Chapter 9 " Mental Health & Disorders"

Question 1

Mental illness

Answer 1

A disease or disturbance preventing your from having a happy life

Question 2

Mental disorder

Answer 2

Used to describe a board range of health problems

Question 3

Types of mental disorders

Answer 3

• Organic- disorder caused by physical illness or injury that affects the brain.
• functional-disorder resulting from one of many psychological caves (no brain damage)

Question 4

Neurotic

Answer 4

Can’t cope with life problems

Question 5

Paranoia

Answer 5

Appremension that interferes with normal activity

Question 6

Anorexia

Answer 6

Loss of appetite

Question 7

Depression

Answer 7

Condition characterized by sadness anxiety insomnia and withdrawn

Question 8

Suicide

Answer 8

Taking of ones life

10th leading cause of death Among all ages

3rd among teens

Question 9

Suicide reflected in person behavior

Answer 9

• depression
• lack of energy
• giving away possessions
• withdrawal from social activities

Question 10

Defense mechanisms

Answer 10

Strategies used to cope with stressful situations

Question 11

Dial

Answer 11

Refuses to accept reality

Question 12

Escape fantasy

Answer 12

Dealing with problems through day dreaming

Question 13

Rationalization

Answer 13

Making excuses instead of accepting your mistakes

Question 14

Repression

Answer 14

Forgetting on purpose

Question 15

Displacement

Answer 15

Expressing anger to other not associated with the situation

Question 16

Projections

Answer 16

Blaming unpleasant actions on something else

Question 17

Identification

Answer 17

Modeling behavior after that person

Question 18

Compensate

Answer 18

Attempt to move up for something you did not receive

Question 19

Types of conflicts

Answer 19

Interpersonal- conflict with someone else

Intrapersonal- conflict within

Question 20

Drug therapy

Answer 20

Use of drugs to reduce mental disorder

Question 21

Electroconvulsive therapy

Answer 21

Shock treatment

Question 23

Group therapy

Answer 23

Meeting with others who have similar problems

Question 25

Psychotherapy

Answer 25

Finding and understanding problems And solutions