Mental Illness
What is a phobia?
An extreme or irrational fear of something.
TRUE or FALSE: People with Schizophrenia often display explosive or violent behavior.
FALSE
In fact, individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to experience violence.
Bipolar disorder is often described incorrectly in casual conversation, with people associating it with _______ _______ (two words)
Mood swings
What are the three types of intergenerational trauma? (I'll settle for one)
Personal, cultural, and environmental.
Why is mental health illness difficult to diagnose?
Symptom overlap
or, changes in severity over time
or, multiple diagnoses may coexist at a given time.
Name two common symptoms of anxiety.
Excessive worry, avoidance behaviors, distress functioning in life areas, panic attacks, irritability, sleep disturbances, fatigue, restlessness.
What is the symptom called when the person is immobile for long periods of time?
Catatonia
Depressive disorders are characterized by __________ ____ _______ (Three words)
Extremely low mood.
True or False: Personality disorders are often short term.
FALSE: Personality disorders are characterized by an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviate from the individual's culture.
If somebody has a mental health illness, does that mean they have all associated symptoms for the disorder?
NO!
Anxiety disorders are characterized by what?
Excessive fear or anxiousness
What percentage of people develop schizophrenia in their lifetime?
1% of people will develop schizophrenia in their lifetime.
Some people with bipolar disorder also experience __________.
Psychosis
Nightmares, flashbacks, and intrusive memories are symptoms of what mental health diagnosis?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
True or False: When your mental health symptoms improve, that is a sign for you to stop taking your medication without medical guidance.
FALSE!
How is anxiety characterized?
Excessive fear or anxiousness related to behavioral disturbances.
What are delusions?
False beliefs held by an individual.
What percentage of people develop depression at some point in their lives?
10-15% of people develop depression at some point in their lives.
What are obsessions?
What are compulsions?
What percentage of adults have been diagnosed with anxiety disorders?
3% of adults have been diagnosed with anxiety disorders.
What are hallucinations?
False perceptions (like seeing or hearing something that is not there)
Bipolar disorder is characterized by alternating periods of ___________ and ____________.
Depression and mania
What are ACEs?
Adverse Childhood Experiences.