Mental Health Terms
True or False:
Elementary school-aged children do not suffer from mental health issues because they are too young.
False
Anyone or any age can have mental health issues.
True or False:
A disorder is different than an illness
True
Disorders are usually not curable
True or False:
All mental illnesses are curable.
False
Some illnesses are treatable but not all of them are curable.
True or False:
Depression is the number one mental health illness in the world.
False
Anxiety is the most common mental health illness, affecting approximately 15% of all mental health diagnoses.
True or False:
Eating disorders are not considered mental health disorders
False
Eating disorders are serious health conditions that affect both your physical and mental health.
This is something that "sets off" a mental illness.
Common in mental health illnesses.
trigger
A disorder characterized by extreme mood swings.
Going from highs to lows in short periods of time. Should be medicated because of its seriousness.
Bipolar
This is the most common mental health illness in the world.
Anxiety
Believing what a person says and passing it on without knowing if it is true and not trying to learn about it.
ignorance
This disorder is when a person has a difficult time focusing and/or sitting still for extended periods of time.
ADHD
This component of well-being consists of a person's feelings.
Emotional Health
This disorder causes a person to have a difficult time distinguishing between what is real and what is fake.
Usually very paranoid that someone or something is out to get them.
Schizophrenia
This component of well-being consists of getting along with friends and family.
Social Health
This component of well-being involves keeping your fit and sound.
Physical Health
This disorder occurs when a person has a cycle of uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts and repetitive behaviors that interferes with daily functioning.
OCD
These are stereotypes and prejudices about mental health that people pass on to other people.
stigma
A person witnesses, or lives through a traumatic event causing them to frequently relive it in their mind.
PTSD
1 out ____ teenagers suffer from mental health issues.
3
Approximately 1 in 3 U.S. adolescents experience mental health issues, with anxiety, depression, and persistent sadness being the most common.
This disorder has difficulties reading nonverbal cues, like eye contact and body language, understanding others' emotions, and managing back-and-forth conversation.
Autism
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Empathy
A professional who practices and studies mental states and perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior.
Psychologist
Name 4 anger management techniques that will help a person calm down during a heated occurrence.
Deep breathing, counting backwards, standing on one foot, imaging yourself somewhere else, walking away...
This specific type of therapy is typically used to treat most mental health disorders.
Psychotherapy
Not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you and your health.
Addiction
To deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties.
Coping skills