Health Education: Psychological Health (CONTINUED)
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
A basic reaction to future threats or worries taken on life
Defense mechanism
A mental mechanism for coping with conflict, anxiety, or stress
Cognitive distortion
A pattern of negative thinking making events seem worse
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
An anxiety disorder characterized by controllable recurring thoughts and performing senseless rituals
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
An anxiety disorder characterized by reliving traumatic events through dreams, flashbacks, and hallucinations
Mood Disorder
An emotional disturbance that is intense and persistent enough to affect normal function
Psychological disorders
Anxieties or stress that interfere with daily activities
Projection
Attributing one's own unacceptable feelings and thoughts to others and not yourself.
Displacement
Redirecting our feelings or action to a safer substitute
Sublimation
Replacing socially unacceptable impulses with socially acceptance behavior
What are the 7 defense mechanisms?
Repression, regression, denial, projection, suppression, and rationalization
Regression
Returning back to an immature state of development
Repression
Unpleasant memories or thoughts are unknowingly repressed
Self esteem
What we think, feel, and believe about ourselves
Which group has the highest rate of suicide?
White males over 65 years old
Which two groups have the highest rate of suicide?
Whites and Native Americans
Which state is the leading state with most suicides?
Wyoming
Self talk can be used as...
a positive, must evoke optimism, not pessimistic, assertive, and not hostile
Schizophrenia
involves a disturbance in thinking and perceiving reality
Who is Frued?
Father of defense mechanisms
Identity Crisis
Internal confusion about who one is
Rationalization
Justifying actions, thought, or unwanted outcomes with excuses or faulty logic
Which gender has the highest rate of suicide?
Men
Defense mechanisms do...
Not work for long-term solutions
Reaction formation
Overacting in the opposite way to one's true feelings
What are 7 psychological disorders?
Specific phobias, General anxiety disorder, Mood disorders, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Depression, and Schizophrenia
What is the third leading cause of death in America for ages 15-24?
Suicide
Morality
The extent to which an action is right or wrong
Specific phobias
The fear of something specific e.g. lighting or animals
Self worth
The internal sense of being good enough and worthy of love
Depression
The loss of interest, sadness, hopelessness, loss of appetite, disturbed sleep, and other physical symptoms
