Ch. #9 - Mental & Emotional Problems (H.S.)

Feeling isolated and separated from everyone else.

• Alienation

• Suicide

• Loneliness

A series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving several people in the same school or community.

• Suicide

• Cluster Suicides

• Mass Suicides

The act of intentionally taking one's own life.

• Coping

• Mourning

• Suicide

A treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements.

• Group Therapy

• Behavior Therapy

• Cognitive Therapy

The use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder.

• Biomedical Therapy

• Psychotherapy

• Cognitive Therapy

A treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive.

• Behavior Therapy

• Biomedical Therapy

• Cognitive Therapy

Treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor.

• Cognitive Therapy

• Group Therapy

• Psychotherapy

An ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional.

• Behavior Therapy

• Group Therapy

• Psychotherapy

Dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life.

• Coping

• Grief Response

• Mourning

An individual's total response to a major loss.

• Coping

• Grief Response

• Mourning