8-10 Vocab Flashcards
Bidirectional Model
Your social factors like being in poverty can affect your chances of alcohol abuse and developing mental health disorders
Dysthmia
Chronic Depression
What effects can over using anti-anxiety medication cause?
May seem confused, have slow breathing, poor memory, and seem uncoordinated. Confuses your brain
Stimulants
Increases activity and dopamine levels in the brain (Ex: Adderall and Ritalin)
What effects can overusing stimulants cause?
Irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, nervousness, irritability, increased body temperature, and weight loss. Makes your body panic
What effects does overusing opioid cause?
Decreased perception of pain, euphoria, often sleepy and confused. Breathing will be slower than normal, decreased reaction rate, dilated pupils, nausea. Slows your body down
What does meth do?
Meth releases tons of dopamine in the brain. You feel bad due to unequal dopamine levels once the high is gone
Withdrawal symptoms for meth?
A negative mood, fatigue, insomnia or unpleasant and vivid dreams, increased appetite, either difficulty moving or not being able to stop moving or talking. Your body acts like it’s exhausted
Diathesis-stress model
A combo of vulnerability to mental health disorder and life stressors can create onset for psychological disorder
Sign
A measurable problem noted by the patient or an outsider like a doctor
Symptoms
Subjective and can only be recognized by the patient themselves
Ataxia
Lose of control of muscles due to brain or nerve damage
Organic Disorders
Psychological issues caused by issues in the brain
Transactional Effect
Both parent and child have effects on each simultaneously
Stages of Family Life Cycle
Independence.
Coupling.
Parenting.
Launching adult children.
Retirement or senior years.
Cohesion
The level of closeness between family members
Enmeshed
There is no privacy or space between family members
Connected
Family time prioritize but also respects the space of the family members