Mental & Emotional Health Unit Test

These flashcards cover key concepts from the Mental & Emotional Health Unit Test, focusing on definitions and essential terms related to stress, mental disorders, and coping strategies.

Stress

A response of your body and mind to being challenged or threatened.

Stressor

An event or situation that causes stress.

Resilience

The ability to 'bounce back' from extreme or prolonged stress.

Perfectionist

Someone who accepts nothing less than excellence.

Compulsion

An unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome.

OCD

A disorder characterized by unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

Bipolar Disorder

Also known as manic-depressive illness; characterized by mood swings that include emotional highs and lows.

Psychosis

A condition characterized by a loss of contact with reality.

Eating Disorders

Mental disorders that reveal themselves through abnormal behaviors related to food.

Eustress

Positive stress that can motivate and energize.

Distress

Negative stress that can cause anxiety and hinder performance.

Suicide Prevention Hotline

A hotline to provide help and support to individuals in crisis.

Impulse-Control Disorder

A condition characterized by the inability to resist a temptation, urge, or impulse that may harm oneself or others.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by weight loss and an intense fear of gaining weight.

Binge Eating Disorder

An eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food.

PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event.

Coping Mechanisms

Strategies used to manage stress and emotions.

Grief Stages

The emotional stages experienced when dealing with loss, typically including denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

Pessimist

Someone who focuses on the negatives and expects the worst.

Mental Rehearsal

A technique used to visualize success in a stressful situation to reduce anxiety.