Mental Health Test Flashcards

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Mental Disorder

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An illness that affects the mind and it will reduce a persons ability to a change, r to get along with others in society.

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How to recognize mental disorders

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Decide if the behaviors, feelings or thoughts are highly unusual and not appropriate to a situation

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Anxiety

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The fear that is caused by some source you cant identify or the source doesn’t have as much threats as you think.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Displaying intense worry, fears, or anxiety most of their days for at least 6 months.

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Signs/Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Irritability, trouble falling asleep and concentration

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Phobias

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Anxiety that is related to a specific situation or object. Some include Claustrophobia and arachnophobia

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Panic Attack Symptoms

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Fast heart rate, rapid breath, fear of suffocation, believes there dying, sweating and more.

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Obsession

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An unwanted thought or image 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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PTSD

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People who have suffered a life threatening event or traumatic event

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PTSD Signs/Symptoms

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Flashbacks, nightmares, problems and avoiding certain trigger situation

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Mood Disorder

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Experiencing extreme emotions that make it difficult to function in daily lives

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Bipolar Disorder

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Experiences two extreme emotions that leads to depression

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Manic

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Overly excited and restless

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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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Schizophrenia

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Split Mind, identified by severe disturbances the persons thinking, mood, awareness and behavior

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Impulsive Control Disorder

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Can’t resist the impulse, or the drive, to act in a way that is harmful to themselves or others.

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Personality Disorder

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Displays patterns of behavior that make it difficult for them to get along with others

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

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Tend to be cold and distant, cant form close relationships, absorbed in their own thoughts and withdraw from reality.

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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Overly emotional/unstable, selfish/demanding, put high value on themselves, no value towards others and violent acts without and sense of guilt.

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Dependent Personality Disorder

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Can’t make decisions, strong need for approval from others, may avoid people for fear of rejection, usually need help from others to take proper care of themselves.

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Eating Disorder

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Mental disorder that revels itself through abnormal behaviors related to food.

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Anorexia Nervosa

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People with this will not eat enough to maintain a healthy bod weight.

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Symptoms/Signs of Anorexia Nervosa

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Slows heart rate and breathing rates, dry skin, lowered body temperature and more

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Health Risks of Anorexia Nervosa
They can starve to death or the lack of minerals causes the heart to stop suddenly.
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Bulimia
People who eat then purge or get rid of the food using laxatives or making themselves thrown up.
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Health Risks of Bulimia
Dehydration, kidney damage, lack of necessary vitamins and minerals.
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Binge Eating
Have un uncontrolled urge to eat large amounts of food
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Health Risks of Binge Eating
Excess weight gain, unhealthy dieting, greater risk for illness, diabetes and blood pressure disease