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Unit 4: Mental Health Flashcards

1
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At what ages do the signs and symptoms of mental illness start to appear?

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16 and 24.

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What are 4 barriers that stop teens from getting help for the mental illness?

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1) Fear
2) Embarrassment
3) Stigma
4) Peer Pressure

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Stigma

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Refers to any attribute, trait, or disorder that gets someone labelled as different from “normal people”

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Stereotype

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A person that conforms to a fixed way they should be or act.

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Prejudice

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A preconceived opinion.

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Mental Illness

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A disturbance in thoughts and emotions that affects a persons ability to deal with the challenges of everyday life.

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Mood Disorders

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Persistant changes in mood caused by biochemical imbalances in the brain.

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What are 2 types of “Mood Disorders”?

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1) Major Depressive Disorder

2) Bipolar Disorder

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Kevin Breel

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Ted Talks; Talks about living with depression and how depression is feeling sad even when everything in your life is going well.

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What are 4 ways to fight depression stigma?

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1) Talk About It
2) Form a jack.org Club
3) Learn About It/ Be Aware
4) Mental Health Week

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Psychosis

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The experiencing of hallucinations or delusions and can be organic (mental illness) or drug induced.

Example: Schizophrenia

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Anxiety Disorders

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Disorders that are associated with anxiousness, combined with physiological symptoms that interfere with everyday life.

Examples: OCD, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Phobias

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Eating Disorders

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A range of conditions involving an obsession with food, weight, and appearance that negatively affect a persons health, relationships and daily life.

Examples: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, EDNOS (Eating Disorder Not Specified)

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Personality Disorders

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A pattern, beginning at early adulthood, and behaviour that is significantly different from “normal”

Example: Multiple Personality Disorder

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What are the 5 “Factors That Contribute to the Development of Mental Illness”?

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1) Chemical Imbalance
2) Substance Use
3) Traumatic Life Events
4) Hereditary
5) Other Illness

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What are the 2 “Methods of Treatment of Mental Illness”

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1) Medication

2) Support Groups

17
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How many Canadians are affected by Alzheimers?

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1 in 20 over age 65 and 1 in 4 over age 85.

18
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What was done to people with mental illnesses before 1840?

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They were kept in solitary and inhumane environments including inclosure, barns and jails due to the lack of understanding.

19
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When was London’s Asylum built? What did they do there?

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The asylum was built in 1870.

They focused on improving mental illnesses and getting people the help they needed.

20
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CMHA

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AKA: Canadian Mental Health Association

21
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What 2 medications are used for mental illness? What do they treat?

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1) Anti-psychotic Drugs: Treat Depression

2) Prozac: Treats OCD, Depression and Other Mental Illnesses

22
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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A non-invasive, painless method that uses magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to treat conditions such as depression and hallucinations.

23
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Sadness vs Depression

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Sadness: When something happens in your life that upsets you for a short period of time and doesn’t take complete control of your life.

Depression: When everything in your life is going well but you still feel sad. This usually lasts for a long period of time and takes complete control of your life.

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What are the 4 things that affect Depression?

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1) Genetics
2) Environment
3) Psychological
4) Biochemicals

25
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What are the 7 symptoms of Depression?

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1) Persistant Sadness
2) Difficulty Sleeping
3) Changes in Appetite
4) Loss of Energy
5) Feeling Worthless
6) Loss of Interest in Favourite Activities
7) Thought of Death/ Suicide

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What are the 3 physical symptoms of Anxiety?

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1) Feeling Sick
2) Muscle Tension
3) High Blood Pressure

27
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What services are offered at Parkwood Hospital in London?

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They provide a comfortable place where families can obtain information free of charge on a particular mental illness, navigating the healthcare system, and coping strategies.

28
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What are the “Top 6 Illnesses in Canada”?

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1) Diabetes
2) Anxiety
3) Depression
4) OCD
5) Breast Cancer
6) Lung Cancer

29
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What are the “Top 10 Most Popular Phobias in Canada?

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1) Snakes
2) Dentist
3) Cancer
4) Water/ Drowning
5) Rats
6) Blood
7) Germs
8) Flying
9) Needles
10) Dogs

30
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Read CPR Handouts

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.

31
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How many people out of 100 develop Schizophrenia?

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1

32
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What is the most common cause of death among youth next to accidental death?

A

Suicide

33
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What is the number one mental illness in Canada?

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Anxiety Disorders

34
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Who is the actor with schizophrenia?

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Victor Garber

35
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True or False: London was the first mental asylum in Canada?

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False

36
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What kind of mental illness is anxiety?

A

A phobia

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