Question

Manuel has recently learned that his favorite grandfather is sick and is going to die within the next six months. although he is only 7 years of age, manuel has started displaying some curious symptoms. he has frequent headaches and stomach pains with no physical explanation, he has become unusually moody and irritable, and he has lost interest in his favorite toys, video games, and television programs. given what you know about the expression of mental illness in the young, which type of disorder do you think is most likely the cause of manuel's symptoms?

Answer 1

Manuel is experiencing a mental disorder which is called the major depressive disorder. It has the capability of disrupting the activity of a person in terms of doing activities, disinterest in certain things that they used to live and even sleeping or the way they eat. It could be seen above as Manuel has less interest of the things he used to like and it also disrupts in his daily activities because of his moody character. The reason why it led him to experience it is because of his grand father's upcoming death.