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Anxiety Disorders
Depression
Other Disorders
Symptoms
Treatment
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A normal feeling people experience when faced with a threat or when stressed
What is Anxiety
100
This is the most common mood disorder. This can come on without any apparent cause but in some cases a distressing event might trigger this condition.
What is Major Depressive Disorder
100

This is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in childhood. Boys are more likely than girls to develop this disorder. People with this disorder are easily distracted by sights, sounds, and other things in their environment.

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

100

A normal response to life events. This helps us understand and adapt our behaviors.

What is everyday stress

100

This medication can be prescribed by a doctor to treat Anxiety Disorders and Mood Disorders (ex. Major Depressive Disorder). These medications are not addictive.

What are antidepressants

200
Persistent feelings of intense anxiety. There are feelings of continual or extreme discomfort and tension, and this may include panic attacks.
What are Anxiety Disorders
200

A symptom of depression

Lack of motivation

200

This disorder has two extreme mood swings - from depression and sadness to excitement. People with this disorder experience recurrent episodes of these mood swings if untreated.

What is Bipolar Disorder

200

Seeing or hearing things that aren't there

What are hallucinations

200

These medications are used to treat schizophrenia

What are antipsychotics

300

A coping skill for anxiety

What is deep breathing

300

A coping skill for depression

What is exercise 

300
People who have this disorder experience persistent, recurrent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts. They also try to stop the thoughts of anxiety by repeating ritualized behaviors.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
300

Avoidance of social interactions, contacts, and relationships with family and friends, with neighbors on an individual level, and with “society at large” on a broader level.

What is social isolation

300

This treatment can help people understand their illness and better manage life situations.

What is therapy

400
People with this disorder worry constantly about themselves or their loved ones, financial disaster, their health, work, or personal relationships. These people experience physical symptoms.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
400
10 percent of new mothers are diagnosed with this disorder. Mothers with this illness find it difficult to cope with everyday life.
What is Postpartum Depression
400
When someone has this disorder they experience delusions and/or hallucinations
What is Schizophrenia
400

False belief of guilt, grandeur, under outside control, etc

What are delusions

400

a form of psychotherapy in which a group of patients meet to describe and discuss their problems together under the supervision of a therapist.

What is group therapy

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This disorder is the fear that others will judge everything they do negatively. They are easily embarrassed in social situations. They may feel flawed or worthless if there is any sign of poor performance.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder
500
This Bipolar, Major Depressive, and other disorders are in this category. The primary disturbance for these disorders are disturbances in emotions.
What are Mood Disorders
500

Symptoms of this disorder may include nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety, or depressed mood.

What is PTSD

500
Impaired contact with reality and having symptoms of hallucinations and delusions
What is Psychosis
500

This activity is an excellent alternative treatment for depression

What is exercise