medications
Depression is believed to involve an imbalance of this neurotransmitter, commonly associated with mood regulation.
what is serotonin
the feeling panic, fear, or dread resulting in fast heartbeat, sweating, or panic attacks.
what is Anxiety
when was the first asylum opened?
what is 1773
a type of treatment based on the idea the mentally ill might be cured if treated with kindness and learn the think "rationally"
what is moral treatment
Horror movies often depict asylums this way, which adds to the stigma around mental illness.
what is scary, violent, or haunted
___ was the first recorded psychiatric medicine to treat bipolar disorder
what is lithium
a disorder characterized by two or more personality states
What is DID or dissociative identity disorder
This asylum in 1803 was regarded on the Maps of Williamsburg as ___
What is a mad-house
who invented the icepick lobotomy method
who is Walter Freeman
in the 1700's an individual with a disordered mind is considered a ___
what is Lunatic
in 2003, how much money did pharmaceutical companies make on prescription psychiatric medication?
what is $18 billion
Characterized by intrusive thoughts and ritualistic behaviors, this disorder is often abbreviated
what is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
what is the estimated number of inmates with mental illness
This form of support includes multiple people your age with similar struggles, all talking together.
what is group therapy/support therapy
a term for an individual who was mentally ill in the early 1800s
what is mad/madness
Lithium was the very first psychiatric medication prescribed. what did it treat?
what is Mania
experiencing nightmares, anxiety, heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, shocked nerves, also known as "soldiers heart"
what is PTSD
This term describes the movement in the mid-1900s to move people out of asylums and into community care.
what is deinstitutionalization
a type of therapy where individuals focus on disordered thoughts and how to replace them with positive and realistic ones
what is cognitive behavioral therapy?
True or False: Asking someone if they’re thinking about suicide can put the idea in their head.
what is false
Using medications in DID requires caution because these drugs may not address the root cause and can sometimes lead to this problem, especially with benzodiazepines.
what is dependency or addiction
a type of mental illness similar to depression defined as excessive gloom, mistrust, and depression
what is Melancholia
While older asylums often isolated patients, today the focus is on this kind of care model.
what is community based treatment
This form of "treatment" used in some asylums involved sending electrical currents through the brain.
what is electroconvulsive therapy
Give examples of cognitive disabilities vs mental illness and how they work
cognitive: dementia, autism, dyslexia
mental illness: anxiety, depression