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mental illness Flashcards

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mental illness - definition

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disturbance in thoughts/emotions that decreases a persons capacity to cope with challenges of everyday life

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social stigma

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severe disappointment of a person possessing characteristics that distinguish them from other members

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stigma

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attribute, behaviour, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable group and rejected

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what is stress?

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it isn’t an event that stresses you out, its your reaction to the situation

  • if stress gets too high it can harm your mental and physical health
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SMS - 1 - avoid unnecessary stress

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  • learn how to say no
  • avoid people who stress you out
  • take control of your environment
  • avoid hot topics
  • pare down to your to-do list
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SMS - 2 - alter the situation

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  • express your feelings instead of bottling them up
  • be willing to compromise
  • be more assertive
  • manage time better
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SMS - 3 - adapt to the stressor

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  • reframe problems
  • look at the big picture
  • adjust your standards
  • focus on the positive
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SMS - 4 - accept the things you cant change

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  • don’t try to control the uncontrollable
  • look for the upside
  • share feelings
  • learn to forgive
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SMS - 5 - make time for fun and relaxation

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  • set aside relaxation time
  • connect with others
  • do something you enjoy everyday
  • keep your sense of humor
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SMS - 6 - adapt a healthy life style

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  • exercise regularly
  • eat a healthy diet
  • avoid alcohol, cigs, and drugs
  • get enough sleep
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anxiety

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  • fear without an object or a focus; a vague sense of apprehension
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phobia

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  • anxiety focused upon some object or situation and leading to exaggerated fear
  • intense, irrational dears of a thing or situation
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obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

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  • an uncontrollable pattern of recurring, often unpleasant thoughts
  • try to ease these thoughts by performing ritual behaviours (compulsion)
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compulsion

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  • uncontrollable repetition of an irrational act
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anxiety disorders

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  • 1 in 8 people will have at least 1 of these illnesses in their lifetime
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panic disorder

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  • main symptom of most anxiety disorders
  • person may feel intense fear, trouble breathing, racing heart, dizzy, numb, or nauseous
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agoraphobia

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  • extreme form of panic disorder or social phobia in which people have a fear of open/public spaces
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generalized anxiety disorders (GAD)

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  • prolonged and recurring feeling of stress and anxiety about everyday things (family, money, friends, school)
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PTSD

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  • anxiety brought on by a specific and terrifying event
  • may have vivid nightmares where they relive the event
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how to treat anxiety

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  • change diet, less caffeine
  • get more exercise, sleep
  • get medical help (medication, therapy)
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symptoms of depression

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  • little or too much sleep
  • restless and agitation
  • trouble concentrating
  • hopelessness
  • change in eating habits
  • loss of interest in things
  • thoughts of suicide
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major depressive disorder (mood)

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  • having a lot of symptoms of depression
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seasonal affective disorder (mood)

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  • brought by changes is weather and usually starts in the winter time when people are exposed to less sunlight
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postpartum depression (mood)

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  • depression that women (and men) experience after giving birth
  • linked to hormonal changes
  • less freedom and lifestyle changes
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psychotic depression (mood)

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  • person might experience hallucinations
  • start to see or hear things
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dysthymia (mood)

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  • chronic form of depression with fewer symptoms
  • people don’t feel the extreme sadness of major depression
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bipolar disorder/manic depression (mood)

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  • extreme differences in mood, energy, and behaviour that are experiences between episodes of depression
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personality disorders - to be diagnosed with this, a psychologist/psychiatrist will look for the following:

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  • symptoms that have been present for an extended period of time, are flexible and pervasive
  • not a result of alcohol or drugs
  • symptoms have caused and continue to cause significant distress or negative consequences in different aspects of someones life
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personality disorders -symptoms are seen in at least 2 areas:

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thoughts
- ways of looking at the world, thinking about self or others, interacting

emotions
- appropriateness, intensity, range of emotional functioning

interpersonal functioning
- relationships and interpersonal skills

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antisocial personality disorder - psychopaths or sociopaths

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symptoms
- longstanding pattern (15+) of disregard for the rights of others
- failure to conform to society’s norms and expectations that often result in numerous arrests or legal involvement
- history of deceitfulness where the individual attempts to con people or use trickery for personal profit
-impulsiveness, angry outbursts, irritability, physical attacks
- lack of remorse for wrongdoings

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narcissistic personality disorder

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  • pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and sense of entitlement
  • will exaggerate achievements, demand praise and admiration
    -fantasies of unlimited success, power, love, or beauty
  • sense of entitlement, being more deserving than others based on their superiority
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borderline personality disorder

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  • unstable relationships, negative sense of self, inconsistent moods, significant impulsivity
  • intense fear of abandonment
  • cling to others, needy, helpless, become overly involved and immediately attached
  • avoid getting rejected
  • exhibit self harming behaviours such as suicide attempts, mock suicide attempts, cutting or other self mutilation
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dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities disorder)

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  • existence of more than one identity or personality within the same person
  • identities can take control of a person at different times with information about the other identities out of conscious awareness
  • severe psychological stress in childhood (ritualistic, sexual/physical abuse)
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anorexia nervosa (eating)

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  • person sees themselves as fat when not and may eat very little or starve themselves to be thin
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bellimia nervosa (eating)

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  • person regularly eats a large amount of food and then vomits
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binge eating disorder (eating)

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  • overeats on a regular basis
  • feel out of control and have the compulsion to keep eating

Unit 2 - SAP (8 decks)

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