Substance Use
Acronyms
Phobias
Anything Goes
MH Professionals
100

Substance use, used to be called this in the DSM 4.

What is substance abuse? 

100

 IFSS

What is Intensive Family Support Services?

100

Fear of being embarrassed or humiliated in front of others or in a public place or fear of being the center of attention.

What is social phobia?

100

This is the 10th leading cause of death for all ages in the US.

What is suicide?

100

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders and can prescribe medications.

What is a psychiatrist ?

200

The coexistence of both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder is referred to as this.

What are co-occurring disorders?

200

DSM-V

What is Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fifth Edition?

200

Fear of closed in spaces

What is claustrophobia?

200

This is the response to a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.

What is fight or flight response?

200

A physician that specializes in the brain and nervous system.

What is a neurologist?

300

This disorder is defined as having a depressed mood for most of the day with a marked loss of interest in activities. 

What is major depressive disorder?

300

NIMH

What is National Institute of Mental Health?

300

Fear of spiders

What is arachnophobia?

300

A mental disorder where the individual can have intense obsessions and or compulsions is known as this.

What is obsessive compulsive disorder?

300

This individual can assess, diagnose and treat mental illnesses and psychological distress in the context of marriage and family systems.

What is a marriage and family therapist?

400

Having a false belief is known as this __________.

What is a delusion?

400

PESS

What is Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services

400

Fear of heights

What is acrophobia?

400

This way of communicating will allow you to communicate what is upsetting while minimizing blame.

What are “I” statements?

400

This professional works with art therapy to help clients express and cope with emotions.

What is an art therapist?

500

Individuals may use illicit substances to cope and alleviate their symptoms of mental illness. This is known as ___________ medicating.

What is self-medicating?

500

NAMI

What is National Alliance on Mental Illness?

500

Fear of germs

What is micro-phobia?

500

This disorder develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal.

What is PTSD?

500

A professional with a doctorate degree that treats emotional and behavioral disorders but does not prescribe medications.          

What is a psychologist?

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