Mental Illness
A mood disorder characterized by lows of depression and highs of mania
What is bipolar disorder?
Any stimulus that knocks the body out of equilibrium
What is a stressor?
Hearing voices or seeing things that are not actually there
What are hallucinations?
Medicine prescribed to treat symptoms of mental illness and make them more manageable
What are psychotropic medications?
A mood disorder characterized by feelings of extreme sadness, fatigue, lack of motivation, and hopelessness
What is major depressive disorder?
Stress that is reasonable in response to a stressor and that only lasts for a short period of time
What is acute stress?
These episodes of bipolar disorder are characterized by feelings of euphoria, racing thoughts, delusions of grandeur, rapid rate of speech, and impulsivity
What is mania?
Being aware in the present moment without reaction or judgement, often involves relaxation techniques such as meditation or deep breathing
What is mindfulness?
An anxiety disorder where one experiences anxiety in social situations
What is social anxiety disorder?
A state of physiological equilibrium
What is homeostasis?
A sudden feeling of anxiety, discomfort, and fear usually accompanied by rapid heart rate, chills, and sense of imminent danger
What is a panic attack?
Most effective evidence-based treatment for depression and anxiety
What is CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy)?
A mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, loss of touch with reality, and flat emotions
What is schizophrenia?
Stress that lasts for a long duration and that leads to negative health effects
What is chronic stress?
Sudden and often disturbing memory of a past traumatic event
What is a flashback?
Classic therapy focused on a person's childhood experiences and unconscious drives
What is psychoanalysis?
Unreasonable or irrational fear in response to a specific situation or object
What is specific phobia?
The area of the brain that regulates the fight-or-flight response
What is the hypothalamus?
Loss of interest/pleasure in activities that one used to enjoy
What is anhedonia?
A treatment approach based on evoking the client's motivations to change, often used in treating addictions
What is motivational interviewing?