Chapter 17 Terms

Question 1

Anxiety disorder

Answer 1

A condition in which normal anxiety becomes excessive and can prevent people from functioning normally.
Types include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic disorder, phobias and social-anxiety disorder.

Question 2

Behavior

Answer 2

How people conduct themselves or respond to their environment.

Question 3

Behavioral energency

Answer 3

A situation in which a person exhibits abnormal behavior that is unacceptable or intolerable, for example violence to oneself or others.

Question 4

Bipolar disorder

Answer 4

A brain disorder that causes abnormal, severe shifts in mood, energy and a person’s ability to function.
The person swings from extreme lows of depression to the highs of mania.
AKA manic-depressive disorder.

Question 5

Child abuse

Answer 5

Action that results in the physical of psychological harm of a child.
Can be physical, sexual, verbal and/or emotional.

Question 6

Child neglect

Answer 6

The most frequently reported type of abuse in which a parent or guardian fails to provide the necessary, age-appropriate care to a child.
Insufficient medical or emotional attention or respect given to a child.

Question 7

Clinical depression

Answer 7

A mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time.

Question 8

Elder abuse

Answer 8

Action that results in the physical or psychological harm of an elderly person.
Can be physical, sexual, verbal and/or emotional.
Usually on someone who is disabled or frail.

Question 9

Elder neglect

Answer 9

A type of abuse in which a caregiver fails to provide necessary care to an elderly person.

Question 10

Hallucination

Answer 10

Perception of an object with no reality.
Occurs when a person is awake and conscious.
May be visual, auditory, or tactile.

Question 11

Mania

Answer 11

An aspect of bipolar disorder characterized by elation, hyper-excitability and accelerated thoughts, speech and actions.

Question 12

Panic

Answer 12

A symptom of an anxiety disorder, characterized by episodes of intense fear and physical symptoms such as chest pain, heat palpitations, shortness of breath and dizziness.

Question 13

Paranoia

Answer 13

A condition characterized by feelings of persecution and exaggerated notions of perceived threat.
May be part of many health disorders and is rarely seen in isolation.

Question 14

Phobia

Answer 14

A type of anxiety disorder characterized by strong, irrational fears of objects or situations that are usually harmless.
May trigger an anxiety or panic attack.

Question 15

Rape

Answer 15

Non-consensual sexual intercourse, often performed using force, threat or violence.

Question 16

Rape-trauma syndrome

Answer 16

The three stages a victim typically goes through following a rape.
Acute, outward adjustment and resolution.
A common response to rape.

Question 17

Schizophrenia

Answer 17

A chronic mental illness in which the person hears voices or feels that his or her thoughts are controlled by others.
Can cause hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, movement disorders and social withdrawal.

Question 18

Self-mutilation

Answer 18

Self-injury, deliberate harm to one’s own body used as an unhealthy coping mechanism to deal with overwhelming negative emotions.

Question 19

Sexual assault

Answer 19

Any form of sexualized contact with another person without consent and performed using force, coercion or threat.

Question 20

Suicide

Answer 20

An intentional act to end one’s own life, usually as a result of feelings there are no other options available to resolve one’s problems.