HEALTH CHP 9 WORDS

  1. 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.
    mental disorder
  2. A condition in which real or imagined fears are difficult to control.
    anxiety disorder
  3. A condition that may develop after exposure to a terrifyng event that threatened or caused physical harm.
    post-traumatic stress disorder
  4. Illness, often with an organic cause, that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living.
    mood disorder
  5. Psychological pressures, possible genetic factors, and an obsession with body image and thinness can lead to this disorder.
    eating disorder
  6. Pattern of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated.
    conduct disorder
  7. Feeling isolated and separated from everyone else.
    alienation
  8. Act of intentionally taking one's own life.
    suicide
  9. Series of sucicides occurring within a short perios of time and involving several people in the same school or community.
    cluster suicides
  10. Ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional.
    psychotherapy
  11. Treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements.
    behavior therapy
  12. 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.
    cognitive therapy
  13. Involves treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a trained counselor.
    group therapy
  14. The use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder.
    biomedical therapy
  15. Dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life.
    coping
  16. An individual's total response to a major loss.
    grief response
  17. The act of showing sorrow grief.
    mourning
  18. After a loss the point where a person's remembering becomes less painful and he or she begins to look ahead to the future.
    hope
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HEALTH CHP 9 WORDS
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HEALTH CHP 9 WORDS
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