MH Disorders
Types of Stessors
Therapy Types
Professionals
Defense Mechanisms
100

The feeling of hopelessness and helplessness

Depression

100

Self esteem falls into what type of stressor

cognitive

100

Treatment that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements

Behavior therapy

100

These professionals handle both medical and educational matters. They may or may not have medical training.

Counselors

100

Pushing unpleasant feelings out of one's mind

Repression

200

Feeling fear, dread, or uneasy 

Anxiety

200

Media is an example of what type of stessor

Environmental

200

Group of individuals that have similar problems who meet regularly.

Group therapy

200

These professionals specialize in treating the problems of schoolchildren, including learning, emotional, and behavioral problems.

School psychologists.

200

Giving a list of excuses as to why I snapped on you, rather than taking accountability for doing so

Rationalization

300

Having delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that don't exist), unusual physical behavior, and disorganized thinking and speech.

Schizophrenia

300

Having a busy schedule is what type of stressor

personal behavior

300

Uses certain medications to treat or reduce symptoms of a mental disorder.

Drug therapy

300

These professionals diagnose and treat emotional and behavioral disorders through counseling. Although they are not medical doctors, some can still prescribe medicine.

Clinical psychologists.

300

A lack of recognition that is obvious to others

Denial

400

A long-lasting disorder in which a person experiences uncontrollable and recurring thoughts (obsessions), engages in repetitive behaviors (compulsions), or both.

OCD (Obsessive, compulsive disorder)

400

An injury is what type of stressor

Biological

400

Explores ways and patterns in communication within a dynamic that provides support and education.

Family therapy

400

These are medical doctors who can diagnose and treat medical disorders and prescribe medications.

Psychiatrists.

400

I forgot to tell my mom happy birthday, so I am going to give her flowers and a gift tomorrow, so hopefully she forgets. 

Compensation

500

 a long-lasting disorder in which a person experiences uncontrollable and recurring thoughts (obsessions), engages in repetitive behaviors (compulsions), or both.

PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder)

500

School demands are what type of stressor

life situations 

500

Designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns.

Cognitive therapy

500

These physicians specialize in physical disorders of the brain and nervous system.

Neurologists

500

I'm mad because I failed my test, so I am mad at the world today. No one better talk to me because if they do I am going to flip. 

Projection