What is Mental Illness?
What is mental illness?
A wide range of mental health conditions/disorders that affect your mental health.
Name 3 ways to cope with schizophrenia.
What are normalization, distraction, acceptance, mindfulness, relaxation techniques, positive self-talk, and cognitive restructuring
One symptom of mania is having ________ thoughts, during which thoughts come to a person so fast that they have difficulty keeping up with them.
What are racing thoughts
an abnormal (not normal) condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person.
What is a disease
Causes a persistently low or depressed mood and a loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy
What is depression
How does mental illness affect your mental health?
Mood, thinking and behavior.
Loss of stamina, energy, sleep, emotional expression, pleasure, and motivation are examples of _______ symptoms of schizophrenia.
What are negative symptoms
Another name for the "high," or extreme happiness, that people experience during a manic episode is ________.
What is euphoria
A health condition that changes a person’s thinking, feeling, or behavior, or all three, and that causes the person distress and difficulty functioning
What is a mental health disorder
A condition caused resulting in an emotional or psychological injury, usually caused by being exposed to an extremely stressful or overwhelming situation or experience.
PTSD
What is another way of saying mental illness?
Psychiatric disorder.
Name 2 positive symptoms of schizophrenia
What are hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder
Increased goal-directed behavior is often aimed at trying to achieve extremely _______ goals
What are ambitious or unrealistic goals
severe substance use disorder, involves the use of mood-altering drugs that interfere with or have a negative effect on a person’s life
What is addiction
A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
Bipolar disorder
Name 5 types of mental illnesses.
depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, addictive behaviors
Some individuals with schizophrenia may experience this symptom, in which they are physically present, but their brain is somewhere else. It can be described as having the "lights on but nobody home."
What is catatonia
A person thinking that they are an amazing artist and that their work should be selling for millions of dollars in galleries when they have little experience making art is an example of this mania symptom.
What is grandiosity
use of mood-altering drugs that interfere with or have a negative effect on a person’s physical, psychological, social, legal, emotional, occupational, and educational well-being
What is a substance abuse disorder
features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears that can cause repetitive patterns of behavior
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Name 3 types of medications used to treat mental illnesses.
antidepressants anti-anxiety medications mood-stabilizing medications anti-psychotic medication
A coping strategy for schizophrenia in which one directly checks out their belief or examines evidence for and against their belief is known as _______.
What is reality testing or cognitive restructuring
Term used for a milder form of Mania.
Hypomania
describes the presence of both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder in the same person
co-occurring disorders
is characterized by thoughts or experiences that seem out of touch with reality, disorganized speech or behavior, and decreased participation in daily activities
Schizophrenia