A counseling technique where the client identifies an event that leads to negative self-talk and negative emotional responses and helps them substitute the distorted thought with a positive one.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
100
A glucocorticoid that can lead to suppression of the immune system increasing risk of infection and malignancies with chronic anxiety disorders.
What is the Cortisol?
100
A chemical brain substance that is responsible for regulating sleep, arousal levels, and emotion.
What is Serotonin?
100
A normal response to daily pressure that offer us an alert that we need to monitor and correct our behavior.
What are actions of the Parasympathtic Nervous system?
200
A chemical messenger that regulateds voluntary movement, learning, and pleasure.
What is Dopamine?
200
An emotional reaction to a well-defined danger or threat that prompts a reaction of self-preservation. Can escalate to panic.
What is fear?
300
Release of Corticotropic-releasing hormone, Acetylcholine, and cortisol with increased glucose circulation and suppression of the immune system.
What is the HPA response system (Hypothalmus, Pituitary, Adrenals)?
300
A chemical messenger that regulates alertness, simulation of the sympathetic nervous system and arousal levels.
What is Norepinephrine?
300
Jordan is on the bus riding home and suddently breaks out in a sweat, feels pressure on her chest and her heart is beating fast. She has had this happen in various places with no known threat. It is hard for her to stop worrying about when it will happen again.
What are the effects of stimulation of the Sympathetic Nervous System?
400
Without this neurotransmitter, memory deficits may occur and muscle contration may be altered.
What is acetylcholine?
400
Bill grew up with high expectations for success from his family. Here at GSU his GPA is 3.8. He is finding it hard to sleep, and he is losing weight. In April Bill tells the nurse at the counseling center that since the academic year started, he wakes up at all hours feeling like something bad is going to happen.
What is a generalized anxiety disorder?
500
Activated by situations where Adrenaline and noradrenaline are released to increase energy and arousal in preparation to fight or flee.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System?
500
Genetic predisposition, alterations in neurotransmitters, broken circuits, endocrine system malfunction, and/or physiological malformation interact with the environment.
What is the cause of mental health disorders?
500
I can't relapse again, I can't face another failure.