Which mental illness is the most likely to lead to suicide?
What is depression.
100
A brain disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities.
What is depression.
100
Unconscious ways of coping with stress.
What is defense.
100
Who coined the term "stressors"?
Who is Hans Selye.
100
Taking of one's own life intentionally.
What is suicide.
200
What is the most common method of suicide?
What is firearms.
200
What anti-depressant medication increases the activity of serotonin in the brain?
What is Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
200
Changing one thought, emotion or behavior into another.
What is conversion.
200
1 of 3 stages of stress.
What is alarm, resistance, or exhaustion.
200
The stages the respond to stressors are referred to as what?
What is General Adaption Syndrome.
300
What does AFSP stand for?
What is American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
300
What are the two most common treatments for depression?
What is medication and psychotherapy.
300
Denial is the most common strategy of which category?
What is appraisal-focused strategy.
300
Positive stress?
What is eustress.
300
Scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context
What is psychology.
400
Name one of five states where physician assisted suicide is legal.
What is California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.
400
Feelings of intense high sometimes, and intense lows other times. Also known as manias or depressions.
What is Bipolar Disorder
400
What do cognitive mechanisms do?
What is changing the way we think.
400
Negative stress.
What is distress.
400
Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.
What is Yoga.
500
Exposure to people and media that revolve around suicide and could possibly increase the risk factor of committing suicide.
What is suicidal contagion.
500
Another name for persistent depressive disorder.
What is dysthymia.
500
Pushing discomfort onto others mechanism.
What is attack mechanisms.
500
Having a baby. Positive or negative stress.
What is positive.
500
A chemical or biological agent, environmental condition, external stimulus or an event that causes stress to an organism.