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Mental Health Flashcards

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Mental disorder

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Illness of the mind

A medical condition that requires diagnosis and treatment

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Anxiety

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Condition of feeling uneasy about what may happen

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Phobia

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A strong irrational fear about something

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Obsessive compulsive behavior

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Persistent urges that lead to uncontrollable repetitive behavior

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Panic disorder

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Attacks of sudden, unexplained feelings of terror

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Post traumatic disorder

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A condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event

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General anxiety disorder

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Exaggerated worry and tension for no reason

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Bipolar disorder

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Marked by extreme mood changes

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Major depressant disorder

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Lasts more that 6 weeks

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One thing that depressed people always think about

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Suicide

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Depression

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Prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness

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ADHD

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Hyperactivity

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Autism

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Repetitive behaviors

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Multiple personality disorder

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One person may have more than one personality

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Amnesia

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Loss of memory

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Somatoform disorders

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Group of psychiatric disorders that cause unexplained physical symptoms

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Conversion

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A medical condition that cannot be explained

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Hypochondria

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Overreaction to symptoms

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Schizophrenia

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Delusion
Paranoia
Hearing voices

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Histrionic

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The center of attention

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Borderline

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Chronic difficulty with self image

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Therapy

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Any activity that has healing or health promoting effect

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Physiologist

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Medical doctor. Can prescribe medication

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Client centered therapy

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Let client guide through the problem solving process

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Sigmund Freud

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Father of psychoanalysis

Believes that the root of all problems is based on parent-child relationship

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Desensitization

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Exposure therapy

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