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What are three risk factors for Bi-polar Disorder?
Brain structure, functioning and genetics.
According to DSM: Substance abuse is classified as mental illness; therefore, there will be substance abuse questions on the exam. What are the 5 domains that impact the potential for substance abuse?
Child factors, school and peer factors, parenting factors, contextual and family factors, and community factors.
6 symptoms of Depression:
Thoughts of suicide, feelings of hopelessness, restless, fatigue, overeating and persistent feeling of sadness.
What are three common type of Depression?
Psychotic depression, postpartum depression and seasonal affective disorder.
How does Acute and Chronic stress play a role in mental illness?
These two types of stress play a role in mental illness by being stressed due to life events and not being able to feel happy due to their situations.
Some of the most common forms of illness are...
Depression, Bi-polar Disorder, Anxiety/Panic Disorder, Schizophrenia, Psychosis and Dementia
What are the categories that the symptoms of schizophrenia fall under?
- Psychotic
- Negative
- Cognitive
How do media contribute to negative images of the mentally ill?
By displaying them fatally ill people as bad people or problem people.
What are two "episodes" that occur in Bi-polar Disorder?
Manic (or Mania) and depression are two "episodes" that occur depression.
Defined as a severe break from reality...
Psychosis
TRUE OR FALSE:
Acute stress: is being stressed due to life events.
Chronic stress: is not being able to be happy due to life situations/events.
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Acute stress: stress that lasts only for a short period of time.
Chronic stress: a consistent sense of feeling pressured and overwhelmed over a long period of time.
Another word for elements is called...
Mood episodes
Name of a less severe form of Mania?
Hypomania
What are seven warning signs of Psychosis?
Disorganization, incoherent speech, possibly dangerous behavior, unusual movement, loss of interest in personal hygiene, loss of interest in activities and inability to express emotions
Key components of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC):
Case manager, therapist, parent, nurse or teacher