Mental Health Vocabulary

3. A form of psychiatric treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and a child or family
5. Free from infirmity or disease
6. The general condition of body and mind
9. Disorder of thinking, feeling, and behaving
10. The psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
12. A type of mood disorder characterized by low or irritable mood or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities over a period of time
15. Unhealthy pattern of eating characterized by preoccupation with food and distorted body image
17. An impairment of health
20. Use and abuse of drugs and alcohol

1. A trained professional who provides treatment to children with mental health issues
2. Occurs when a teenager experiences a shocking, unexpected event that is outside the range of usual human experience. The trauma is usually so extreme that it can overwhelm their coping mechanisms and create intense feelings of fear and helplessness.
4. Occurs when a person responsible for a child or adolescent’s welfare causes physical injury or harm to the child
7. Involving the mind or an intellectual process
8. Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
11. A type of mood disorder with marked changes in mood between extreme elation or happiness and severe depression during adolescence
13. The fearful anticipation of further danger or problems accompanied by an intense unpleasant feeling (dysphoria) or physical symptoms
14. A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior among teenagers in which they violate the rights of others, or violate norms or rules that are appropriate to their age
16. Occurs when an adolescent is used for gratification of an adult’s sexual needs or desires. Severity of sexual abuse can range from fondling to forcible rape
18. Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
19. In your mind