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Mental Health Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mental Health | the way people think about and respond to events in their daily lives. |
| Emotion | a feeling produced in response to a life event |
| Emotional Health | The way a person experiences and deals with feelings |
| Hormones | chemicals that help control how the body grows and functions |
| Trigger | situations, people and events that cause a person to feel an emotion |
| Conflict | any clash of ideas or interests |
| Body Language | communication that is done by the body rather than the words |
| Negotiaion | the act of discussing the issues of a conflict to reach an agreement |
| Compromise | a solution of a conflict in which both sides work together to get what they want |
| Mediation | a process in which another person listens to both sides of the conflict and then offers solutions to the conflict |
| Peer Mediation | mediation in which mediator is of a similar age to the people in the conflict |
| Bully | a person who constantly picks on or beats up smaller or weaker people |
| Intimidation | the act of frightening others through the use of threatening words or body language |
| Active Listening | not only hearing but also showing that you understand what a person is saying |
| Self Esteem | a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself |
| Positive Self Talk | thinking about good parts of a bad situation |
| Defensive Mechanism | automatic behaviors use to reduce uncomfortable stress |
| Mental Illness | a disorder that affects a persons thoughts, emotions, and behaviors |
| Anxiety Disorder | an illness that causes unusually strong nervousness, worry, or panic |
| Mood Disorder | an illness in which people have uncontrollable mood changes |
| Depression | a mood disorder in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for at least two weeks |
| Teen Hotline | a phone number that teens can call to talk privately and anonymously about their problems |
| Counselor | a professional who helps people work through difficult problems by talking |
| Psychologist | a person who tries to change thoughts, feelings, and actions by finding the reasons behind them or suggesting new ways to manage emotions |
| Psychiatrist | a medical doctor who specializes in illness of the brain and body that affect emotions and behavior |
| Peer Pressure | pressure people of similar age and status place on a person to behave in certain ways |
| Empathy | sharing and understanding another person's feelings |
| Tolerance | the ability to overlook differences and accept people for who they are |
| Stress Management | the ability to handle stress in healthy ways |
| Stress | the combination of a new or possibly threatening situation and your body's natural response to a situation |
| Stressor | anything that causes a stress response |
| Distress | a negative physical, mental, or emotional strain in response to a stressor |
| Positive Stress or Eustress | the stress response that happens when winning, succeeding, or achieving |
| Communication Skills | methods for expressing your thought and listening to what others say |
| Refusal Skills | different ways of saying no to things that you don't want to do |
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