Mental Illness
A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
What is mental illness?
Our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.
What is mental health
A person with this diagnosis has a hard time focusing and sitting still making finishing things very hard.
ADHD
What are the two types of stress?
Eustress, Distress
What is OCD
Mindfulness or listening to music are examples of what?
stress management stategies
Symptoms of this may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This is the 3rd leading cause of death among people ages 15-34 in the United States.
Suicide
arousal of an individual’s mind/ body in response to demands or changes made upon them
Stress
A condition of losing touch with reality accompanied by reduced ability to function.
What is Schizophrenia
State 3 characteristics of good mental health.
Assertive, active listener, feels good about themselves, gets along/ feels comfortable around others, expressing emotions in healthy ways, able to meet the demands of life, optimistic, adapts to change, stress management techniques
How can you help someone with suicidal thoughts? (at least 3 ways)
active listen to them, tell someone who can help, tell them how important they to you and others
Substance use, isolation, drop in grades, changes in sleeping/ eating patterns, could all be symptoms of?
Depression
State 3 health risks resulting from Anorexia Nervosa.
Cold intolerance, fatigued, slowed heart rate, heart failure (death), bone loss, dehydration, kidney failure
taking a laxative, or diuretic could be symptoms of this disorder.
What is Bulimia Nervosa
State 3 causes of mental illness
inherited, traumatic event, environmental exposures before birth, hormonal imbalances
Half of all mental illness occurs before a person turns ______ years old
14
Name 2 ways to treat mental illness.
Therapy, medication
1 in how many children in the U.S. will experience mental illness at some point in their lives
1 in 5
Negative, incorrect beliefs, stereotype or label are other names for this.
What is a stigma
This disorder is also known as manic depression
What is Bi-Polar
State the 5 needs of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Self-Esteem, Self- Actualization
this increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Poor Mental Health
Oversleeping/difficulty staying awake, fatigue, social withdrawal, inability to cope, and light therapy are examples of what?
Seasonal Affective Disorder