PTSD is a natural emotional reaction to a deeply shocking and traumatic incident
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What is the meaning of Depression?
Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
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what does anxiety mean?
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
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What is ADD/ADHD?
ADHD is a brain disorder that is exposed by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness that prevents their function and development.
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What is the definition of OCD?
a mental disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensations (obsessions), and behaviors that drive them to do something over and over (compulsions).
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What is the 2nd cause of PTSD for men?
Combat exposure
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what is the main cause for depression?
Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can increase the vulnerability to clinical depression later in life.
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what are symptoms of anxiety?
Trembling
Churning stomach
Nausea
Headache
Backache
Heart palpitations
Numbness or "pins and needles" in arms, hands or legs
Sweating/flushing
Restlessness
Easily tired
Trouble concentrating
Irritability
Muscle tension
Trouble falling or staying asleep
Being easily startled
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what is a sign of ADD/ADHD?
-Have trouble paying attention for a lengthened period of time,
-Having messy work and poor time management
-Are more inclined to have unfocused motor activity. .
-Easily distracted by other thoughts or stimuli
-Avoid or dislike tasks that require mental effort
-Being forgetful of normal daily activities
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what are some factors of OCD?
Factors that may play a role include head injury, infections, and abnormal function in certain areas of the brain. Genes (family history) seems to play a strong role. A history of physical or sexual abuse also appears to increase the risk for OCD.
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What is the #1 leading cause of PTSD for women?
Rape
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what percentage of people have depression?
6.7 percent
Affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S.
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Are there medications that can help with panic attacks?
Yes. There are many medications that have FDA approval to treat anxiety disorders
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What are some risk factors of ADD/ADHD?
-Exposure to environmental toxins
-Bipolar Disorder, Which includes manic behavior and depression
-Medications that help ADHD may cause long term brain damage
-Brain injuries and low birth weight
-Maternal Drug use. Alcohol use or smoking during pregnancy
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What are symptoms of OCD?
Fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt or contaminating others
Fear of losing control and harming yourself or others
Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts and images
Excessive focus on religious or moral ideas
Fear of losing or not having things you might need
Order and symmetry: the idea that everything must line up “just right”
No. Lack of sleep alone cannot cause depression, but it does play a role.
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what are signs of anxiety?
fatigue, restlessness, or sweating
hypervigilance or irritability
racing thoughts or unwanted thoughts
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What treatment is available for people with ADD/ADHD?
Stimulant medication:it works because it increases the brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine, psychotherapy:behavioral therapy and family and material therapy, education and training:support groups and stress management techniques and parenting skills training
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What's the percentage of people suffer from OCD?
Approximately 2.3% of the population between ages 18- 54 suffers from OCD,
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What is the percentage of men and women who experience PTSD?
Men:50%
Women: 60%
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what are Common triggers of depression?
-Family history of depression.
-An abnormal reaction over the loss of a loved one through death, divorce, or separation.
-Interpersonal disputes.
-Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
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What are the 3 groups of anxiety
Whole body
behavioral
cognitive
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what percent of children have ADHD/ADD?
5 percent of American children have ADHD.
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What's the percentage of both men and women who have OCD? (Hint: trick question)