Mental Health and Mental Illness & Special Care Skills

Question 1

A disorder. Disrupts a persons ability to function at a normal level

Answer 1

Mental Illness

Question 2

An intense, irrational fear of or anxiety about an object place or person

Answer 2

Phobia

Question 3

A method of treating mental illness that involves talking about ones problems with a metal health professional

Answer 3

Psychotherapy

Question 4

Any rube inserted into the respiratory tract to maintain or promote breathing

Answer 4

Artificial Airway

Question 5

A temporary condition that has symptoms like those of mental illness

Answer 5

Situational Response

Question 6

The fear of being in a confined space

Answer 6

Claustrophobia

Question 7

A type of psychotherapy that is often used to treat anxiety disorders and depression and focuses on skills and solutions

Answer 7

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Question 8

The passage of a plastic tube through the mouth, nose, or opening in the neck and back into the trachea

Answer 8

Intubation

Question 9

A false belief

Answer 9

Fallacy

Question 10

A type of mood disorder that causes

pain, fatigue,apathy, sadness, irritability anxiety and sleeplessness

Answer 10

Depression

Question 11

The repeat use of illegal or legal substances in a way that is harmful to oneself or others

Answer 11

Substance Abuse

Question 12

A surgically created opening through the neck into the trachea

Answer 12

Tracheostomy

Question 13

Unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress

Answer 13

Defense Mechanisms

Question 14

A type of mood disorder that causes

pain, fatigue,apathy, sadness, irritability anxiety and sleeplessness and loss of appetite

Answer 14

Major Depressive Disorder

Question 15

The use of medication to block pain during surgery and other medical procedures

Answer 15

Anesthesia

Question 16

The use of a machine to inflate and deflate the lungs when a person is unable to breathe on his own

Answer 16

Mechanical Ventilation

Question 17

Uneasiness, worry, fear often about a situation or condition

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Anxiety

Question 18

The lack of interest in activities

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Apathy

Question 19

Before surgery

Answer 19

Preoperative

Question 20

An agent or drug that helps calm and soothe a person and may cause sleep

Answer 20

Sedative

Question 21

An anxiety disorder that is charaterized by chronic anxiety and worry even when there is no cause for these feelings

Answer 21

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Question 22

A type of mood disorder
causes mood swings, changes in energy and the ability to function, periods of extreme activity and periods of extremem depression

Answer 22

Bipolar Disorder

Question 23

After surgery

Answer 23

Postoperative

Question 24

Hollow drainage tubes that are inserted into the chest to drain air, blood or other fluids

Answer 24

Chest Tubes

Question 25

A disorder characterized by a person having regular panic attacks or living with constant anxiety about having another one

Answer 25

Panic Disorder

Question 26

Type of psychotic disorder that causes problems with thinking, communication and the ability to manage emotions making decisions and understand reality

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Schizophrenia

Question 27

Anxiety disorder characterized by obsessive behavior or thoughts

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 28

False or distorted sensory perceptions

Answer 28

Hallucinations

Question 29

Measures the oxygen saturation of your blood

Answer 29

Pulse Oximeter