Treatments
A place where people go to get help with mental health issues.
What is therapy
Often confused with normal sadness
What is depression
A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depression to mania.
Bi Polar Disorder
This agency is responsible for child welfare work in California
DCFS- Department of Children and Family Services
A man attends anger management classes but states that he doesn’t have a problem.
Denial
CBT Stands for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Someone who has this has trouble sitting still or focusing in school
What is ADHD
What is Encopresis?
It occurs when a child usually over the age of 4 has a bowel movement and soils their pants
The ability to work through and recover from disappointment/stressors.
What is Resilience.
"I didn’t have time to go to the gym because I had to
make dinner for my kids.”
Rationalization
This intervention is the most widely known group treatment for substance abuse and consists primarily of peer group counseling and mentorship.
What is alcoholics anonymous or narcotics anonymous
Something that everyone feels naturally but on a more intense scale
What is anxiety
Schizophrenia
is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally, it may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
Things that you can do for yourself that promote positive mental health.
What is self-care
"I’m afraid of snakes, but I’m not sure why.”
Repression
Medications which can reduce anxiety
Benzodiazepines include Xanax, Librium, Valium, and Ativan, common Z-drugs include Ambien, Lunesta and Sonata.
A pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions)
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is Enuresis?
Commonly known as Bed-wetting, is a disorder characterized by the inability to control frequent urination especially at night.
This is a therapeutic technique where you focus your awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
What is Mindfulness
A woman is unfaithful but accuses her husband of
cheating on her.
Projection
Also known as talk therapy, this type of therapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.
What is Psychotherapy
A mental illness brought on by traumatic experiences in the past
What is PTSD/ACES
Which neurotransmitters are most commonly associated with mental disorders?
dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine or serotonin
Name the five stages of grief by Kubler Ross
The stages of grief are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
A woman decides to become a psychologist because her mom is one.
Identification