick or trembling

Speaking to my frienf who suffered with PTSD after a traumatic event I asked her if she recieved help from doctors for her experience and does she think that people should be more open to learning about PTSD and the effects it can have on someone?

Her response was ‘I felt like my doctor didn’t do much and people should talk about it more as its hard for a person to understand what PTSD is and what someone goes through when they have it.

PTSD

Depression is more than simply feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days.

Depression is a common mental health problem that causes people to experience low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration.

Symptoms: Tiredness and loss of energy Sadness that doesn’t go away Loss of self-confidence and self-esteem Difficulty concentrating Not being able to enjoy things that are usually pleasurable of interesting Feeling anxious all the time Avoiding other people, sometimes even your close friends Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness Sleeping problems – difficulties in getting off to sleep or waking up much earlier than usual Very strong feelings of guilt or worthlessness Finding it hard to function at work/college /school Loss of appetite Loss of sex drive and/or sexual problems Physical aches and pains Thinking about suicide and death Self-harm

1 out of 4 people in the UK have a mental health problem.

What can you do to help yourself if you suffer from depression

4% of people in the UK are anxious or depressed.

Exercise Meditate Medication Diary Therapy Healthy Sleep Samaritans 30 minutes a day can help lift your mood and change your mindset

16 million people in the UK are diagnosed with depression Women are twice as likely as men to develop depression.

Two people commit suicide around the world every minute 6,000 suicides in the UK each year and it's the biggest killer of men up to the age of 4549. Men account for three-quarters of the total figure.

In 2017 there were 6,213 suicides in the UK and Republic of Ireland Depression is the leading global disability, and unipolar (as opposed to bipolar) depression is the 10th leading cause of early death, it calculates. The link between suicide, the second leading cause of death for young people aged 15-29, and depression is clear, and around the world two people kill themselves every minute. .

US is the “most depressed” country in the world, followed closely by Colombia, Ukraine, the Netherlands and France. At the other end of the scale are Japan, Nigeria and China.

From 2005-15, cases of depressive illness increased by nearly a fifth. People born after 1945 are 10 times more likely to have depression.

Depression increase in the numbers of people getting antidepressants is clearly a factor. But so too is the fact prescribing patterns have changed.

Doctors are much more likely to keep people on drugs for longer with evidence suggesting it is a more effective way of treating patients.

But as common as antidepressants are, the fact remains the majority of people with mental illness report they are not getting help.

Only one in three of those polled said they were receiving treatment, according to NHS Digital.on statistics.

Depression

An eating disorder is when you have an unhealthy attitude to food, which can take over your life and make you ill.

It can involve eating too much or too little, or becoming obsessed with your weight and body shape.

spending a lot of time worrying about your weight and body shape avoiding socialising when you think food will be involved eating very little food deliberately making yourself sick or taking laxatives after you eat Men and women of any age can get an exercising too much eating disorder, but they most commonly having very strict habits or routines around affect young women aged 13 to 17 years food old. changes in your mood anorexia nervosa – when you try to keep You may also notice physical signs your weight as low as possible by not eating feeling cold, tired or dizzy enough food, exercising too much, or both problems with your digestion bulimia – when you sometimes lose control your weight being very high or very low for and eat a lot of food in a very short amount someone of your age and height of time (binging) and are then deliberately not getting your period for women and girls sick, use laxatives (medication to help you SOMEONE ELSE: poo), restrict what you eat, or do too much It can often be very difficult to identify that a exercise to try to stop yourself gaining loved one or friend has developed an eating weight disorder. binge eating disorder (BED) – when you Warning signs to look out for include: regularly lose control of your eating, eat dramatic weight loss large portions of food all at once until you lying about how much and when they've feel uncomfortably full, and are then often eaten, or how much they weigh upset or guilty eating a lot of food very fast other specified feeding or eating disorder going to the bathroom a lot after eating, (OSFED) – when your symptoms don't exact- often returning looking flushed ly match those of anorexia, bulimia or binge excessively or obsessively exercising eating disorder, but it doesn't mean it's a avoiding eating with others less serious illness cutting food into small pieces or eating very OSFED is the most common, then binge slowly eating disorder and bulimia. Anorexia is the wearing loose or baggy clothes to hide their least common. weight loss

UK eating disorder statistics 1.6 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder 11% of the 1.6 million people struggling with an eating disorder are male Eating disorders are more common in individuals between the ages of 14 and 25 years old There are up to 18 new diagnoses of bulimia nervosa, per 100,000 people, per year 1 in 100 women aged between 15 and 30, are affected by anorexia nervosa 10% of people affected by an eating disorder suffer from anorexia nervosa 40% of people affected by an eating disorder suffer from bulimia nervosa The rest of sufferers fall into the BED or OSFED categories of eating disorders Research suggests that the earlier that eating disorder treatment is sought, the better the sufferer’s chance of recovery

Eating Disorders.

A major part of my project is colour that is going to be the main part of the outcomes. I have looked into colour theory over my dissertation and completed primary and secondary research to understand how colour has an impact. I found out that blue helps to calm you down. This is proven as various railway lines have added blue lights onto their platforms and suicide ratas have dropped. This is especially proven in Tokiyo where they have high rates of suicides on railway lines. This creates a domino effect if a colour can help someone feel less inclined to do something and calm them down, trains then run smoother meaning customers using the railways are able to travel quicker and safer. I also looked at how television and film show colour the biggest one was Disney Pixars Inside Out as the whole film relies around an emotion being related to a colour.

I have also asked designers throughout this project to see if and what they relate mental health topics to. Katie Abey was a big help, As well as this I want to include my own personal opinion on what colours to me relate to mental health. For example I have decided OCD should be blue, white and black. Blue and white remind me of cleanliness, white also freshness and black being sophisitcated and having elegance. All these colours to me show control and blue highlights calmness once people with OCD have done what they need to in order to feel secure and less anxious.

I loved Katie’s answers as a lot of people struggle to give me an answer to what colour they relate a specific mental health topic to, but this was very insightful.

I love her answer to depression being dark blue this seems to be everyone elses answer and having a designer agree on that was helpful. I also like her idea for Schizophrenia being in fragments of orange and red.

This is something i’d like to recreate using mixed media.

I have followed @katieabey on Instagram for a while now however i never knew that she had synesthesia (the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.)

I like the idea of asking katie a few questions therefore personal messaged her through Instagram in hope of a response.

My question to katie was: Me: Hello! I’m currently doing a mental health editorial and wondered if you relate anything like bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression or Schizophrenia to a certain colour or colours?

Katie: Hey! Anxiety to me has an ombre effect from orange/peach/red Depression is a dark blue, Bipolar is green and Schizophrenia is yellow/orange in fragments. Who knows why haha my brain is weird.

I haven’t really gave my own insight to what colours I would personally relate different mental health topics to as this project isn’t all about my insight but taking other peoples and showing it through mixed media rI create however I think its important as a designer that I say my input and allow people to know why I am using certain colours within my designs.

Mental Health Topics & Colours which I relate them to.

Anxiety: Light blue, dark blue, black and slight white cracks Depression: Dark Blue Bipolar: Green, blue (maybe yellow) OCD: Black, white, BLUE Autism: Orange, yellow, white (ombre effect) Suicide: Red, dark red, black ADHD: mixture of bright colours, yellows, reds blue, pink PTSD: black, red, orange Learning Disabilities: Clash of colours. Purple, blue, green Schizophrenia: orange, yellow, red and purple, blue black I have decided to change learning disabilities to eating disorders as iI feel its a bigger topic to discuss and talk about.

Eating Disorders: Purple, Red, Black, Green