Mental Disorders
This mental disorder means "split mind"
What is schizophrenia?
Fear caused by an unknown source or a source that causes less of a threat than one thinks
What is anxiety?
A person with this disorder does not eat enough to maintain a healthy weight
What is anorexia nervosa?
While it is normal for someone to feel depressed, especially after a major life change, feelings of depression may be signs of clinical depression if they last almost daily for at least ______ weeks.
What are two weeks?
This type of psychotherapy helps a person to identify situations, objects, or thoughts that trigger abnormal behaviors. The goal is for the patient to learn new ways to behave.
What is cognitive and behavioral therapy?
Some of the potential causes for mental disorders are physical factors, heredity, early experiences, and ____.
What are recent experiences?
An unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome
What is compulsion?
Symptoms of this disorder are uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging
What is bulimia?
An unhealthy way to cope with emotions, stress, or traumatic events using such things as razors or fire
What is self-injury?
These professionals have a doctoral degree in psychology and at least 2 years of practical training in clinics or hospitals. They may interview the patient or use a diagnostic test. In some states, they can prescribe medications.
What is a clinical psychologist?
People with this disorder impulsively take items they don't need or want
What is kleptomania?
The fear of open or public places
What is agoraphobia?
What are emotions?
What is second-leading?
A physician who can diagnose and treat mental disorders
What is a psychiatrists?
A technology that may help people overcome phobias
What is virtual reality?
People with this disorder may feel guilty for having survived a life-threatening event while others did not.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
True or False:
People with bulimia maintain a healthy weight.
What is true?
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These professionals listen to and advise people. They are a bridge between people who need help and community resources.
What is a social worker?
Under personality disorders, people in this group have trouble making decisions and may have a strong need for others' approval.
What is Group C?
Fear of snakes
What is ophidiophobia?
Name one possible cause of anorexia
What are:
- a lack of a chemical that regulates mood
- low self-esteem & strong desire to please others
- history of troubled relationships
Name three signs of clinical depression
What are:
- change in appetite
- change in sleep patterns
- change in activity level
- loss of interest in usual hobbies or passions
- loss of energy, always feeling tired
- hopelessness
- boredom
- unexplained crying
- easily annoyed
- repeated thoughts of death and suicide
- feelings of despair
The three types of treatment for mental disorders are:
What are psychotherapy, drug therapy, and hospitalization?