General Mental Health
What is Mental Health?
Relative state of mind in which a person who is healthy is able to cope with adjust to the recurrent stresses of everyday living in an acceptable way
True or False: Bipolar is a mood disorder
True
What is anxiety?
Vague, uneasy feeling experienced by individuals in response to real or imaginary stress
What is stigma?
a sign or mark of shame, disapproval, or disgrace, of being shunned or rejected
What is a risk factor for mood disorders
- Lack of friends
- unstable home life
What are symptoms of anxiety disorders?
- Constant worrying
- Fast heart rate
- Rapid breathing
- Sweating
What is a risk factor?
Something that increases a person's susceptibility to a disorder.
Name a symptom of mood disorders?
- Prolonged sadness
- Inattentiveness
- Inability to focus
What is a risk factor for anxiety?
- Peer pressure
- Unstable family dynamics
- Low self esteem
What is a mental illness (disorder)?
Any disturbance in a person's thoughts or behaviors
What is mood?
Subjective state of an individual's overall feelings
True or False: OCD is an anxiety disorder
True
Who has the highest incidence of mental disorders men or women?
Women
__________ is a type of depression that only occurs during certain seasons of the year
Seasonal depression
True or False: 50% of adults have had a panic attack once in their life?
False