Mental Disorders
This mental disorder is characterized by irregular thoughts, delusions, and hallucinations
What is schizophrenia?
Mental illness in which feelings of worry and dread interfere with daily life
What is anxiety?
True or False. Mental illness affect mental and emotional health, including how people process information.
True.
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?
Treatment that focuses on the psychological aspect of mental health.
What is therapy?
A strong irrational fear of an object or situation
Phobia
Intensely anxious about social situations
Social Anxiety Disorder
___________ and situations plays a large role in the development of mental illnesses.
Life experiences
An unhealthy way to cope with emotions, stress, or traumatic events using such things as razors or fire
What is self-harm?
Family members meet together with a therapist
Family therapy
Episodes of intense fear
What is Panic Attacks
The fear of spiders
What is Arachnophobia
Occurs when mental health conditions do not go away and become so severe that a person cannot function in daily life.
Mental illness
Choose one: (1st) (2nd) (3rd).
Suicide ranks as the _____ cause of death among people ages 10-34.
2nd
a healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats mental illnesses
Therapist
Characterized by difficulty paying attention and hyperactivity
ADHD
People with this disorder may feel guilty for having survived a life-threatening event while others did not.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Mental illness characterized by uncontrollable thoughts, feelings,and behaviors that make daily functioning difficult
OCD
One symptom of depression is______________
Hopelessness, helplessness, or sadness
These can help supplement more traditional forms of therapy
Mental Health Apps
Mood disorder characterized by intense sadness, hopelessness, and helplessness
What is Depression
Extreme and constant worry about parts of a person life they cannot control
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Mood disorder
True or False.
People with major depressive disorder do not need professional treatment with a mental health specialist to manage their condition.
False
Substances that cause a change in the brain to reduce the symptoms of a mental illness
Mental health medications