Definitions
What is Mental Health?
Mental Health includes _________, _____________, and ________ wellbeing.
Mental health includes EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, and SOCIAL wellbeing. It affects how one thinks and acts. It also determines how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.
What is the difference between Anorexia and Bulimia?
Anorexia Nervosa- People with anorexia will deny themselves food to the point of self-starvation as they obsess about weight loss.
Bulimia Nervosa- People living with bulimia will feel out of control when binging on very large amounts of food during short periods of time, and then desperately try to rid themselves of the extra calories using forced vomiting, abusing laxatives, or excessive exercise.
Which gender is more likely to have Panic Disorder (PD)?
Women. Women are two times as likely than men.
What is a Mental Illness?
Mental illnesses are conditions that affect a person's ________, ________, and/or ________
Mental illnesses are conditions that affect a person's thinking, mood, and/ or behavior. It may be occasional or long-lasting (chronic) and affect someone's ability to relate to others and function each day.
What is the difference between ADHD and ADD?
ADHD is both Attention Deficit and Hyperactive, while ADD is only Attention Deficit.
More than ___% will be diagnosed with a mental illness/ disorder at some point in their life.
More than 50% will be diagnosed with a mental illness/ disorder at some point in their life.
What does ADHD stand for?
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
What are THREE different types of Anxiety Disorders?
1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
2. Social Anxiety Disorder
3. Panic Disorder
1 in __ children either currently or at some point during their life have had a seriously debilitating mental illness.
1 in 5 children either currently or at some point during their life have had a seriously debilitating mental illness.
What does BPD stand for?
Border Personality Disorder
**NOT Bipolar Disorder
What are THREE types of treatment for mental illnesses/ disorders?
1. Therapy
2. Medication
3. Support Group
What is ONE of the three common mental illnesses?
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar
-Major Depression
What does PTSD stand for and what is PTSD?
PTSD involves a set of ___________ and ____________ responses.
PTSD involves a set of physiological and psychological responses. It can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, rape, war/combat or something similar.
Name some CAUSES of mental illnesses
1. Early adverse life experience
2. Experiences related to other ongoing chronic medical conditions
3. Biological
4. Use of alcohol or recreational drugs
5. having few friends
6. having feeling of loneliness or isolation
What is the leading disability of people ages 15- 44?
Major Depressive Disorder