Lesson 9
Formal Intervention
An action by people, such as family members, who want a person to get treatment.
Personality
An individual's unique pattern of characteristics.
Perfectionism
The compelling desire to be flawless.
Thrill-Seeking Addiction
The compelling desire to take unnecessary risks.
Drug Addiction
The compelling desire to use a drug even though it harms the body, mind, or relationships.
Workaholism
The compelling desire to work to fill an emptiness.
Attitude
The feeling or emotion a person has toward something or someone.
Mental Disorder
A behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with distress or disability.
Addiction
A compelling desire to use a drug or engage in a specific behavior, continued use despite negative consequences, and loss of control.
Somatoform Disorder
A disorder in which a person has symptoms of disease but no physical cause can be found.
Conduct Disorder
A disorder in which a person regularly violates the rights of others and breaks social rules.
Cognitive Disorder
A disorder in which a person's brain deteriorates in function.
Personality Disorder
A disorder in which a person's patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting interfere with daily living.
Anxiety Disorder
A disorder in which real or imagined threats prevent a person from enjoying life.
Schizophrenia
A disorder in which there is a breakdown in logical thought processes.
Phobia
A disorder in which there is excessive fear of certain objects, situations, or people that pose little or not actual danger.
Support Group
A group of people who help one another recover from addiction, a particular disease, or a difficult situation.
Eating Disorder
A mental disorder in which a person has a compelling need to starve, to binge, or to binge and purge.
Mood Disorder
A mental disorder involving moods that are extreme.
Enabler
A person who supports the harmful behavior of others.
Codependence
A problem in which a person neglects himself or herself to care for, control, or try to "fix" someone else.
Relapse
A return to a previous behavior or condition.
