mental illness Flashcards
(36 cards)
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mental illness - definition
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disturbance in thoughts/emotions that decreases a persons capacity to cope with challenges of everyday life
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social stigma
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severe disappointment of a person possessing characteristics that distinguish them from other members
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stigma
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attribute, behaviour, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable group and rejected
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what is stress?
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it isn’t an event that stresses you out, its your reaction to the situation
- if stress gets too high it can harm your mental and physical health
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SMS - 1 - avoid unnecessary stress
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- learn how to say no
- avoid people who stress you out
- take control of your environment
- avoid hot topics
- pare down to your to-do list
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SMS - 2 - alter the situation
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- express your feelings instead of bottling them up
- be willing to compromise
- be more assertive
- manage time better
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SMS - 3 - adapt to the stressor
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- reframe problems
- look at the big picture
- adjust your standards
- focus on the positive
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SMS - 4 - accept the things you cant change
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- don’t try to control the uncontrollable
- look for the upside
- share feelings
- learn to forgive
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SMS - 5 - make time for fun and relaxation
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- set aside relaxation time
- connect with others
- do something you enjoy everyday
- keep your sense of humor
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SMS - 6 - adapt a healthy life style
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- exercise regularly
- eat a healthy diet
- avoid alcohol, cigs, and drugs
- get enough sleep
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anxiety
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- fear without an object or a focus; a vague sense of apprehension
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phobia
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- anxiety focused upon some object or situation and leading to exaggerated fear
- intense, irrational dears of a thing or situation
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obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
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- an uncontrollable pattern of recurring, often unpleasant thoughts
- try to ease these thoughts by performing ritual behaviours (compulsion)
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compulsion
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- uncontrollable repetition of an irrational act
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anxiety disorders
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- 1 in 8 people will have at least 1 of these illnesses in their lifetime
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panic disorder
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- main symptom of most anxiety disorders
- person may feel intense fear, trouble breathing, racing heart, dizzy, numb, or nauseous
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agoraphobia
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- extreme form of panic disorder or social phobia in which people have a fear of open/public spaces
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generalized anxiety disorders (GAD)
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- prolonged and recurring feeling of stress and anxiety about everyday things (family, money, friends, school)
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PTSD
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- anxiety brought on by a specific and terrifying event
- may have vivid nightmares where they relive the event
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how to treat anxiety
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- change diet, less caffeine
- get more exercise, sleep
- get medical help (medication, therapy)
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symptoms of depression
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- little or too much sleep
- restless and agitation
- trouble concentrating
- hopelessness
- change in eating habits
- loss of interest in things
- thoughts of suicide
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major depressive disorder (mood)
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- having a lot of symptoms of depression
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seasonal affective disorder (mood)
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- brought by changes is weather and usually starts in the winter time when people are exposed to less sunlight
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postpartum depression (mood)
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- depression that women (and men) experience after giving birth
- linked to hormonal changes
- less freedom and lifestyle changes
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psychotic depression (mood)
- person might experience hallucinations
- start to see or hear things
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dysthymia (mood)
- chronic form of depression with fewer symptoms
- people don't feel the extreme sadness of major depression
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bipolar disorder/manic depression (mood)
- extreme differences in mood, energy, and behaviour that are experiences between episodes of depression
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personality disorders - to be diagnosed with this, a psychologist/psychiatrist will look for the following:
- symptoms that have been present for an extended period of time, are flexible and pervasive
- not a result of alcohol or drugs
- symptoms have caused and continue to cause significant distress or negative consequences in different aspects of someones life
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personality disorders -symptoms are seen in at least 2 areas:
thoughts
- ways of looking at the world, thinking about self or others, interacting
emotions
- appropriateness, intensity, range of emotional functioning
interpersonal functioning
- relationships and interpersonal skills
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antisocial personality disorder - psychopaths or sociopaths
symptoms
- longstanding pattern (15+) of disregard for the rights of others
- failure to conform to society's norms and expectations that often result in numerous arrests or legal involvement
- history of deceitfulness where the individual attempts to con people or use trickery for personal profit
-impulsiveness, angry outbursts, irritability, physical attacks
- lack of remorse for wrongdoings
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narcissistic personality disorder
- pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and sense of entitlement
- will exaggerate achievements, demand praise and admiration
-fantasies of unlimited success, power, love, or beauty
- sense of entitlement, being more deserving than others based on their superiority
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borderline personality disorder
- unstable relationships, negative sense of self, inconsistent moods, significant impulsivity
- intense fear of abandonment
- cling to others, needy, helpless, become overly involved and immediately attached
- avoid getting rejected
- exhibit self harming behaviours such as suicide attempts, mock suicide attempts, cutting or other self mutilation
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dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities disorder)
- existence of more than one identity or personality within the same person
- identities can take control of a person at different times with information about the other identities out of conscious awareness
- severe psychological stress in childhood (ritualistic, sexual/physical abuse)
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anorexia nervosa (eating)
- person sees themselves as fat when not and may eat very little or starve themselves to be thin
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bellimia nervosa (eating)
- person regularly eats a large amount of food and then vomits
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binge eating disorder (eating)
- overeats on a regular basis
- feel out of control and have the compulsion to keep eating
