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Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Other Categories of Disorders
Social Psychology Influences on Mental Wellbeing
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An acute mental health emergency that is characteristic of, but not limited to, anxiety disorders.

Anxiety attack/panic attack

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The two main categories of mood disorders.

Depressive disorders and bipolar disorders

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This type of disorder is characterised by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought or speech, abnormal movements, and/or negative symptoms.

Schizophrenia

100

The belief in one's ability to perform some action or control one's behaviour to reach a goal.

Self-efficacy

200

This type of anxiety might occur after the birth of a child.

Postpartum anxiety

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These two terms refer to the opposite, extreme ends of the bipolar spectrum.

Mania and depression

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Dermatillomania and trichotillomania are examples of this type of disorder.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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An individual's set of beliefs about the causes of events.

Locus of control

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This type of anxiety disorder involves an intense fear of being in public or in crowded places.

Agoraphobia

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This type of depressive disorder typically occurs in the week or two before an affected individual's menstrual period.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

300

An eating disorder in which individuals consume non-foods with no nutritional value.

Pica

300

An attitude that positively correlates with self-efficacy and a realistic locus of control

Optimism :)

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These are three common physical signs associated with exposure to a specific phobia.

Sweating, muscle tension, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, shortness of breath, avoidance/desire to leave the situation

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People in this stage of life are more likely than any other age group to be diagnosed with a mood disorder.

Early adulthood (ages 20-40)
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Antisocial, avoidant, borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, and histrionic are all examples of this type of mental disorder.

Personality disorder

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The belief that one will have greater control over their diabetes, and feel better, if they exercise every day and eat well, is an example of this social-psychological theory of wellbeing.

High self-efficacy

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The percentage of Canadians in 2022 who met the diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder.

12.3%

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The percentage of Canadians in 2022 who met the diagnostic criteria for a mood disorder.

9.7%

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The percentage of Canadians in 2022 who met the criteria for a substance use disorder.

4.1%

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Believing that "the world is against me" and "things never go my way" is an example of this social-psychological theory of mental wellbeing.

External locus of control