Mental Health Test Review

What is the definition of Mental Health?

• State of mental well-being that enables people to cope with stresses of the world & lead a happy healthy life

• Illness of the mind that affects an individual's thoughts, feelings & behaviors. 

Mental Disorder that is a result of a physical injury?

What is a "Functional Mental Disorder"

• Is caused by a illness or physical injury 

  Ex: Brain Tumors,

  Exposure to drug or toxins

• Has a psychological cause and does not involve brain damage

  Ex: Stress, trauma, Ineffective coping skills, extreme grief/emotional trauma

What is a Mental Disorder?

• Illness of the mind that alters a way of thinking & way of life

• State of well-being. An individual is able to cope with the stressors of daily life & demands

Why do people not talk about their Mental Health?

What is the definition of a Phobia?

• Extreme or irrational fear or aversion to something

• Mental disorder characterized by loss of interest in activities causing significant impairment in daily life

• Extreme or irrational fear of heights

A person who is contemplating suicide may exhibit three types of warning signs

What are the "Three" stages to the body's response to stress?

• Alarm Stage

  Resistance Stage

  Fatigue Stage

• Alert Stage

  Flight Stage

  Fight Stage

What are the "four" categories of stressors?

• Extreme

  Personal Behavior Stressors

  Biological Stressors

  Cognitive stressors

• Extreme temperature

  Negative thinking

  Chronic Disease

  Bills / Lifestyles

What is the definition of "Psychosomatic Response"?

• The bodies physical reaction to stress rather than from injury or illness

• The bodies reaction to the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands