Mental health: The normal functioning of emotional & intellectual abilities

Mental Illness: A disorder that affects a person’s ability to function and other cause confusion, disorientation, agitation, & anxiety

Situation response: Temporary condition that has symptoms of those of mental illness.

Fallacy: False belief

Intellectual disability: Developmental disability that cause below average mental functioning, not a type of mental illness, with both conditions will need emotional support

Defense Mechanisms: unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress

People with mental illness do not choose to feel that way

Anxiety: uneasiness, worry, or fear, often about a situation or condition

(GAD) General Anxiety Disorder: an anxiety that is characterized by chronic anxiety and worry, even when here is no cause for these feelings

Panic Disorder: disorder characterized by a person having regular panic attacks or living with constant anxiety about having another attack

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An anxiety disorder which causes the person to repeatedly perform a behavior

Post-traumatic Stress Order (PTSD): Anxiety disorder caused by experiencing a traumatic experience

Phobia: An intense, irrational fear of or anxiety about an object, place, or situation

Claustrophobia: Fear of being in confined spaces

Depression: Mood disorder that causes mood swings, fatigue, apathy, anxiety

Apathy: Lack of interest activities

Bipolar Disorder: Mood disorder that cause moods wings, change in energy levels and the ability to function, period of extreme activity and periods of extreme depression

Hallucinations: False distorted sensory perceptions

Delusions: Persistent false beliefs

Psychotherapy: Method of treating mental illness that involves talking about one’s problems with mental health professionals

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Type of psychotherapy that is used to treat anxiety disorders and depression and focuses on skills and solutions a person can modify negative thinking and behavioral patterns

Substance Abuse: Repeated use of legal or illegal substances in a wat that is harmful to on oneself and others