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an illness that effects the mind and reduces a person's ability to function, adjust to change, or to get along with others
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mental disorder
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fear caused bya source you cannot identify
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anxiety
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anxiety persists for more than a six-month period
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anxiety disorder
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when an unwanted thought or image takes control the mind
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obsession
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unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome
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compulsion
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experience extreme emotions that make it difficult to function well in their daily lives
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mood disorder
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an emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless
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depression
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a disorder that causes people to be split from reality
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schizophrenia
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display rigid patterns of behavior that makes it difficult for them to get along with others
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personality disorder
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four possible causes of mental disorders
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physical factors
heredity early experiences recent experiences |
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how are mental disorders recognized
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abnormal thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
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what is the key difference between a phobia and generalized anxiety disorder
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anxiety is a source that you cannot identify while a phobia is a fear of a specific thing
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how does a compulsio differ from a obsession
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an obsession is a mental image while a cumpulsion is a need to do something
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what are some symptoms of a mood disorder
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when a person shifts from onw mood extreme to another
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a mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behavior relating to food
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eating disorder
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when a person doesn't eat enough to maintain a healthy body weight
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anorexia nervosa
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when a person uncontrollably eats too much food and then purges themselves of it
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bulimia
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uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food
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binge eating disorder
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what are the helath risks associated with anorexia
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a person can starve to death, without proper nutrition the heart may stop
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why are people with anorexia unlikely to ask for help
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because they deny there is a problem
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the connection between bulimia and dieting
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both are an effort to loose weight
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what health risks are possible for someone wirh binge eating disorder
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obesity and unhealthy dieting
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when a person may feel sad and hopeless for months
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clinical depression
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the use of a sharp object to intentionally cut oneself
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cutting
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the intentionally killing of oneself
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suicide
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a series of suicides that occur withina short period of time in the same peer group or community
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cluster suicides
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how do mental experts diagnose clinical depresison
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change in appetite
change in sleep patterns change in activity level excessive guilt |
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why is it important to diagnose and treat depression
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because it can lead to cutting and suicide
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why would a person cut themselves
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traumatic events
some people say it is a temporary relief from stress |
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what is a major risk factor of suicide
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depression
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how can cluster suicides be avoided
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by having public counseling after a suicide in a community
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a physicia who can diagnose mental disorders
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psychiatrist
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a physician who treats physical disorders of the nervous system
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neurologist
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is trainecd to recognize and treat behavior that is not normal
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clinical psycologist
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helps people with mental disorders and their families to accept and adjust to an illness
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psychiatric social worker
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3 reasons why someone would not seek help for a mental disorder
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1. dont recognize the signs
2. they think they can overcome it 3. they may not know where to go for help |
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what three methods are used to treat mental disorders
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psycotherapy
drug therapt hospitilazation |