Caring for People With Mental Illness

A physical need for a substance that results in withdrawal signs and symptoms if the substance is withheld

An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming obese; people with this disorder cannot maintain a healthy body weight because they engage in activities such as extreme dieting, excessive exercising, or both

Feeling of uneasiness, dread, apprehension, or worry

A mental health disorder characterized by mood swings; people with this disorder experience excessively "high" or happy periods, followed by excessively "low" or depressed periods

An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming obese; people with this disorder cannot maintain a healthy body weight because they engage in activities such as binging (eating large amounts of food in one sitting) and purging (vomiting the food back up)

Conscious and deliberate ways of dealing with stress

Unconscious ways of dealing with stress

False ideas or beliefs, especially about oneself

One of the stages of grief; the person fully realizes death will be the end result of the illness and experiences sadness and regret

Episodes when a person sees, feels, hears, or tastes something that does not really exist

A disorder that affects a person's mind, causing the person to act in unusual ways, experience emotional difficulties, or both

An anxiety disorder taht causes a person to suffer intensely from recurrent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) that are usually associated with rituals the person feels obligated to complete constantly (compulsions)

A mental health disorder in which a person experiences episodes of sudden, overpowering fright (panic) and anxiety, usually accompanied by chest or abdominal pain, a rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, and/or dizziness

An excessive, abnormal fear of an object or situation

An anxiety disorder that occurs after a person experiences an overwhelming traumatic event such as combat, natual disaster, serious injury, criminal assault, rape, or death of another person

A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness

A health care professional who is trained to provide counseling services for people with mental ilness

A mental health disorder that affeccts how a person thinks, feels and acts; the person has difficulty determining what is real from what is imaginary

A physical or emotional factor that changes the body's normal balance or equilibrium

Disorders that involve the excessive or inappropriate use of drugs

The acr of taking one's own life intentionally and voluntarily

An emtional and physical reaction that occurs when use of the addictive substance is discountinued