Mental Health Terms

4. unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks
5. interpret reality abnormally
8. sudden feelings of terror when there is no real danger
9. eating disorder is characterized by an abnormally low body weight
10. impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life
12. continuous long-term (chronic) form of depression
13. inability to control their use of substances such as legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications.
14. experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event
17. consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others
18. inattention, distractibility, and poor working memory

1. inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration
2. angry and defiant
3. persistent fear of being watched and judged by others
4. eating disorder in which you have episodes of binge eating
6. appearing sick, by purposely getting sick or by self-injury
7. mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest
11. unstable emotions, a distorted self-image, and an overwhelming desire to be noticed
12. impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities
14. uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain object, situation, or activity
15. difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior
16. unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations (obsessions) that make them feel driven to do something repetitively