Mental and Emotional Health

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The concept of overall health includes a person's emotions, social skills, and mental state, as well as his physical well-being. -True -False

true

Thinking positively in a clear-headed manner is the most productive way to move toward your goals. true false

true

We can and should control our thoughts. True False

true

eating good food effects your health true false

true

We should strive to gain-------to help us make good decisions. power money wisdom

wisdom

adjustment disorder

Depression or anxiety developed in response to a stressful situation.

neuroses, neurosis

Emotional or behavioral responses to life situations that are exaggerated.

phobia

Excessive fear of something.

claustrophobia

Fear of closed spaces.

agoraphobia

Fear of situations that might make you panic, it most often occurs in open or public spaces.

arachnophobia

Fear of spiders.

dementia

Loss of memory and a decrease in other thought processes.

obsessive-compulsive

Recurrent, unwanted thoughts coupled with rituals which seem purposeless.

forgiveness

Refusing to hold wrong against another.

psychosis

Severe mental illness.

sociopathic

Severely inappropriate behavior, not knowing right from wrong.

passive-aggressive

Social interaction based on hidden anger.

discernment

The ability to judge information and determine whether it is true.

paranoid

The belief that everyone is against you.

A person's mental and emotional condition does not affect his overall health. -True -False

false

The way you think and feel has no effect on the way you behave. True False

false

only physical health is important true false

false

Albert Einstein estimated that we only use about----- of our brains. 2% 10% 98%

2%

Parkinson's

A brain disease that causes stiffness, shaking and dementia.

Alzheimer's

A form of dementia.

schizophrenia

A mental illness characterized by disordered thinking, hallucinations, and reduced ability to feel normal emotions.

depression

A mental illness characterized by sadness.

manic-depressive

A mental illness characterized by wildly changing moods.

Renaissance

A period of great intellectual activity and scientific discovery centered on the 16th century.

reconciliation

A re-establishment of a relationship.

psychopathic

An Older term for sociopathic.

tumor

An abnormal growth in the body, a lump.

anxiety

Nervousness

emotion

The part of a person's consciousness that involves feelings.

consequence

The result of an action or decision.

diagnose

To identify precisely.

personality disorder

Various kinds of inappropriate interactions with people and situations.


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