Unit 2 -- Mental and Emotional Health

Question 1

self-esteem

Answer 1

a measure about how much you value yourself

Question 2

self-concept

Answer 2

an image you have of yourself

Question 3

4 Ways to Improve Self-esteem

Answer 3

positive self-talk, act with integrity, choose supportive friends, accept yourself

Question 4

Good Communication

Answer 4

prevents misunderstandings, builds healthy relationships, expresses yourself

Question 5

“I” message

Answer 5

respectful, good communication “When you eat my peanut butter, I don’t have any to eat, and I feel frustrated.”

Question 6

“YOU” message

Answer 6

accusatory – “You stole my peanut butter!”

Question 7

Active Listening

Answer 7

listening, clarifying, paraphrasing

Question 8

mental health

Answer 8

a state of mental well being in which one can cope with the demands of daily life

Question 9

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (5 levels of needs)

Answer 9

1. physiological needs (food, water, etc.)
2. safety and security (family, health, employment)
3. love and belonging (family, friends, etc.)
4. self-esteem
5. self-actualization (the achievement of the best a person can be)

Question 10

emotion

Answer 10

a feeling in response to life experiences

Question 11

THREE ways to manage emotions

Answer 11

be creative, talk it out, blow off steam

Question 12

Defense Mechanisms (definition)

Answer 12

unconscious thoughts/behaviors to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions

Question 13

TEN Defense Mechanisms

Answer 13

1. Compensation (making up in one area for another)
2. Daydreaming (to take your mind off of an unpleasant area)
3. Denial (refusing to accept reality)
4. Displacement (shifting feelings about one person/situation to another)
5. Idealization (copying your idol)
6. Projection (seeing your own faults in someone else) [Uncle Ted calling his girlfriend messy]
7. Rationalization (making excuses for/justifying your behavior) [I wasn’t feeling very well, so I flunked the test.]
8. Regression (to react to emotions in an immature fashion)
9. Repression (blocking out painful feelings)
10. Sublimation (redirecting your negative impulses into positive behaviors)

Question 14

anxiety disorders

Answer 14

disorder with real or imagined threats that prevent a person from enjoying life

Question 15

general anxiety disorder (GAD)

Answer 15

chronic state of anxiety, fear, and tenseness (physical symptoms: fatigue, headaches, aches, irritability, sweating)

Question 16

obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Answer 16

person has persistnt, disturbing thoughts - obsessions - that they manage through rituals (compulsions)

Question 17

panic disorder

Answer 17

terror strikes suddenly and repeatedly (panic attack - period of intense fear with bodily changes)

Question 18

specific phobia

Answer 18

disorder with excessive fear of non-harmful object, situation, or people

Question 19

social anxiety disorder

Answer 19

social phobia – person is overly self-conscious and anxious in social situations

Question 20

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Answer 20

after-effects from a terrifying event keep person from living normally

Question 21

cognitive disorder

Answer 21

a brain deteriorates in functions

Question 22

dementia

Answer 22

brain deterioration affects memory, language, reasoning; it is a disease

Question 23

conduct disorder

Answer 23

a person regularly violates rights of others and breaks social rules

Question 24

eating disorder

Answer 24

mental; person needs to starve, binge, or binge & purge

Question 25

anorexia nervosa

Answer 25

a person starves their body and weights at least 15% less than normal weight

Question 26

bulimia

Answer 26

a person binges then purges

Question 27

binge eating disorder

Answer 27

a person eats lots of food (binges)

Question 28

mood disorder

Answer 28

mental; involving moods (affective disorder)

Question 29

clinical depression

Answer 29

long feelings of hopelessness or sadness

Question 30

bipolar disorder

Answer 30

person moods are extremely happy to depressed

Question 31

seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Answer 31

depression caused by lack of sunlight

Question 32

personality disorder

Answer 32

person's thinking, feeling, acting patterns interfere with daily living

Question 33

antisocial personality disorder

Answer 33

person's behavior patterns conflict with society

Question 34

borderline personality disorder

Answer 34

person has sudden change in mood or behavior

Question 35

schizophrenia

Answer 35

breakdown in logical thoughts

Question 36

somatoform disorders

Answer 36

person has disease symptoms but no physical cause

Question 37

hypochondria

Answer 37

person is constantly worried about non-existent illnesses

Question 38

treatment of mental disorders

Answer 38

formal intervention, evaluation (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric social worker), medication, inpatient/outpatient treatment, therapy, support groups

Question 39

depression symptoms

Answer 39

deep sadness, apathy, fatigue, agitation, sleep disturbances, weight/appetite changes, lack of concentration, worthlessness, morbid thoughts

Question 40

minor depression

Answer 40

2-4 symptoms, at least 2 weeks, may vanish

Question 41

dysthymic disorder

Answer 41

2 or more symptoms, 1 or more years

Question 42

major depression

Answer 42

5-9 symptoms, at least 2 weeks

Question 43

double depression

Answer 43

dysthymic + major

Question 44

depression causes in teens

Answer 44

inability to cope with crisis, changes in brain structure, genetic predisposition, low serotonin levels, traumatic family events, physical illness and disorders, alcohol and drug use

Question 45

depression risk/signs in teens

Answer 45

school performance, social isolation, drug addiction, other addictions, physical illness (weakened immune system), mental disorders, suicide attempts

Question 46

depression treatment

Answer 46

physical examination, therapy (cognitive behavior therapy -- psychotherapy involving behavior and cognitive therapy), individual counseling, medication (antidepressant)

Question 47

mental disorder

Answer 47

an illness that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

Question 48

3 main treatments

Answer 48

psychotherapy, group therapy, medication

Question 49

stress

Answer 49

response to a demand

Question 50

eustress

Answer 50

good stress

Question 51

distress

Answer 51

bad stress

Question 52

stressor

Answer 52

things that put you under stress

Question 53

5 different stressors

Answer 53

biological, thinking, behavioral, environmental, life change (death of parent)

Question 54

physical responses to stress

Answer 54

heavy breathing, heartbeat increases, tense muscles, higher blood sugar, slower digestion, fight-or-flight!!

Question 55

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Answer 55

ALARM: nervous system prepares to meet demands of stressor by dilating pupils, sharpening hearing, decreasing saliva, increasing heart rate, increasing blood pressure, dilating bronchioles, slowing digestion, increasing blood flow to muscles, and tightening muscles RESISTANCE: nervous system returns body to homeostasis by constricting pupils and bronchioles, increasing saliva, decreasing heart rate and blood pressure, relaxing muscles, decreasing blood flow, and "normalizing" hearing and digestions EXHAUSTION: stress for months, years...

Question 56

FIVE Grieving Stages

Answer 56

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Question 57

suicide

Answer 57

3rd leading cause of death in teens

Question 58

parasuicide

Answer 58

cry for help, you WANT to be saved

Question 59

cluster suicide

Answer 59

multiple people kill themselves together