Health Flashcards

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Mental Disorder

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An illness that affects the mind and reduces a person’s ability to function, to adjust to change, or to get along with others.

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Anxiety

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A fear caused by a source you cannot identify or a source that doesn’t pose as much threat as you think.

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3
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Phobia

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Anxiety that is realted to a specfic situation or object.

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Obsession

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An unwanted thought or image that takes control of the mind

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Compulsion

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an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome.

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Mood disorder

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Extreme emotions that make it difficult to function well in their daily lives.

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Depression

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An emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless.

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Eating disorder

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A mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to food.

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Anorexia Nervosa

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A person with Anorexia Nervosa doesn’t eat enough food to maintain a healthy body weight.

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Bulima

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Uncontrollable eating binges followed by purging/removing the food from their bodies.

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Binge eating disorder

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Regular uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food.

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