Characteristics of Poor Mental Health 1
Characteristics of Poor Mental Health 2
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders 2
Mental Disorders and Treating Mental Disorders
100
Unusual or different from normal
What is abnormal
100
Harmed or unhealthy
What is dysfunctional
100
Excessive fear of an object or a specific situation
What is a phobia
100
Unable to stop using alcohol or another drug
What is addicted
100
An attempt to cope with psychological problems through eating habits
What is eating disorder
200
A person who studies mental and behavioral characteristics
What is psychologist
200
A mental device one uses to protect oneself
What is defense mechanism
200
the act of killing oneself
What is suicide
200
An affective disorder involving long-lasting, intense sadness
What is clinical depression
200
Form of psychotherapy that teaches a person to replace a less effective behavior pattern with a more effective one
What is behavior modification
300
An action that blocks a person's efforts to reach goals
What is self-defeating behavior
300
Messages that help maintain positive communication.
What is "I" messages.
300
An unhealthy dependence on alcohol or other drugs
What is substance abuse disorder
300
a feeling of terror that comes without warning and includes symptoms of chest pain, rapid heartbeat, sweating, shaking, or shortness of breath
What is panic attack
300
a false belief
What is delusion
400
Shifting an emotion from its real object to a safer or more immediate one
What is displacement
400
A refusal to believe or accept something negative or threatening
What is denial
400
a mental problem that makes normal life difficult because of intense anxiety
What is anxiety disorder
400
A twisted idea bout an unreal object or event
What is a hallucination
400
A mental problem in which a person has twisted or false ideas and beliefs
What is thought disorder
500
A refusal to think about something that upsets you.
What is repression
500
Assuming that another person has on'es own attitudes, feelings, or purposes
What is projection
500
A mental problem in which a person has disturbed or uncontrolled emotions.
What is affective disorder
500
An affective disorder involving an uncontrolled shift from feeling too much energetic emotion to feeling very depressed.
What is bipolar disorder
500
Form of psychotherapy that teaches a person to replace destructive thoughts with positive ones
What is cognitive therapy
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