definitions 1
known clinically as a severe substance use disorder, involves the use of mood-altering drugs that interfere with or have a negative effect on a person’s life. A substance use disorder is chronic, gets worse over time, and involves compulsion, loss of control, and continued use despite serious problems.
Addiction
describes the existence of both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder in the same person.
Co-occurring disorders
any chemical, substance, or medicine that changes a person’s mood.
mood-altering drug
is the use of mood-altering substances, such as alcohol or other drugs, that interfere with or have a negative effect on a person’s life.
severe substance use disorder, or addiction,
Both substance use and mental health disorders can vary in terms of severity and intensity. They can be ____, ______, or ____in terms of symptoms
mild, moderate or severe
a mental health disorder in which people feel restless, irritable, and on edge, are easily tired, experience muscle tension, and have a hard time concentrating. People with an _____ ______ experience symptoms of anxiety most days for months at a time.
Anxiety disorder
a disorder in which people feel sad or empty, have limited interest or pleasure in activities, have insomnia or sleep too much, and have no energy most of the day and nearly every day.
Depression
thoughts, images, or impulses that a person does not wish to have and that cause a lot of anxiety or discomfort. They occur over and over and against the will of the person.
Obsessions
an emotional or psychological injury, usually caused by being exposed to an extremely stressful or life-threatening situation.
Trauma
_________ _______ Are Relapsing Disorders
Co-occurring Disorders
a mental health disorder in which people have intense mood swings between depression and manic episodes.
Bipolar disorder
behaviors or mental acts that people feel driven to do over and over in response to an obsession. People do these behaviors or mental acts to reduce emotional discomfort.
Compulsions
periods in which a person suddenly experiences intense fear, anxiety, and impending doom. The person also experiences shortness of breath, a racing heart, chest pain or discomfort, and a fear of losing control.
Panic attacks
severe mental disorder in which a person experiences delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized thinking. These symptoms may require medications to stabilize the person for treatment.
psychotic disorder
is a sign that a person’s treatment or recovery needs to be strengthened.
Relapse
occur when a person perceives something that does not exist. People experiencing _______ believe they perceive something through their senses (such as sight and hearing) even though their sense organs (such as their eyes and ears) are not being stimulated. For example, someone may “see” images or “hear” sounds that do not exist.
Hallucinations
beliefs that are (1) not true, (2) based on an incorrect assumption about the world, and (3) held very strongly by someone even though other people do not believe them. For example, someone may have the _____ of being followed even when he or she is not.
Delusions
a strong, irrational fear and avoidance of an object or situation
A phobia
involves obsessions (distressing, repetitive, intrusive thoughts or images) or compulsions (repetitive behaviors that people feel forced to do to relieve anxiety).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental health disorders and addiction are ______ _____.
chronic disorders.
what people experience who have a huge burst of energy and activity and appear impulsive, agitated, or irritated. ____ ____ are quite unpleasant and often frightening to the individual involved.
Manic episodes
a way to describe a situation in which people talk incoherently (they don’t make much sense), quickly jump from one topic to another, and respond to questions with answers that are unrelated to the question.
Disorganized thinking
mental health disorders in which individuals experience delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized thinking.
Psychotic disorders
an example of a psychological trauma.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD
________ means that each of the disorders has a life of its own and does not need the other to exist.
Independent