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Mental/Emotional Disorders
Review
Treatment Methods (Therapy)
Vocabulary
Misc
100
Can develop in people exposed to severe trauma, much as a major physical injury, participation in warfare, assault or rape, or any event in which there is major loss of life or a threat of loss of life.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
100
Anything that causes stress
What is Stressor
100
A group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor.
What is Group Therapy
100
The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen
What is Anxiety
100
Characterized by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, urge or impulse that may harm oneself or others.
What is Impulse Disorder
200
Spontaneous intrusive thoughts that cause intense anxiety, many of these thoughts prompt urges, or compulsions, to carry out particular actions in order to reduce the anxiety.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
200
The reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands
What is stress
200
focuses on helping the family function in more positive and constructive ways by exploring patterns in communication and providing support and education.
What is Family Therapy
200
The act of intentionally taking one’s own life
What is Suicide
200
Suicide is the _____________ leading cause of teen deaths.
What is Third
300
An individual's body image may be distorted so that the sufferer cannot judge real weight and wants to diet even when already very thin.
What is Anorexia Nervosa
300
A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs
What is a Stimulant
300
A treatment process that focusses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements
What Behavior Therapy
300
Feeling isolated and separated from everyone else.
What is Alienation
300
A type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.
What is Alzheimer's Disease
400
A collection of psychological symptoms including sadness; unhappy thoughts characterized by worry, poor self-image, self-blame, guilt and low self-confidence; downbeat views on the future; and a feeling of hopelessness.
What is Depression
400
A thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns
What is tar
400
An ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional.
What is Psychotherapy
400
An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life.
What is Mental Disorder
400
A strong, irrational fear of something specific
What is a Phobia
500
A type of mental illness characterized by mood swings between mania and depression.
What is Bi-Polar Disorder
500
The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
What is health
500
Use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder.
What is Drug Therapy
500
A mark of shame or disapproval that results in an individual being shunned or rejected by others.
What is a Stigma
500
Disturbances in thinking, behavior and emotional response.
What is Schizophrenia