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Health Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anxiety - | The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen. |
| Emotions - | Signals that tell your mind and body how to react. |
| Depression - | Prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness. |
| Apathy - | A lack of strong feeling, interest, or concern. |
| Mental Disorder - | 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. |
| Stigma - | A mark of shame or disapproval that results in an individual being shunned or rejected by others. |
| Anxiety Disorder - | A condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control. |
| Mood Disorder - | Illness that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living. |
| Conduct Disorder - | Patterns of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated. |
| Alienation - | Feeling isolated and separated from everyone else. |
| Suicide - | The act of intentionally taking one own life. |
| Cluster Suicides - | A series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving several people in the same school or community. |
| Psychotherapy - | An ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional. |
| Behavior Therapy - | A treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behavior through rewards and reinforcement. |
| Cognitive Therapy - | A treatment method designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive. |
| Family Therapy - | Helping the family function in more positive and constructive ways by exploring the patterns in communications and providing support and education. |
| Group Therapy - | Treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor. |
| Drug Therapy - | Thud of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder. |