Week 16 Mental Health

Question 1

-mania

Answer 1

obsessive / preoccupation

Question 2

agoraphobia

Answer 2

intense fear of open spaces

Question 3

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 3

progressive disorder, gradually destroys memory

Question 4

Asperger’s syndrome

Answer 4

pervasive developmental disorder, affects ability to communicate and form normal social relationships

Question 5

dementia

Answer 5

a condition of declining abilities especially memories

Question 6

depression

Answer 6

a disorder marked by sadness, inactivity, difficulty thinking and concentration

Question 7

DSM-IV

Answer 7

the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 8

neurobiology

Answer 8

a branch of life science that deals with the A&P and pathology of the nervous system

Question 9

OCD

Answer 9

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 10

phobia

Answer 10

fear reaction to a specific object or stimulation

Question 11

stigma

Answer 11

a mark of shame or discredit, a sign of social unacceptability

Question 12

BHS

Answer 12

Beck Hopelessness Scale

Question 13

BSI

Answer 13

brief symptom inventory

Question 14

fn

Answer 14

false negative

Question 15

fp

Answer 15

false positive

Question 16

NHS

Answer 16

National Health Services

Question 17

PTSD

Answer 17

post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 18

WHO

Answer 18

World Health Organization

Question 19

WHO-5

Answer 19

World Health Organization Wellbeing Index

Question 20

C & F

Answer 20

children and families

Question 21

CP

Answer 21

cerebral palsy

Question 22

DD

Answer 22

developmental disabilities

Question 23

DT

Answer 23

day tx

Question 24

FAS

Answer 24

fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 25

DSS

Answer 25

Department of Social Services

Question 26

anxiety

Answer 26

a feeling of anxiousness, nervousness

Question 27

MHS

Answer 27

mental health services

Question 28

Psychiatrist

Answer 28

an MD who specializes in the tx of mental health disorders / disease

Question 29

Psychologist

Answer 29

one who treats emotional / mental disorders

Question 30

Counselor

Answer 30

one who gives guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems

Question 31

NIMH

Answer 31

National Institute of Mental Health

Question 32

Neurotransmitters

Answer 32

control transmission of nerve impulses

Question 33

Cognition

Answer 33

thought processes

Question 34

OBS

Answer 34

organic brain syndrome

Question 35

TBI

Answer 35

traumatic brain injury

Question 36

cata-

Answer 36

down

Question 37

hypn/o

Answer 37

sleep

Question 38

ment/o

Answer 38

mind / chin

Question 39

neur/o

Answer 39

nerve

Question 40

-phobia

Answer 40

fear

Question 41

-phoria

Answer 41

feeling (mental state)

Question 42

psych/o

Answer 42

mind

Question 43

schiz/o

Answer 43

split

Question 44

thymia

Answer 44

mind

Question 45

CNS

Answer 45

central nervous system

Question 46

ECT

Answer 46

electroconvulsive therapy

Question 47

I.Q.

Answer 47

intelligence quotient

Question 48

OCD

Answer 48

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 49

phil/o

Answer 49

love/attraction to

Question 50

spin/o

Answer 50

spine/spinal cord