Terms

Question 1

Mental Health

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A person’s condition with regard to their physiological and emotional well-being.

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Emotional Health

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An individual feeling emotional security and relaxation regularly.

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Depression

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Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

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Anxiety

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A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

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Resiliency

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The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, a difficulty, or a crisis.

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Emotions

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The feeling that is produced in response to life experiences.

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Endorphins

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any group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. The body’s “feel good” hormone.

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Adrenaline

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A hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

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Stressor

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Any agent that causes stress to an organism.

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Stress

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A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

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Distress

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A negative stress that can make a person sick or can keep a person from reaching a goal.

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Eustress

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A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal.

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Self-Talk

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The act or practice of talking to oneself, either aloud or silently and mentally.

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Fight or Flight Response

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The instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which readies one either to resist forcibly or to run away.

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Mental Illness

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Disorders that affect your mood, thinking, or behavior.

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Character

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The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions.

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Enabler

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Person who knowingly or unknowingly supports the harmful behavior of another person.

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Phobia

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An extreme fear.

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Psychologist

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A scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals.

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Psyciatrist

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The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

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Addiction

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Dependence on a substance, habit, or behavior.

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Stress Management Skills

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Skills that help an individual handle stress in a healthful, effective way.

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Perfectionism

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Believing that you must be perfect to be effective.

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Apathy

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Lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern

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Anxiety Disorders

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Represent a condition in which worry, anxiety or fear are prominent symptoms. Disorders include obsessive compulsive disorder, panic attacks and phobias. Typically, a person’s anxiety levels are so high that day to day functioning becomes difficult.

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Delusion

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A belief that is false, fanciful or derived from deception. In psychiatry, a false belief strongly held in spite of evidence that it is not true, especially as a symptom of a mental illness.

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Psychiatry

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Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with the science and practice of treating mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.

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Stigma

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A Stigma is a mark of shame or discredit, or a sign of social unacceptability.

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Therapy

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Therapy is the treatment of physical, mental or behavioral problems that is meant to cure or rehabilitate.

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Deep Breathing

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A stress management technique in which one takes slow, deep breaths to reduce heart rate and other physiological symptoms thus allowing the body to relax.

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Goal Setting

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A process designed to motivate people to make lifestyle changes toward self-improvement.

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Guided Imagery

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Intentional visualization of images that are calming, relaxing, or beneficial in other ways.

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Panic Attack

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An unexpected, sudden experience of fear in the absence of danger, accompanied by physical symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest pain.

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Passive

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A type of communication in which the people agree to things they do not want to do or make up excuses for not wanting to do something instead of telling others how they really feel.

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Time Management

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Organizing and using your time in a way that allows you to meet your daily needs as well as your short and long-term goals with as little stress as possible.

Question 36

Suicide

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deliberate act of self-injury with the intent that the injury result in death. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 10- to 19-year-olds in the United States.