Vocabulary- Words to Know!
Mental Health
Fill in the Blank
100
What does the word self esteem mean? HINT: Self = (me)
How you feel about yourself
100
This disorder causes people to experience wide shifts in tehri feelings. (thought disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders)
What is a Bipolar Disorder
100
A person with high self esteem feels that everything he or she does is ______, (perfect, unworthy, valuable)
Valuable "High self esteem is feeling good about yourself, but not thinking you are perfect."
200
An irrational or unreasonable fear of something HINT: Some people don't like spiders or elevators!
What is a Phobia
200
This abuse disorder involves an unhealthy dependence on alcohol
What is a substance abuse disorder
200
A healthy way to solve a problem is to ______ (fight, reach a compromise, avoid the situation)
What is reach a compromise What is a compromise?
300
What is an accommodation?
An accommodation is an adjustment that allows a person to successfully accomplish a task.
300
Someone who experiences this disorder will have long lasting, intense sadness.
What is clinical depression.
300
Hallucinations and ____ are examples of thought disorder symptoms. (depression, panic attack, delusion)
What is a delusion
400
A mental problem causing shifts in a persons feelings. HINT: Roller coaster up and down emotions
What is a Bipolar Disorder
400
An attempt to deal with psychological problems through eating habits. HINT: Which one? (affective disorder, eating disorder, and bipolar disorder)
What is an eating disorder
400
Phobias and panic attacks are types of ____ (anxiety disorders, affective disorders, eating disorders)
What is anxiety disorders
500
A person who studies peoples mental and behavioral characteristics HINT: -This is also a person who you can also go to for behavior modification therapy
What is a psychologist
500
In the most dangerous extreme, depression may lead an individual to attempt ______ or killing oneself.
What is suicide
500
The ADA is a law that protects the rights of _____ (families, people with disabilities, advocates)
What is people with disabilities.
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