Anxiety Disorders
This emotion becomes a disorder when it is excessive, persistent, and interferes with daily life.
What is anxiety
This disorder involves significant shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels.
What is bipolar disorder?
PTSD stands for what?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What does "co-occurring disorders" mean?
Having both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder.
This mental health disorder can involve hallucinations, delusions, and difficulty distinguishing what is real from what is not.
What is schizophrenia?
Name two physical symptoms of anxiety.
During mania, a person may have increased energy and decreased need for what?
Sleep
Name one symptom of PTSD.
True or False: Mental health treatment can support recovery from substance use.
True
What is a hallucination?
Experiencing something through the senses that is not actually present, such as hearing voices or seeing things others do not see.
What is a panic attack?
A sudden episode of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms.
Name one symptom of mania.
True or False: Everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD.
They may use substances to avoid painful memories or emotions.
Name one warning sign that someone may need professional mental health support.
What is a delusion?
Why might someone with anxiety misuse alcohol?
To temporarily reduce anxiety or social discomfort.
How might mania increase substance use risk?
Increased impulsivity and poor judgment can lead to substance use.
What is one trauma-informed coping skill?
What is one benefit of attending support groups?
Peer support, accountability, learning coping skills, reduced isolation.
True or False: People with schizophrenia have "multiple personalities."
False
Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder are different conditions that are often confused in popular media.
Name three healthy anxiety-management strategies.
Why is it important not to diagnose someone as bipolar based on one energetic day?
Diagnosis requires specific symptoms, duration, and professional assessment.
Why might trauma survivors be vulnerable to substance misuse?
They may use substances to avoid painful memories or emotions.
Name three protective factors that support recovery.
How can substance use affect psychotic symptoms?
Certain substances can worsen psychosis, trigger psychotic episodes, increase paranoia, or interfere with treatment and recovery.