Chapter 4 Mental Disorders and Suicide
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HipHop4Life on December 27, 2011
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Health-Skills for Wellness (Prentice Hall)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mental disorder | an illness that affects the mind and prevents a person from being productive, adjusting to life situations, and getting along with others |
| signs of a mental disorder | abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make people uncomfortable with themselves or at odds with others |
| organic disorder | when the cause of a mental disorder is physical (dementia) |
| dementia | an irreversible loss of bran function- suffer from memory loss, poor judgment, and mental confusion |
| functional disorders | mental disorders that cannot be traced to physical causes |
| case history | a brief description of a person who suffers from a particular disorder |
| anxiety | fear that does not have an identifiable source or fear caused by a danger that no longer exists |
| anxiety disorder | when anxiety persists and interferes with normal, everyday functioning |
| phobia | when anxiety is related to a specific situation or object |
| obsession | an idea or thought that takes over the mind and cannot be forgotten |
| compulsion | an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way |
| somatoform disorder | a mental disorder in which a person complains of physical symptoms, such as pain, when no underlying physical cause can be found |
| anorexia nervosa | a serious eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat enough food to maintain a minimum normal body weight |
| bulimia | individuals suffering from this disorder go on eating binges followed by purging or getting rid of the food they have eaten (by self-vomiting or laxatives) |
| mood disorder | a mental disorder in which a person's moods or emotions become extreme and interfere with his or her daily life |
| clinical depression | a major depressive disorder in which a person is overwhelmed by sad feelings for months and stops being able to carry out everyday activities |
| personality disorder | characterized by behavior that is inflexible and interferes with a person's pursuit of a happy, healthy life |
| amnesia | the sudden loss of memory |
| dissociative disorder | a mental disorder in which a person becomes disconnected from his or her former identity |
| hypochondria | a psychological disorder characterized by the illusory conviction that one is ill or in pain, or likely to become so |
| trauma | a painful physical or emotional experience |
| schizophrenia | a disorder characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking, mood, awareness, and behavior (means split mind) |
| cluster suicides | when several people in the same social group or school attempt to kill themselves within a short period of time |
| psychiatrist | a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders |
| neurologist | a physician who specializes in detecting and treating organic disorders of the brain and nervous system |
| clinical psychologist | a mental-health professional who specializes in recognizing and treating abnormal behavior |
| social worker | a mental-health professional who counsels patients and provides a link between the patient and the treatment center |
| occupational therapists | help the mentally ill become productive members of society by teaching them practical skills |
| pastoral counselors | members of the religious community who have had practical training in counseling people with mental and social problems |
| therapy | treatment technique |
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