Mental Health A
Definition of suicide
What is killing oneself?
Occurs when a person overuses or depends on alcohol or drugs.
What is substance abuse or addiction?
This can develop after being harmed, flashbacks are common and include depression.
What is PTSD?
Chills, fever, back pain, signs & symptoms of cystitis, involving the kidneys.
What is pyelonephritis?
Breaks down food for the body to absorb & eliminates solid wastes.
What does the digestive system do for our body?
Eating is out of control
What is binge eating?
The person has problems with moods, relationships, self-image, behavior, and controlling emotions.
What is borderline personality disorder?
The highest level of anxiety.
What is a panic disorder?
When this presses against the male urethra causing obstruction of urine flow.
What is prostate enlargement?
Pain can mimic a heart attack. Stomach contents flow back from the stomach into the esophagus.
What is GERD?
The person eats large amounts of food. Then the body is purged of food to prevent weight gain.
What is bulimia nervosa?
A chronic disorder in which the person's thinking and behaviors show no regard for right and wrong.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Some causes include a urinary catheter, urological exams, poor fluid intake, intercourse.
What are some common causes of urinary tract infections (UTI)?
Severe, cramping pain in back and side just below ribs, abdominal pain, nausea, dysuria (painful urination), hematuria (blood in urine), cloudy urine.
What are some signs/symptoms of kidney stones?
Formed when the bile hardens into hard particles.
What are gallstones?
A person has an intense fear of weight gain or obesity.
What is anorexia nervosa?
Someone who experiences highs (manic) and lows (depression) in mood, energy, and ability to function.
What is bipolar disorder?
A bladder infection caused by bacteria.
What is cystitis?
Hypertension, diabetes, infections, UTI, tumors affecting the kidneys.
What are some common causes of chronic kidney failure?
Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B are the only two that have this available to prevent the disease.
Which hepatitis has a vaccine available for the disease?
A chronic disease involving use of alcohol.
What is alcoholism?
What is schizophrenia?
Urinary frequency, oliguria (scan amount of urine), pain/burning during urination.
What are some signs & symptoms of cystitis?
Process of removing waste products from blood.
What is dialysis?
Occurs when the liver is damaged.
What is cirrhosis?