HS Module 5

The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about something that may happen is called?

• anxiety
• calm
• fear
• happiness

Some people try to escape anxiety by using alcohol or drugs. Give 3 reasons drugs and alcohol isn't the solution to anxiety.

Answer explanation

These produce a temporary, false sense of relaxation. Long-term problems could lead to physical, mental/emotional, social, and legal problems

What mental health disorder usually lasts over a long period of time and may produce additional symptoms, like prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness that doesn’t go away over time?

Answer explanation

depression

Name one form of depression and explain it.

Answer explanation

Major Depression- intense depression that can last for weeks or months

Mild or Chronic Depression- AKA dysthymia- less severe symptoms, but can persist for years

Adjustment disorder- reaction to a specific life event such as the loss of a loved one. Can also take form of anxiety that last much longer than normal anxiety.

Give 4 warning signs of depression.

Answer explanation

Persistent sad or irritable mood

Loss of interest in activities that once cause joy

Change in appetite or body weight, Up or Down

Difficulty in sleeping, or oversleeping

Restlessness or irritability

Loss of energy

Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt

Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide

Feeling hopeless

Check all that apply.

Treatments for depression can include...

• Taking medication

• Changes in the home or school environment

• Counseling

• Binge eating

Having a mental disorder means that you are dangerous to others.

• Myth

• Reality

Name an anxiety disorder and give the definition.

Answer explanation

Phobias- a strong, irrational fear of something specific, such as heights or social situations

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)- disorder involves persistent thoughts, fears, or urges (obsessions), which lead to uncontrollable repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Example- obsessive fear of germs leads to constant hand washing.

Panic disorder- experience attacks of sudden, unexpected feelings of terror. These “panic attacks” are accompanied by physical symptoms such as trembling, increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and dizziness.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)- condition may develop after exposure to a traumatic event, such as a car accident or a violent attack. Symptoms include flashbacks (reliving the event mentally), nightmares, emotional numbness, guilt, sleeplessness, and trouble concentrating.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)- feel excessively worried and tense for no reason. They startle easily and have difficulty concentrating, relaxing, and sleeping.

What disorders are kleptomania, self-harm, pyromania, excessive gambling, and compulsive shopping?

• Personality disorders
• Eating disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Impulse control disorders

Match the following eating disorder with its explanation.

• Anorexia Nervosa

• This disorder a person eats very quickly and too much. Often they are very overweight. Your brain needs time to receive the message from your stomach that it is full. If you eat very quickly you will get that message far after you are actually full, leading to overeating.

• Binge Eating Disorder

• This disorder causes people to starve themselves to become as thin as possible. They see themselves as fat even though they can be very skinning. Also can be accompanied by over-exercising to get as thin as possible.

• Bulimia Nervosa

• With this disorder people eat their food and then go to the bathroom to purge their meal. Purging can be through vomiting or laxatives. This is less detectable because people see the person eat their food, they also do get as skinny because their body gets some nutrition from the food they ate. Can lead to throat problems and tooth decay.