Treatment Methods
treatment that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through reward
What is behavior therapy?
sharing ideas and feelings; listening to others
What is communication?
taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
What is prevention?
condition in which a real or imagined fear, such as fear of social situations, is difficult to control
What it anxiety disorder?
an unfair opinion or judgement of a particular group of people
What is prejudice?
treatment that is designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns
What is cognitive therapy?
actively working to reduce risks and protect health
What is practicing healthful behaviors?
related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
What are cumulative risks?
illness that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living
what is mood disorder?
deliberately harming or threatening other people who cannot easily defend themselves
What is bullying?
Treatment that focuses on helping the family function in more positive ways
What is family therapy?
practicing relaxation techniques
What is stress management?
personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives
What are lifestyle habits?
disorder in which people engage in behaviors, such as violence and vandalism, that violate the rights of others
What is conduct disorder?
exaggerated or oversimplified belief about people who belong to a certain group
What is stereotype?
treatment that involves a group of people who have similar problems
What is group therapy?
locating valid data about health products and services
What is accessing information?
actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
What are risk behaviors?
disorder in which people cannot resist the impulse to perform harmful actions, such as cutting themselves
What is impulse control disorder?
the ability to accept others' differences
What is tolerance?
treatment that uses medications to help the symptoms on mental disorders
What is drug therapy?
understanding the factors that impact health
What is analyzing influences?
avoiding harmful behaviors
What is abstinence?
any illness of the mind that can prevent people from leading happy, productive lives
what is mental disorder?
making others perform certain tasks in order to join a group
What is hazing?