Mental Illnesses
What is the definition of suicide?
Intentional Taking of one’s own life.
What happens to the heart under
stress?
The heart rate and blood
pressure go up
What is one way to improve self-esteem?
Motivate yourself, develop a positive attitude,
Focus on your strengths, learn from mistakes
Resilience
What is the definition of adapt?
Adjust to new situations
When providing HELP to an individual with a mental disorder, using the ACT method reminds you to _______,_________,_________.
acknowledge, care, tell
What disorder is marked by intense or exaggerated fear of a specific situation or object
What does the skin do under stress?
Perspiration increases
How does resilience help improve
your self-esteem?
You are able to bounce back from disappointment and try again! You handle disappointment(s) in an appropriate way.
What is the definition of personality?
The unique combination of feelings, thoughts and
behaviors that make you different than anyone
else.
An approach that teaches you different ways of thinking or behaving
Therapy
What disorder has symptoms that
include withdrawal or depression after
experiencing or witnessing a
distressing event?
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
What is one way that excess stress
affects your physical health?
Headaches, stomach pain, increased blood pressure, etc.
What is the definition of self-esteem?
How you feel about yourself
What is the definition of self-concept?
The view you have of yourself
A mental health provider who provides therapy in a SCHOOL for student
Counselor
The symptoms of this disorder
include a need to perform rituals
or behaviors again and again
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
What is one way that excess stress affects
the mental / emotional health side
of the health triangle?
Mood swings, irritability, takes away from desire to have fun, unable to focus
Personality + Self-Concept =
what?
Who you are.
A disturbance in the normal
function of part of the body is
called a _________?
Disorder
A mental health professional who is trained to provide therapy
Physiologist
A very serious mood disorder in which people lose interest in life and can no longer find enjoyment in anything is the definition of what disorder?
Major Depression
What is one way that excess stress affects
the social health side
of the health triangle?
May yell at friends, others can withdraw from social contacts
What is the trick to keeping the
definitions of self-esteem and
self-concept separate?
Two e’s in feel and self-esteem is defined as how you feel about yourself.
What is the definition of resilience?
The ability to bounce back from
Disappointment
A medical doctor that can prescribe medicine that helps treat mental and emotional disorders
psychiatrist