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The part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses, especially when it comes to behaviors we need for survival: feeding, reproduction and caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.
What is the limbic system?
Fight or flight
Nationwide 3 digit dialing code that connects to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline where support from trained crisis counselors 24/7 for anyone experiencing a mental health, substance use crisis or any other emotional distress.
What is 988?
A state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. A natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives.
What is stress?
In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross described five common stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance
What are the 5 stages of grief?
A condition in which a person develops intense cravings for the substance and the inability to control their behaviors in regards to obtaining and using it
What is substance abuse?
Disorder is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to compulsive behaviors.
Often centers on themes such as a fear of germs or the need to arrange objects in a specific manner.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Karen hasn't been eating or sleeping much lately. She has a general sense of hopelessness and low self-esteem. When she goes to work she finds herself struggling to concentrate and make important decisions. Karen seems to be suffering from.
What is major depressive disorder?
Severe, ongoing anxiety that interferes with daily activities.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.
What is post traumatic stress disorder?
Characterized by preoccupation with the substance and a loss of control pertaining to obtaining and using it?
What is dependence?
A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.
Symptoms include emotional instability, feelings of worthlessness, insecurity, impulsivity, and impaired social relationships.
What is borderline personality disorder?
A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.
Often begins in childhood and can persist into adulthood. It may contribute to low self-esteem, troubled relationships, and difficulty at school or work.
Symptoms include limited attention and hyperactivity.
What is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
A type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — begins and ends at about the same times every year. Symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody.
What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
The handbook used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders. Contains descriptions, symptoms and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
A mental health condition in which a person has a problematic pattern of substance use that causes distress and/or impairs their life.
What is substance use disorder (SUD)?
A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.
Previously called multiple personality disorder, is usually a reaction to trauma as a way to help a person avoid bad memories.
Characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality identities. Each may have a unique name, personal history, and characteristics.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
Disorders in which physical symptoms suggest a physical disorder, but there are no demonstrable organic findings and there is strong evidence for link to psychological factors or conflicts. Examples are hypochondriasis, body dysmorphic disorder, pain disorder.
What are somatoform disorders?
A psycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders. One of the most effective means of treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
A serious mental disorder in which someone deceives others by appearing sick, by purposely getting sick or by self-injury. Factitious disorder also can happen when family members or caregivers falsely present others, such as children, as being ill, injured or impaired. Ex: Munchausen syndrome
What is factitious disorder?
A memory disorder that results from vitamin B1 deficiency and is associated with alcoholism. Damages nerve cells and supporting cells in the brain and spinal cord, as well as the part of the brain involved with memory.
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff (WK) syndrome?
A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor targets this part of the brain
Small almond shaped structure inside of brain. It is part of the limbic system and plays a key role in processing emotions and emotional reactions. Activates the fight or flight response.
What is the amygdala?
A class of drugs that work by increasing serotinin in the brain--are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and other psychological conditions.
What are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
A multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression: Incorporates DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteria with other leading major depressive symptoms into a brief self-report tool.
What is the PHQ-9 test (patient health questionnaire)?