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WorksheetsMental Health vocabulary quiz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 21mins
An eating disorder characterized by a willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of gaining weight.
Bulimia
Anorexia
Binge Eating Disorder
Cachexia
All of the these
A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personality disorder.
Schizophrenia
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Paranoia
Irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others
Paranoia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Depression
Bi-Polar
None of these
A general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider.
Behavior Modification
Group Therapy
Psychotherapy
Defense Mechanism
A pattern of displaying behavior characterized by the expression of negative feelings, resentment, and aggression in an unassertive way (as through procrastination, sabotage, and stubbornness).
Bi Polar
Passive Aggressive
Projection
Displacement
Reaction Formation
A diffuse state of constant anxiety not associated with any specific object or event.
Hypochondriasis
Amnesia
Paranoia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Bi Polar
The use of operant conditioning techniques, such as rewards and punishments, to bring about desired changes in behavior
Chemical Therapy
Psycho Therapy
Behavior Modification
Group Therapy
A mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression. Also known as Manic Depression
(a)
Eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of consuming large amounts of food during which the person feels a lack of control over eating. (BED). (a) Eating Disorder
A somatoform disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing physical illnesses.
Hypochondriasis
Paranoia
Schizophrenia
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Involves excessive preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in physical appearance. (BDD)
(a) Dysmorphic Disorder
An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Autism
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Schizophrenia
A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
(a)
an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
(a)
Irrational fears of specific objects or situations
(a)
Large-scale loss of long-term memory due to illness, brain injury, or psychological trauma.
(a)
A serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally and results in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia
Bi Polar
Autism
None of these
A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others.
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Passive Aggressive
Schizophrenia
Hypochondriasis
Bi Polar
A disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Amnesia
Hypochondria
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
An anxiety disorder that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, sexual abuse, crime, an accident, or natural disaster
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Passive Aggressive
Anti Social Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia
The use of drugs to treat mental and emotional disorders. (Medication)
Behavior Modification
Chemical Therapy
Psychological Theory
None of these
Treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor is (a) Therapy
Which Defense mechanism is protecting oneself from an unpleasant reality by refusing to perceive it?
Sublimation
Denial
Regression
Reaction Formation
Projection
Which Defense Mechanism is substituting a different target for impulses when the original would be dangerous or unacceptable?
Projection
Compensation
Regression
Idealization
Displacement
Which Defense Mechanism is retreating to an earlier level of development, or to earlier, less demanding habits or situations?
Projection
Compensation
Regression
Idealization
Displacement
Which Defense Mechanism is working off unmet desires, or unacceptable impulses, in activities that are constructive?
Compensation
Projection
Sublimation
Reaction Formation
Repression
Which Defense Mechanism is copying someone you think highly of because you do not feel good about who you are?
Idealization
Reaction Formation
Compensation
Sublimation
Daydreaming
Which Defense Mechanism is justifying your negative behavior by giving reasonable reasons for it?
Sublimation
Compensation
Displacement
Denial
Rationalization
Which Defense Mechanism is counteracting real, or imagined, weakness by emphasizing desirable traits, or seeking to excel in the area of weakness or in other areas?
Sublimation
Reaction Formation
Compensation
Projection
Daydreaming
A disorder characterized by restlessness, inattentiveness, and impulsivity.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bi Polar Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Schizophrenia
BONUS: What is the most common Eating Disorder in the United States?
Anorexia
ARFID
Bulimia
Binge Eating Disorder
BONUS: Which "fight or flight" chemical is released when we feel we are threatened or endangered?
Ephedrine
Endorphins
Epinephrine
Excedrin
