Mental Health Vocabulary Pre-test

The ability to accept yourself and others, manage emotions, and deal with demands of life

• stressor

• Self-esteem

• Mental Health

• Eustress

Anything real or imagined that can cause stress

• stressor

• psychosomatic response

• Mental Health

• Eustress

Positive stress that motivates you to work harder at something

• Psychosomatic Response

• Eustress

• Mental Health

• Distress

Limiting exposure to a stressor

• Avoidance

• Stress Response

• Mental Disorder

• Stigma

Illness of the mind that can affect thoughts, feelings and behaviors

• Avoidance

• Defense mechanism

• Mental Disorder

• Stigma

Mental process that protects individuals from stressful emotions or situations

• psychosomatic response

• defense mechanism

• mental disorder

• stigma

Mark of disgrace associated with a certain circumstance, quality or person

• avoidance

• defense mechanism

• mental disorder

• stigma

a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses

• Psychologist

• Psychiatrist

• Counselor

• Social Worker

Feeling uneasy or worried about something that may happen in the future

• schizophrenia

• depression

• anxiety

• personality disorder

Prolonged feeling of sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness

• schizophrenia

• depression

• anxiety

• personality disorder