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Mental Health Vocabularyfight or flight - answerbody response to stressors
adrenaline - answerhormone that increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates air passages
heirarchy of needs - answerrank of needs
personality - answerthe set of characteristics that make you unique
mental illness - answera medical disease or disorder which affects the mind and prevents a healthful life
mental disorder - answerdescribes many types of mental/emotional problems
organic disorder - answerdisorder caused by an illness or injury that affects the brain
functional disorder - answerpsychological causer, no brain damage involved
anxiety disorder - answerreal or imagined fears prevent enjoyment of life
phobia - answerirrational fear
obsessive-compulsive disorder - answerunreasonable need to think or act a certain way
general anxiety disorder - answeranxious, fearful, upset for no specific reason
panic disorder - answersudden attack of terror, trembling, difficulty breathing; usually connected to a certain situation
post-traumatic stress disorder - answercaused by a traumatic event; severe and long-
lasting aftereffects
somataform disorder - answercomplains of disease symptoms, but no physical causes
hypochondria - answerfear of presumed disease
affective disorder - answermood swings that interfere with everyday living
clinical depression - answersadness or hopelessness, long-lasting, interferes with daily life
manic-depressive disorder - answersevere mood swings for no apparent reasons
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