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Mental Health and Community Health Issues Study Guide Questions with 100% Verified Answers 2024. (Graded A+)
What is a mental disorder?✓ an illness that affects the mind and reduces a person's ability to function, preventing them from leading a happy, healthy and highly productive life
What are the three stages of your body's response to stress?✓ Alarm stage, Resistance stage & Fatigue stage
What area of your life does stress affect?✓ Physically, Socially, Emotionally & Mentally
What does Psychosomatic response mean?✓ A physical reaction that results from stress rather than from injury or illness
What are some examples of Psychosomatic responses?✓ Developing sleep issues, developing skin disorders, developing physical health problems (Asthma, Weakened Immune system & High blood pressure)
What are the three types of warning signs of a person who may be contemplating suicide?✓ Nonverbal, Verbal & Behavioral
What are the two categories of mental disorders?✓ Organic & Functional
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2 What is functional mental disorder?✓ Caused by something psychological and does not involve brain damage
What is anxiety disorder?✓ psychological disorders characterized by extreme fear or worry.Sometimes triggered by new situations or surroundings
What is borderline personality disorder?✓ A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. The individual will display different personalities
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?✓ a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions), actions (compulsions), or both
What is depression?✓ A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness.Severe depression tends to cause the person to seek help and a worst contemplate suicide
What is conduct disorder?✓ A disregard for the rights of others leading to aggression towards people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness, theft, or serious violation of rules
What are some causes of functional mental disorder?✓ Childhood trauma, stress, emotional conflict, ineffective coping skills, abuse, neglect, traumatic death of a close relative
What are some causes of a organic mental disorder?✓ Brain tumors, infection, Chemical imbalances, exposure to drugs & toxins, injuries resulting in brain damage
What is stress?✓ the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands
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