Chapter 10

Question 1

Mental health

Answer 1

state of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships, with other people and the ability to adapt to change and to cope with adversity

Question 2

Mental Illness

Answer 2

all diagnosable mental disorders

Question 3

Mental disorders

Answer 3

health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress and/or impaired functioning

Question 4

mental health problems

Answer 4

signs and symptoms that are of insufficient intensity to meet the criteria for any mental disorders but are sufficient to warrant active efforts in health promotion, prevention, and treatment

Question 5

anxiety

Answer 5

pathological counterpart of normal fear, manifest by disturbances of mood, as well as of thinking, behavior, and physiological activity

Question 6

clinical anxiety

Answer 6

behavioral and cognitive changes, occurs even without eliciting event; response is disproportionate and unmanageable

Question 7

4 characteristics of anxiety

Answer 7

1. ) perception/concern of threat are disproportionate to actual threat
2. ) cognitive and behavioral actions are undertaken to avoid the symptoms of anxiety attack
3. ) experienced far longer than arousal lasts
4. ) can occur in absence of an actual threat - even a perceived threat can cause anxiety

Question 8

Anxiety disorders include

Answer 8

panic disorders,

specific phobias,

social anxiety disorder,

obsessive compulsive disorder,

generalized anxiety disorder,

post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 9

panic disorder (Agoraphobia)

Answer 9

intense fear accompanied by sweating, 
trembling, 
shortness of breath, 
chest pain, 
fear of dying, 
loss of emotional control

Question 10

specific phobias

Answer 10

excessive fear invoked by the presence of an object or situation

Question 11

social anxiety disorder (social phobia)

Answer 11

persistent anxiety in social situations,

concerned with others noticing anxiety,

fear of embarassment

Question 12

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 12

recurrent thoughts or images that are perceived as inappropiate, compulsive behavior or thoughts, perceives loss of control

Question 13

generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 13

worry lasting longer than 6 months, along with physical symptoms, not associated with panic disorder or phobias

Question 14

post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer 14

anxiety and behavioral issues following exposure to severe trauma

Question 15

When measuring anxiety, you must understand which type of anxiety a person is feeling. Name the two types

Answer 15

state anxiety

trait anxiety

Question 16

state anxiety

Answer 16

transient emotional state causing apprehension and heightened ANS activity (increased heart rate, sweating, increased breathing rate, increased muscle tension)

Question 17

trait anxiety

Answer 17

general predisposition to respond with apprehension, worry, and nervousness across many situations