Mental Disorders
A type of anxiety disorders in which you are afraid of certain things.
What are phobias?
True or False: Having suicidal thoughts are normal responses to daily stresses.
False
What is a psychiatrist?
This is a disorder in which a person is trapped in a pattern of repeated behaviors or thoughts.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A personality disorder often associated with hallucinations and hearing voices.
What is schizophrenia?
True or False: People who seek help for mental disorders are show responsibility for their health.
True
A physician specializing in organic disorders of the brain and nervous system.
What is a neurologist?
This mental disorder describes an illness in which a person complains of disease symptoms, but no physical cause can be found.
What is somatoform disorder?
These occur within a school or community in a short period of time.
What are cluster suicides?
A professional who diagnoses emotional and behavioral disorders but can't prescribe medication.
What is a clinical psychologist?
Schizophrenia also refers to this.
What is "split mind"?
In this type of mental disorder, a person relives an accident in nightmares and may have flashbacks.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder.
When helping someone who is suicidal, remind them that problems are this.
What is temporary?
A professional, usually with a master's degree, who concentrates on psychiatric casework.
What is a psychiatric social worker?
Clinical depression is this form of disorder.
What is affective disorder?
These two types of disorders may both result from chemical imbalances in the brain.
What are functional and organic mental disorders?
Substance abuse, family history of a mental disorder, violence, jail time, and abuse are all risk factors for this.
What is suicide?
An examination of a patient's early life to look for underlying causes of mental problems is called this.
A disorder that causes a person to feel ill even when healthy.
What is hypochondria?