| A | B |
|---|
| Phobia | Anxiety disorder characterized by irrational fear of something. |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | Anxiety disorder that develops after a person's exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or caused physical harm. |
| Eating Disorder | Disorder that may be caused by psychological pressures, genetic factors, and an obsession with body image and thinness. |
| Schizophrenia | Severe mental disorder in which the person loses contact with reality (16-25yrs. old). |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | Personality disorder that is characterized by irritability, violence, aggressiveness, and lack of remorse. |
| Bipolar Disorder | Mood disorder marked by changes from high energy levels to depression. |
| Conduct disorder | Pattern of behavior in young people in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated. |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | Anxiety disorder in which the person is trapped in a pattern of repeated thoughts and behaviors. |
| Panic Disorder | Anxiety disorder characterized by sudden, unexplained feelings of terror. |
| Clinical Depression | Mood disorder in which a chemical imbalance leads to intense feelings of sadness or hopelessness that last more than a few weeks. |
| Mania symptoms | severe changes in mood, grandiosity, great increase in energy; pressured speech, distractibility, repeated high-risk behavior. |
| Depressive symptoms | Preoccupation with death or suicide; loss of enjoyment in favorite activities, frequent physical complaints, low energy, dramatic changes in eating or sleeping pattern. |
| Acrophobia | Fear of heights |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of having no escape and being closed in |
| Arachnophobia | Fear of spiders |
| Psychiatrist | Health professional you would contact when experiencing problems with mental health. |
| Stress reduction techniques | Meditation, writing a journal, talking with someone. |
| Stress | Placing excessive demands on the body. |
| Eustress | Good stress that helps you achieve a goal. |
| Distress | Negative stress that can lead to disease. |
| ADHD | The principle characteristics are inattenton, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. |
| Positive self-image | I am worthwhile no matter what anyone says. |
| Health triangle | All sides are equal and interdependent. |
| Health Continuum | Your choices move back and forth constantly between optimal health and poor health. |
| Tips for assessing risk | Know your own risk level, be aware of group energy. |
| Dynamics of a group | The energy in the group. |
| Psychotherapy | This involves an ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional. |
| Bulimia | Binge and Purge |
| Anorexia | Intense and irrational fear of body fat weight gain |
| Anorexia Athletica | Complusive Exercising |
| Binge Eating Disorder | Persons diets, makes self hungry, then binges in response to hunger |
| Torette Syndrome | Neurological disorder, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics |
