Mental Health
What is Mental health?
A person's condition with regard to their mental and emotional well-being.
What is ADHD?
A chronic condition marked by persistent inattention, hyperactive, and sometimes impulsively.
What is Depression?
A feeling of severe hopelessness and sadness.
What is a Phobia?
An extreme irrational fear of aversion to something.
What is an eating disorder?
Any of a range of psychological disorder categorized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits.
Mental health affects how you ____ and ____.
think and act
What are symptoms of people with ADHD?
Lack of focus, forgetfulness, fidgeting, impulsive and behavioral issues.
What is Anxiety?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an event, person or thing.
What is a causes a Phobia?
Bad experience, parents "escaping" kids too soon, genetics, and responses to a panic of fear.
What are the four types of eating disorders?
Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, and Disordered Eating.
False
True/False: People can be treated for ADHD.
True
What are symptoms of Anxiety?
A sense of doom, panic attacks, depression, headaches, irritability, pounding heart, breathing problems, ect.
What is Claustrophobia?
Fear of tight spaces.
How do people get this mental disorder?
Hereditary that is passed down from generations.
What are the six common mental health disorders?
ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse, Eating Disorder, and Phobias
What are the two categories of medicine for ADHD?
Stimulants and and Non- stimulants.
What are symptoms of depression?
Hopelessness, loss of energy, irritability, change in appetite, lost of interest, aches, side tracked, and thoughts of suicide.
How can you conquer a phobia?
Expose yourself to the fear, recognize that it might be irrational, and find good coping mechanisms.
What are some stress relievers?
Music, writing, talking, and counseling.
True/False: Mental disorders happen to people who make bad decisions.
False
What does ADHD affect in the brain?
Prefrontal cortex, Reticular Activating System, Basal cortex, and Limbic system.
How can you manage Anxiety?
Routine, talking, rationalize, schedule, and mindfulness.
What are the four major categories of a phobia?
Natural environment, animals, medical treatment, and sitations.
What is Disordered eating?
Very selective eating, off scheduled, and picky eating.