Treatment
A type of therapy that helps people change their thinking and behavior to improve their mood and quality of life. May include interventions like thought logs and thought restructuring.
cognitive therapy
A non-fatal act of self-injury or self-poisoning that is deliberately initiated, but without the intent to kill oneself.
parasuicide
This hormone regulates your body's response to stress.
Cortisol
This type of drug increases activity in the brain and the central nervous system.
stimulant
This diagnosis is classified by the persistent use of drugs despite substantial harm and adverse consequences to self and others.
substance use disorder
This type of family has unhealthy emotional bonds and lack of personal boundaries. They may have difficulty understanding their own needs and feelings separate from others in family.
Enmeshed
In this theraputic intervention, the client and therapist work systematically to increase the number of constructive and pleasurable activities and events in a client's life.
behavioral activation
A mental state where someone believes they are unable to control or change a situation, even when they have the opportunity to do so
learned helplessness
Low activity in what two neurotransmitters is strongly linked depression in research
serotonin and norepinephrine
This substance increases the supply of dopamine at key neurons throughout brain. It is the most powerful natural stimulant.
cocaine
In this diagnosis, an individual purposely takes in too little nourishment, resulting in body weight that is very low and below that of other people of similar age and gender.
anorexia nervosa
This perspective states dissociative disorders are caused by repression, as people fight off anxiety by unconsciously preventing painful memories, thoughts, or impulses from reaching awareness.
psychodynamic
This type of therapy has a success rate similar to that of CBT for depression and explores loss, role disputes, role transitions, and deficits.
interpersonal psychotherapy
This way of thinking categorizes things into two opposing groups. Also known as "all or nothing" or "black and white" thinking
Dichotomous thinking
This neurotransmitter is linked to increased aggressive feelings and impulsive behavior.
serotonin
This second-generation drug increases serotonin activity without affecting other transmitters. Lexapro and Fluoxetine are examples of this.
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
This is the name for a minimum of 2-week period of time in which a person experiences decreased enjoyment or interest across most activities for the majority of each day. May also include difficulties such as appetite change, sleep, and fatigue.
depressive episode
This perspective recognizes biological predispositions for overreactivity in brain-body stress roues and dysfunction in brain stress circuit, resilence, life events, social systems, and maturation.
Developmental psychopathology perspective
A behavioral therapy that helps people learn to manage their fears and anxieties by facing their obsessions and resisting the urge to perform compulsions. Often helpful for OCD and illness anxiety disorder.
exposure and response prevention
This is the main motivation for people with anorexia nervosa
fear
This part of the brain regulates the endocrine system and controls body temperature and blood pressure. Hypothesized to be related to development of eating disorders.
hypothalamus
This substance helps GABA (an inhibitory messenger) shut down neurons and relax
alcohol
Diagnosis in which a person mimics symptoms of illness to make others believe they are sick by producing or exaggerating symptoms.
factitious disorder
Cognitive triad
A medical treatment that uses an implanted device to deliver electrical impulses, stimulating the brain and specific nerve.
Vagus nerve stimulation
These people may work in a variety of settings, including behavioral health, schools, or mental health support. May have different titles, but often act as assistant, aid, technician, or support for licensed mental health providers.
paraprofessionals
This axis of people with depression is also overly reactive in the face of stress, causing excessive releases of cortisol and related hormones at times of stress. Can cause heightened state of arousal.
HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal)
This is a medication-assisted treatment that aims to reduce the use of heroin and other opioids by providing medically supervised substitutes. Methodone clinics are examples of this.
drug maintenance therapy
Diagnosis in which a person has a significant focus on physical symptoms to a level that causes significant distress. The person is experiencing symptoms and believes they are sick (that is, not faking the illness).
somatic symptom disorder
Freud introduced these terms to describe unconscious mental processes associated with the formation of neurotic symptoms (later known as conversion and somatic symptoms).
Primary gain: when their bodily symptoms keep their internal conflicts out of awareness.
Secondary gain: when their bodily symptoms further enable them to avoid unpleasant activities or to receive sympathy from others.