the basics
mental health professionals
Disorders
Disorders
Therapy
100
An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors a person, preventing him from leading a happy, productive life.
What is a mental disorder?
100
A certified role that helps provide direct care for mental health clients
What is a mental health aide?
100
brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks
What is bipolar disorder?
100
Attacks of sudden, unexplained feelings of terror
What is a panic disorder?
100
a human service profession that utilizes art media, images, the creative art process and patient/client responses to the created productions as reflections of an individual’s development, abilities, personality, interests, concerns, and conflicts
What is art therapy?
200
A mark of shame or disapproval that result in an individual being shunned or rejected by others
What is a stigma?
200
Help clients solve personal and family problems; usually has a bachelor's or master's degree
What is a social worker?
200
A mild form of bipolar disorder where people have episodes of hypomania that shift back and forth with mild depression for at least two years
What is cyclothemia?
200
Persistent thoughts, fears, or urges (obsessions) leading to uncontrollable repetitive behaviors
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
200
a treatment service designed to restore, remediate and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life activities, to promote health and wellness as well as reduce or eliminate the activity limitations and restrictions to anticipation in life situations caused by an illness or disabling condition
What is recreational therapy?
300
13% of children between ages 9-17 experience this
What is anxiety disorder?
300
Social scientists that study human behavior and the mind
What is a psychologist?
300
long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation
What is schizophrenia?
300
A combination of symptoms that interfere with a person's ability to work, eat, sleep, and enjoy activities that they once thought enjoyable.
What is depression?
300
Involves animals as a form of treatment to improve a patient’s social, emotional, or cognitive functioning.
What is pet therapy?
400
A strong, irrational fear of something
What is a phobia?
400
Medical Doctors who specialize in mental health
What is a psychiatrist?
400
Hallucinations - hearing or seeing imaginary things Delusions - wildly false beliefs Paranoia - the fear others are plotting against you
What are symptoms of schizophrenia?
400
Medication, counseling, support groups, lifestyle changes, talking to responsible adults
What are ways to get help for mental disorders?
400
a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person's mind, mood, cognitive function or health
What is aromatherapy?
500
An illness that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living
What is a mood disorder?
500
Diagnose and treat mental illnesses, prescribe medications, administer treatments, examine clients, perform diagnostic tests and interpret results
What does a psychiatrist do?
500
A condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
500
Exaggerated worry and tension for no reason causing you to startle easily, have difficulty concentrating, relaxing, and sleeping
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
500
Consisting of a process in which a music therapist uses music and all of its facets—physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual—to help clients improve their health.
What is music therapy?
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