Mental Health

Define mental Illness

• undesirable thoughts that occur constantly

• a person loses touch with reality; often has hallucinations such as hearing voices and delusions

• a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

• irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

Define anxiety

• A feeling of worry and fear that causes physical symptoms such as sweating and stress

• the uncontrollable use of a drug

• irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

• prolonged sadness that interfere with a person's ability to undertake everyday activities

Define obsessions

• A mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function; also known as manic-depressive disorder

• Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are performed to prevent or reduce anxiety.

• type of dementia that causes the death of brain cells and subsequent impairment of thinking and memory

• undesirable thoughts that occur constantly

Define post-traumatic stress disorder

• medical professional who can only use talk therapy for treatment.

• A mental illness that develops after a terrifying incident that involved physical harm or the threat of harm

• uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user stops using drugs

• prolonged sadness that interfere with a person's ability to undertake everyday activities

Define psychiatrist

• a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Can prescribe medication as part of treatment.

• a person loses touch with reality; often has hallucinations such as hearing voices and delusions

• treatment method in which a mental health professional and a patient discuss problems and feelings related to a mental illness

• medical professional who can only use talk therapy for treatment.

Define major depressive disorder

• A mental illness that develops after a terrifying incident that involved physical harm or the threat of harm

• a mental illness in which a person feels to much anxiety, often in response to everyday situations

• prolonged sadness that interfere with a person's ability to undertake everyday activities

• irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

Define phobia

• A mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function; also known as manic-depressive disorder

• An irrational fear of an object or event that poses little or no actual risk

• treatment method in which a mental health professional and a patient discuss problems and feelings related to a mental illness

• a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

Define compulsions

• undesirable thoughts that occur constantly

• irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others

• the uncontrollable use of a drug

• Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are performed to prevent or reduce anxiety.

Define withdrawal

• treatment method in which a mental health professional and a patient discuss problems and feelings related to a mental illness

• the uncontrollable use of a drug

• any chemical substance that changes a person's physical or psychological state

• uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms produced when a physically dependent drug user stops using drugs

Define Alzheimer's disease

• a mental illness in which a person feels to much anxiety, often in response to everyday situations

• type of dementia that causes the death of brain cells and subsequent impairment of thinking and memory

• a person loses touch with reality; often has hallucinations such as hearing voices and delusions

• Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are performed to prevent or reduce anxiety.