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Obj: I will review key concepts and vocabulary from the
mental and emotional health unit.
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What are 3 physical signs of stress?
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Headache
Increased sweating
Sweaty palms
Tightness of chest
Diarrhea
Nervous stomach
Slumped posture
Inability to fall asleep
Dry mouth
Increase in crying
Fatigue
Neck or backache
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What are 3 physiological signs of stress?
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Irritability
Angry outburst
Impatience
Nightmares
Loss of interest
Anxiety / nervousness
Negative thinking
Jealousy
Forgetfulness
Lowered self-esteem
Inability to concentrate
Focusing on the past
Resistant to change
Preoccupation
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What are 3 healthy coping
mechanisms to deal with stress?
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Exercise
Prayer and meditation
Talking to friends and family
Watching television
Reading
listening to music
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What are 2 causes of depression?
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Genetic factors
Environmental/Situational depression
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What are 4 symptoms of
depression?
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Changes in sleeping patterns (too much, too little)
Changes in eating patterns (not eating, overeating)
Loss of interested in everyday activities
Decline in school performance
Feelings of hopelessness
Withdrawal from family and friends/ isolation
Feeling of worthlessness or excessive guilt
Aggressive or destructive behavior
Cutting
Begins to use alcohol or other drugs
Apathy (does not care about anything)
Death themes in artwork or written work
Giving away prized possessions
A sudden lift in spirits because they feel their problems
will soon be over
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What are 3 strategies of dealing
with depression?
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1. Self care
 Get involved
 Healthy diet
 Exercise
 Find a hobby (sense of accomplishment)
2. Talk to someone to create a support system
 trusted friend
 family member
 Teacher
 counselor
3. Get professional help in the community
 Counseling (psychologist)
 Anti-depressants (prescribed by a psychiatrist)
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What is empathy?
How can empathy improve
a relationship?
What are the 3 skills of
empathy?
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What is empathy?
The action of understanding, being aware of, being
sensitive to, and experiencing the feeling, thoughts, or
experience of another.
Why is it important?
It can improve a relationship by making people feel like s/he
is being listened to and understood.
The 3 Skills of Empathy are:
1. Listen closely
2. Recognize the other person’s feeling
3. Accept their feeling
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What are 3 causes of
mental disorders?
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 Genetics: a gene is passed from parent to child
 Substance abuse
 Abuse and neglect
 Death of a loved one
 Traumatic events
 Dysfunctional and unstable family life
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Which mental disorder has the following symptoms:
 Heart starts pounding
 Feels dizzy
 Can’t breathe
 Feels like they are about to die
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Panic Disorder
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Which mental disorder has the following symptoms:
Symptoms:
 Always worried
 Aches and pains
 Tired easily yet has trouble sleeping
 Constant body tension
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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What are 2 self-help coping strategies to
deal with anxiety?
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Self-help coping strategies:
Exercise
Decrease stress in life
Deep breathing and relaxation
techniques
Create a great support group of
friends
Question
Which mental disorder has the following symptoms:
 Everyday, fears doing something embarrassing
 Stops going to social events and school
 Sweats and shakes when people look at them
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Social Phobia
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Which mental disorder has the following symptoms:
 Obsessed with hand washing
 Constantly checks doors/windows
 Terrified they will harm someone they care about
 Can’t get obsessive thoughts out of head
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Which mental disorder has the following symptoms:
 Person has frequent nightmares
 Terrifying flashbacks
 Avoids places which remind person of the
traumatic event
 Feels like they can not trust anyone
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Post traumatic Stress Disorder
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Which mental disorder has the following symptoms:
Symptoms:
 Serious shift in mood, energy, thinking and
behavior from the highs of mania to the lows of
depression
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 Bipolar Disorder
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What are three types of
treatment for mental disorder?
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Self-help techniques
Medication
Therapy