Diagnoses
The apprehensive anticipation of future danger or misfortune accompanied by the feelings of worry, distress, and/or tension.
Anxiety
The methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations.
Coping skills
A psycho-therapeutic program for anger prevention and control
Anger Management
A subjective complaint of difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or poor sleep quality
Insomnia
Negative distorted thinking where you expect the worst outcome in any situation.
Catastrophizing
Persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life
Depression
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
Trauma
Form of psychotherapy which uses the creative process of making art to explore and communicate issues, feelings and emotions.
Art Therapy
Unwanted thoughts that occur without warning or control, often repetitive, and can cause emotional distress
Intrusive thoughts
a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as a pyramid
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs
Bipolar Disorder
The treatment of mental conditions by verbal communication and interaction.
Therapy
Psychologists create a safe environment in which to “expose” individuals to the things they fear and avoid.
Exposure Therapy
A dissociative state during which aspects of a traumatic event are experienced as though they were occurring at the moment
Flashback
You falsely believe that everything that someone says or does is a direct reaction to you. It can convince you that you are being targeted or excluded.
Personalization
A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing an event. Triggers can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.
PTSD
A defense mechanism that occurs when you push your concerns onto another individual
Projection
Practices that include present moment awareness, meditation, and breathing exercises.
An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
Hallucinations
The phone number 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
A neurodevelopmental condition of variable severity characterized by difficulties with social interaction / communication and by restricted / repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.
Autism
The ability to take on another's perspective, to understand, feel and possibly share and respond to their experience
Empathy
Therapy that helps people learn how to identify and change destructive thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
food and diet-related behaviors that negatively affect someone’s physical, mental, or emotional health.
Disordered eating
What percentage of American adults will experience a mental illness within a given year?
20% (1 out of 5 Americans)