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Health Exam-ch.9
Mood Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life. | Mental Disorder |
| A condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control. | anxiety disorder |
| A strong and irrational fear of something specific, such as high places or dogs. | phobia |
| A disorder where the person is trapped in a pattern of repeated thoughts or behaviors. | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| A disorder where a person hs sudden, unexplained feelings of terror. | Panic Disorder |
| A condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or caused physical harm. (Common after a personal assault, such as rape; natural or human-made disasters, such as earthquakes or bombings etc). | Post-trauamtic stress disorder |
| An illness, often with an organic cause, that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living. | Mood disorder |
| The feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or despair that last for more than a few weeks and interfere with daily interests and activities. | Depression |
| A disorder marked by extreme mood changes, energy levels, and behavior. | Bipolar Disorder |
| Disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, that cause life threatening disturbances in your eating behavior. | Eating Disorders |
| A disorder; A pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated. | Conduct Disorder |
| A severe mental disorder in which a person loses contact with reality. | Schizophrenia |
| People with this disorder tend to be irritable, aggressive, impulsive, and violent. In many cases, they are unable to show remorse for their behavior. | Antisocial Personality Disorder |
| People with this disorder frequently experience a series of troubled relationships, tend to engage in high-risk activities, and many have poor self-esteem. Although they fear abandonment, they frequently lash out violently at the people they need most. | Borderline personality disorder |
| People with this disorder are often uncooperative. They resent being told what to do, yet they rely on others' direction. | Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder |
| Feeling isolated and separated from everyone else. | alienation |
| The act of intentionally taking one's own life. | suicide |
| A therapy method that is an ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional. | Pschotherapy |
| A therapy method that is a treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements. | Behavior Therapy |
| A Therapy Method that is a treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feel ins and behaviors that may be troublesome , self-defeating, or self-destructive. | Cognitive Therapy |
| Therapy Method that involves treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor. | Group Therapy |
| Therapy method that uses certain medications to treat and reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder. | Biomedical therapy |
| Dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life. | Coping |
| An individual's total response to a major loss. | grief response |
| The act of showing sorrow or grief. | mourning |