Understanding Mental Health Flashcards

1
Q

refers to the maintenance of successful mental activity.

A

Mental health

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Q

True or False

Mental health includes maintaining productive daily activities and maintaining fulfilling relationships with others.

It also includes maintaining the abilities to
adapt to change and to cope with stresses.

A

True

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3
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can occur when the brain (or part of the brain) is not working well or is working in the wrong way.

A

Mental illness

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4
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When the brain is not working properly, one or more of its 6 functions will be disrupted

A
  1. Thinking
  2. Perception
  3. Emotion
  4. Signaling
  5. Physical
  6. Behavior
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5
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Symptoms of mental illness/mental disorder

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  1. Thinking difficulties or problems focusing attention
  2. Extreme emotional highs and lows
  3. Sleep problems
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6
Q

True or False

The causes of mental illness are not complicated.

A

False

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7
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Genetics + Environment =

A

Brain disorder

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8
Q

True or False

Mental illness is rarely if ever caused by stress alone

A

True

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9
Q

True or False

Mental illness is the consequence of poor parenting or bad behavior

A

False

Mental illness has a lot of causes/factors and does not focus on a single symptom.

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10
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True or False
Mental illness is not the result of personal weakness or deficits in personality.

A

True

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11
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True or False

Many mental illnesses begin during childhood and persist into adolescence.

A

True

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12
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What mental illnesses begin during childhood and persist into adolescence?

A

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

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13
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What mental illnesses begin during adolescence?

A

Major Depression (MD)
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder (BD)
Panic disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Eating Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Addictions

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