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Unit 2 -- Mental and Emotional Health Flashcards

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self-esteem

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a measure about how much you value yourself

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self-concept

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an image you have of yourself

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4 Ways to Improve Self-esteem

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positive self-talk, act with integrity, choose supportive friends, accept yourself

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Good Communication

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prevents misunderstandings, builds healthy relationships, expresses yourself

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“I” message

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respectful, good communication “When you eat my peanut butter, I don’t have any to eat, and I feel frustrated.”

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“YOU” message

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accusatory – “You stole my peanut butter!”

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Active Listening

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listening, clarifying, paraphrasing

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mental health

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a state of mental well being in which one can cope with the demands of daily life

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (5 levels of needs)

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  1. physiological needs (food, water, etc.)
  2. safety and security (family, health, employment)
  3. love and belonging (family, friends, etc.)
  4. self-esteem
  5. self-actualization (the achievement of the best a person can be)
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emotion

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a feeling in response to life experiences

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THREE ways to manage emotions

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be creative, talk it out, blow off steam

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Defense Mechanisms (definition)

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unconscious thoughts/behaviors to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions

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TEN Defense Mechanisms

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  1. Compensation (making up in one area for another)
  2. Daydreaming (to take your mind off of an unpleasant area)
  3. Denial (refusing to accept reality)
  4. Displacement (shifting feelings about one person/situation to another)
  5. Idealization (copying your idol)
  6. Projection (seeing your own faults in someone else) [Uncle Ted calling his girlfriend messy]
  7. Rationalization (making excuses for/justifying your behavior) [I wasn’t feeling very well, so I flunked the test.]
  8. Regression (to react to emotions in an immature fashion)
  9. Repression (blocking out painful feelings)
  10. Sublimation (redirecting your negative impulses into positive behaviors)
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anxiety disorders

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disorder with real or imagined threats that prevent a person from enjoying life

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general anxiety disorder (GAD)

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chronic state of anxiety, fear, and tenseness (physical symptoms: fatigue, headaches, aches, irritability, sweating)

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obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

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person has persistnt, disturbing thoughts - obsessions - that they manage through rituals (compulsions)

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panic disorder

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terror strikes suddenly and repeatedly (panic attack - period of intense fear with bodily changes)

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specific phobia

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disorder with excessive fear of non-harmful object, situation, or people

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social anxiety disorder

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social phobia – person is overly self-conscious and anxious in social situations

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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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after-effects from a terrifying event keep person from living normally

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cognitive disorder

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a brain deteriorates in functions

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dementia

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brain deterioration affects memory, language, reasoning; it is a disease

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conduct disorder

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a person regularly violates rights of others and breaks social rules

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eating disorder

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mental; person needs to starve, binge, or binge & purge

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anorexia nervosa

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a person starves their body and weights at least 15% less than normal weight

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bulimia

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a person binges then purges

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binge eating disorder

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a person eats lots of food (binges)

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mood disorder

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mental; involving moods (affective disorder)

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clinical depression

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long feelings of hopelessness or sadness

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bipolar disorder

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person moods are extremely happy to depressed

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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

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depression caused by lack of sunlight

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personality disorder

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person’s thinking, feeling, acting patterns interfere with daily living

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antisocial personality disorder

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person’s behavior patterns conflict with society

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borderline personality disorder

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person has sudden change in mood or behavior

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schizophrenia

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breakdown in logical thoughts

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somatoform disorders

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person has disease symptoms but no physical cause

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hypochondria

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person is constantly worried about non-existent illnesses

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treatment of mental disorders

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formal intervention, evaluation (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric social worker), medication, inpatient/outpatient treatment, therapy, support groups

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depression symptoms

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deep sadness, apathy, fatigue, agitation, sleep disturbances, weight/appetite changes, lack of concentration, worthlessness, morbid thoughts

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minor depression

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2-4 symptoms, at least 2 weeks, may vanish

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dysthymic disorder

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2 or more symptoms, 1 or more years

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major depression

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5-9 symptoms, at least 2 weeks

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double depression

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dysthymic + major

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depression causes in teens

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inability to cope with crisis, changes in brain structure, genetic predisposition, low serotonin levels, traumatic family events, physical illness and disorders, alcohol and drug use

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depression risk/signs in teens

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school performance, social isolation, drug addiction, other addictions, physical illness (weakened immune system), mental disorders, suicide attempts

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depression treatment

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physical examination, therapy (cognitive behavior therapy – psychotherapy involving behavior and cognitive therapy), individual counseling, medication (antidepressant)

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mental disorder

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an illness that affects a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

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3 main treatments

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psychotherapy, group therapy, medication

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stress

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response to a demand

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eustress

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good stress

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distress

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bad stress

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stressor

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things that put you under stress

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5 different stressors

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biological, thinking, behavioral, environmental, life change (death of parent)

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physical responses to stress

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heavy breathing, heartbeat increases, tense muscles, higher blood sugar, slower digestion, fight-or-flight!!

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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ALARM: nervous system prepares to meet demands of stressor by dilating pupils, sharpening hearing, decreasing saliva, increasing heart rate, increasing blood pressure, dilating bronchioles, slowing digestion, increasing blood flow to muscles, and tightening muscles
RESISTANCE: nervous system returns body to homeostasis by constricting pupils and bronchioles, increasing saliva, decreasing heart rate and blood pressure, relaxing muscles, decreasing blood flow, and “normalizing” hearing and digestions
EXHAUSTION: stress for months, years…

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FIVE Grieving Stages

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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

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suicide

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3rd leading cause of death in teens

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parasuicide

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cry for help, you WANT to be saved

59
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cluster suicide

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multiple people kill themselves together

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