Vocab 1
Feelings that arise in response to thoughts, remarks, and events.
Your body’s response to change
Stress
True or False: Medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems?
False
Combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
What type of mental illness is the most common?
Anxiety
A hormone that gives the body extra energy
Adrenaline
The ability to bounce back from disappointment
Resilience
Where can you go for support in crisis?
What is hospital, supportive family/friends, therapist, call/ text hotline
A physical or psychological craving need for higher and higher doses of a substance that leads to bodily harm, social maladjustment, or economic hardship; dependence on a substance, habit, or behavior
Addiction
The process by which your body prepares to deal with a stressor
Fight or Flight Response
A feeling of sudden, intense fear
Panic
The way you feel about yourself, and how you value yourself
Self-Esteem
Name two healthy ways you can help your own mental health?
Any
A disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self-imposed starvation
Anorexia Nervosa
The body's response to stress
Fight or Flight Response
Ways of dealing with the sense of loss people feel when someone close to them dies
Coping Strategies
Needs that affect a person’s feeling and sense of well-being
Emotional Needs
True or False: Playing Soduko, solitare or other games are things you can do to relieve stress?
True
Two or more separate identities or personality traits
Multiple Personality Disorder
The broad term used to describe a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, behavior, or mood. These conditions can impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
Mental Illness
A state of uneasiness, usually associated with a future uncertainty
Anxiety
The process of dealing with strong feelings following any loss
Grief Reaction
Name two of your own coping skills?
Any
A condition of losing touch with reality accompanied by reduced ability to function
Schizophrenia
The five stages of grief
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance