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Chapter 39
Mental Health Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor? | Stress |
| _____________ health means that the person copes with and adjusts to everyday stresses in ways accepted by society. | Mental |
| A _______________ disorder is a disturbance in the ability to cope with or adjust to stress that impairs behavior and function. | Mental |
| Mental illness, emotional illness, and psychiatric _______________ are other names for mental disorder. | Disorder |
| Mental heath disorders are sometimes ______________ by genetics. | Caused |
| What is a vague, uneasy feeling in response to stress? | Anxiety |
| The danger or harm sensed with anxiety can be real or _______________. | Imagined |
| Persons with mental health disorders have ________________ levels of anxiety. | Higher |
| What do you call the event or factor that causes stress? | Stressor |
| What is an unconscious reaction that blocks unpleasant or threatening feelings? | Defense mechanism |
| Some use of defense mechanisms is ______________. | Normal |
| In persons with mental health disorders, defense mechanisms are used _______________. | Poorly |
| Signs and symptoms of anxiety include dry ___________ and sweating. | Mouth |
| Signs and symptoms of anxiety include __________ attention span. | Poor |
| What is the highest level of anxiety? | Panic |
| What is an intense and sudden feeling of fear, anxiety, terror, or dread? | Panic |
| What term means intense fear? | Phobia |
| Agoraphobia is the fear of being in an ____________, crowded, or public place. | Open |
| Nyctophobia is the fear of night or ___________________. | Darkness |
| Some defense mechanisms include compensation which means to make up for, replace, or __________________ a strength for a weakness. | Substitute |
| Some defense mechanisms include conversion in which an emotion is shown as or changed into a _______________ symptom. | Physical |
| Some defense mechanisms include denial in which the person ______________ to face or accept unpleasant or threatening things. | Refuses |
| Some defense mechanisms include displacement in which a person __________behaviors or emotions from one person, place or thing to a safe person, place, or thing. | Moves |
| Some defense mechanisms include identification in which a person _________________ the ideas, behaviors, and traits of another person. | Assumes |
| Some defense mechanisms include projection which means to _____________ another person or object for unacceptable behaviors, emotions, ideas, or wishes. | Blame |
| Some defense mechanisms include rationalization in which a reasonable excuse is given for behaviors or actions instead of the ____________. | Truth |
| Some defense mechanisms include reaction formation in which the person takes an action that is _________________ to the way he feels. | Opposite |
| Some defense mechanisms include regression in which a person retreats or moves back to an _______________ time or condition. | Earlier |
| Some defense mechanisms include when the person keeps unpleasant or painful thoughts or experiences from their conscious ____________ so they cannot be recalled or remembered. | Mind |
| What is a recurrent, unwanted thought, idea, or image? | Obsession |
| What is repeating an act over and over again (a ritual)? | Compulsion |
| Hand washing, constant checking to make sure the stove is off, cleaning, counting things to a certain number, or touching things in a certain order are common _________________. | Rituals |
| What a state of severe mental impairment? | Psychosis |
| What is a false belief? | Delusion |
| What is seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real? | Hallucination |
| What is a disorder of the mind in which the person has delusions and is suspicious about a person or situation? | Paranoia |
| An exaggerated belief about one's importance, wealth, power or talents is called a _______________ of grandeur. | Delusion |
| A false belief that one is being mistreated, abused, or harassed is a delusion of ______________________. | Persecution |
| Schizophrenia involves disorders of movement including sitting for hours without moving, _______________, or responding. | Speaking |
| A person with schizophrenia may ______________ and retreat back to an earlier time or behavior (an adult acting child-like) | Regress |
| Mood or ___________ relates to feelings and emotions. | Affect |
| The person with _________ ___________ has severe extremes in mood, energy, and ability to function. | Bipolar disorder |
| The person with bipolar disorder experiences emotional lows called ___________. | Depression |
| The person with bipolar disorder experiences emotional highs called _______________. | Mania |
| Signs and symptoms of a manic episode of bipolar disorder include racing _________ and talking very fast. | Thoughts |
| Signs and symptoms of a depressive episode of bipolar disorder included ______________ attempts. | Suicide |
| ________________ is a common mood disorder in older persons. | Depression |
| Depression in older persons is often ___________ or diagnosed incorrectly. | Overlooked |
| The person with ________________ personality disorder has poor judgment, lacks responsibility, and is hostile. | Antisocial |
| The person with ________________ personality disorder has intense bouts of anger, depression, and anxiety that last hours or most of the day. | Borderline |
| Over time, heavy drinking damages the _____________ and central nervous system. | Brain |
| Heavy drinking damages the ___________, hear, kidneys, blood vessels, and stomach. | Liver |
| Heavy drinking can cause ___________________ and confusion. | Forgetfulness |
| Alcoholism is a _____________ disease that last throughout life. | Chronic |
| Life-style and _______________ are risk factors for alcoholism. | Genetics |
| Alcohol effects vary with ___________. | Age |
| What is the over-use of a drug for non-medical or non-therapy effects? | Drug abuse |
| What is a chronic, relapsing brain disease in which the person has an overwhelming desire to take a drug? | Drug addiction |
| A diagnosis of drug abuse or addiction includes the fact that a person gave up or reduced important social, ___________, or recreational activities because of substance abuse. | Occupational |
| Drug abuse and addiction are _____________________ problems. | Chronic |
| The highest rate of suicide is among ___________ __________ over the age of 85 years. | White men |
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