Depression
What kind of illness is Depression?
Mental illness
What are some medications that can help with depression?
Antidepressants are medicines that treat depression
What kind of disorder is Anxiety?
Mental
This is monitoring your blood pressure, heart rate, or brainwaves.
Answer: Biofeedback
What does OCD stan for?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Give a brief definition of depression
Answer: A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
True or False
There is no treatment that will help depression
False
Give a brief definition of Anxiety
A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities
A therapy used to treat anxiety is known as?
Answer: psychotherapy
What does BPD stand for?
Borderline Personality Disorder
True or false: Only people who have experienced huge trauma can have depression
Answer: False. No matter how good of a life a person has, anybody can get depression.
How many weeks does it take for antidepressants to start working?
Answer: 2-4 weeks
Anxiety disorders are highly this.
What is treatable?
A tool to alleviate anxiety using deep breathing techniques is called?
Answer: Yoga
What does PTSD stand for?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
True or False: In some cases, children, teenagers, and young adults under 25 may experience an increase in suicidal thoughts or behavior when taking antidepressants
True
Nearly 50% of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with this.
What is an anxiety disorder?
Symptoms of anxiety include (name at least 3):
Feeling nervous, restless or tense
Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom
Having an increased heart rate
Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation)
Sweating
Trembling
Feeling weak or tired
Trouble concentrating or thinking about anything other than the present worry
Having trouble sleeping
Experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) problems
Having difficulty controlling worry
Having the urge to avoid things that trigger anxiety
A lifestyle modification to help with anxiety where you try to get your heart in the target heart rate zone for at least 30 minutes is called?
Answer: exercise
What does GAD stand for?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The leading cause of disability in the United States among people between the ages of 15 and 44.
What is depression?
What are two things that could help yourself or a loved one getting treatment for depression?
Answer: (Any of these two)
Try to be active and exercise.
Set realistic goals for yourself.
Try to spend time with other people and confide in a trusted friend or relative.
Try not to isolate yourself, and let others help you.
Expect your mood to improve gradually, not immediately.
Postpone important decisions, such as getting married or divorced, or changing jobs until you feel better. Discuss decisions with others who know you well and have a more objective view of your situation.
Continue to educate yourself about depression.
Causes of anxiety (give 3)
A form of psychotherapy that involves learning behavioral relaxation techniques as well as restructuring patterns of thinking that foster anxiety is called what?
Answer: cognitive-behavioral therapy
What does PAD stand for?
Panic Attack Disorder