Definitions
A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being
What is the definition of mental health?
Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt or contaminating others
What are one of the symptoms of OCD?
Increases the risk of physical illnesses and other mental health conditions
What is the long-term affect of anxiety disorders?
Abuse, including childhood or domestic abuse
What causes PTSD?
A condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and constant vivid recall of the experience, with dulled responses to others and to the outside world
What is PTSD?
Trying to maintain a below-normal weight through starvation or too much exercise
What is one symptom of an eating disorder?
Difficulty maintaining close relationships
What is one way PTSD can affect you long term?
People believe that their lives would be better if only they were thinner
What are causes of eating disorders?
a psychiatric disorder in which debilitating anxiety and fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause
What is a panic disorder?
Stress that's out of proportion to the impact of the event, inability to set aside a worry, and restlessness
Increased risk of substance abuse
Whats one long term effect of OCD?
An imbalance of brain chemicals
What causes Mood Disorders?
A mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression
Withdrawal from family and friends
What is a symptom of psychotic disorders?
Cause your brain to release stress hormones on a regular basis
Whats one long term effect of panic disorders?
Genetic and hereditary factors
What causes OCD?
A personality disorder characterized by excessive orderliness, perfectionism, attention to details, and a need for control in relating to others
What is OCD?
Can cause depression
What is a symptom of mood disorders?
The brain shrinks due to lack of nutrition with a commensurate lowering of IQ
What are long term affects of eating disorders?
A mental or physical illness
What is a cause of psychotic disorders?