Mental Health and Mental Illness
successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, enjoy fulfilling relationships, adapt to change, and cope with adversity
mental health
father of psychiatry
Sigmund Freud
the most commonly seen psychiatric syndrome in the health care system
Depression
First-line treatment for bipolar depression
lamotrigine(lamictal)
sensory perceptions for which no external stimulus exists
hallucinations
medical conditions that affect a person's thinking, feelings, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning
mental illnesses
three layers of mental activity
conscious, preconscious, unconscious
known as dysthymia or chronic depression
persistent depressive disorder (PDD)
Most popular type of antidepressants
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
deeply rooted negative attitudes or bias toward people because of their age
ageism
the ability to recover from or adjust successfully to trauma or change
resiliency
we are hard-wired to be everything that we are capable of becoming
self-actualization
Referred to as double depression
major depressive disorder (MDD)
One of the most effective treatments for major depression with psychotic symptoms and for treatment of patients with life-threatening psychiatric conditions.
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
an intentional display and use of violence
bullying
a collection of negative attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts that influence public perception of the mentally ill
stigma
emphasizes living adaptively with chronic mental illness
recovery model
everything is too difficult to accomplish
helplessness
a plant product with antidepressant properties that is not regulated by the FDA
St. John's wort
a normal response to loss at the time of death
grief
the proportion of a population with a mental disorder at a given time
prevalence rate
our sense of self
ego
one of the core characteristics of depression and suicide
hopelessness
effective with atypical depression and MDD- second line medications
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
the process of thinking about killing oneself
suicidal ideation