Mental Health

Question 1

a sickness or illness

Answer 1

ailment

She suffered from a chronic back ailment.

Question 2

of or relating to the mind

Answer 2

psychological

psychological anguish

Question 3

containing poisonous substances

Answer 3

toxic

a toxic work environment

Question 4

causing a very large amount of damage

Answer 4

destructive

The school is concerned about the destructive behavior of a few students.

Question 5

a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way

Answer 5

depression

Many people suffer from clinical depression for years before being diagnosed.

Question 6

fear or nervousness about what might happen

Answer 6

anxiety

She suffers from chronic/acute anxiety.

Question 7

a person trained in methods of treating illnesses especially without the use of drugs or surgery

Answer 7

therapist

He saw his therapist [=psychotherapist] regularly when he was going through his divorce.

Question 8

a disastrous collapse or breakdown

Answer 8

meltdown

After a long day at the beach, our toddler had a major meltdown in the car on the way home.

Question 9

to feel very worried or anxious or to make (someone) feel very worried or anxious

Answer 9

to be stressed out

Work is stressing him out.

Question 10

used to describe something that is so confusing, difficult, etc., that you feel unable to do it

Answer 10

overwhelming

She found the job overwhelming at first.

Question 11

not acceptable to talk about or do

Answer 11

taboo

Mental health is a taboo subject for many people.

Question 12

the feeling of being overwhelmed by the constant and continuous culture of news media

Answer 12

news overload

Question 13

a physical or mental condition that is not normal or healthy

Answer 13

disorder

Millions of people suffer from some form of personality/mental disorder.

Question 14

a mental illness that causes someone to be unable to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real

Answer 14

dementia

This patient suffers from dementia.

Question 15

a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long time

Answer 15

trauma

She never fully recovered from the trauma of her experiences.

Question 16

a terrible disaster

Answer 16

catastrophe

Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn’t delivered to the refugees soon.

Question 17

to kill oneself

Answer 17

to commit suicide

He committed suicide last year after the loss of his brother.

Question 18

to make me go to extremes to get something done

Answer 18

to push me to my limits

I genuinely want to try to see out my career and really push myself to the limits.

Question 19

the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health

Answer 19

self-care

Although Suzanne did not expect to enjoy the seminar about self-care and empowerment, she left feeling encouraged and uplifted.

Question 20

a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause

Answer 20

panic attack

Question 21

a place that is quiet and private

Answer 21

retreat

She went to her mountain retreat for a quiet weekend.

Question 22

the quality or state of being healthy

Answer 22

wellness

Daily exercise is proven to promote wellness.

Question 23

easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

Answer 23

vulnerable

He was very vulnerable after his divorce.

Question 24

advice and support that is given to people to help them deal with problems, make important decisions, etc.

Answer 24

counselling

She is receiving counseling to cope with the death of her husband.

Question 25

to treat (a person or animal) in a harsh or harmful way

Answer 25

abuse

He was accused of sexually/physically/psychologically abusing a child.

Question 26

a strong and harmful need to regularly have something (such as a drug) or do something (such as gamble)

Answer 26

addiction

His life has been ruined by heroin addiction.

Question 27

the state of needing something or someone else for support, help

Answer 27

dependence

She eventually developed a dependence on the painkillers she was taking.

Question 28

frequently used colloquially to refer to any set of positive attributes that helps a person to cope with difficult situations

Answer 28

mental toughness

Question 29

not feeling or showing concern about someone who is in a bad situation

Answer 29

unsympathetic

an unsympathetic doctor

Question 30

not allowed by law : unlawful or illegal

Answer 30

illicit

The drug is sold illicitly on the streets.

Question 31

a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something

Answer 31

stigma

the stigma associated with mental illness

Question 32

being unable to think or behave normally (usually because of alcohol)

Answer 32

intoxication

He was arrested for public intoxication.

Question 33

going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper

Answer 33

excessive

She was reprimanded for her excessive tardiness. [=for being late too often]

Question 34

done or said in a way that is planned or intended : done or said on purpose

Answer 34

deliberate

a deliberate [=planned] attempt to trick people

Question 35

how children think, explore and figure things out

Answer 35

cognitive development

Question 36

worried and unhappy

Answer 36

disturbed

He seems very disturbed about his work lately.

Question 37

to deal with problems and difficult situations and try to come up with solutions

Answer 37

to cope

The book is about coping with stress.

Question 38

to become worse because of being badly affected by something

Answer 38

to suffer

He was working so hard that his health began to suffer.

Question 39

not kind or gentle to people or animals

Answer 39

inhumane

inhumane treatment of mental health patients

Question 40

facilities

Answer 40

something (such as buildings or large pieces of equipment) that are built for a specific purpose

Admission to mental health facilities is difficult.