MENTAL HEALTH

2. involves one or more episodes of serious mania and depression
3. focuses on changing problematic behaviors, feelings and thoughts by discovering where their meanings and motivations are coming from
6. complex condition characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication and forming relationships with other people
10. ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development
11. unwanted, repeated thoughts or feelings and behaviors that drive a person to do something over and over
14. category of mental illness that includes anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders
16. medical condition that causes people to lose pleasure from daily life
18. short-term therapy that takes a hands-on, practical approach in problem-solving to change patterns of thinking or behavior
19. category of mental illness that includes adhd and autism
21. serious brain disorder characterized by a profound disruption in cognition and emotion
24. the approximate number of Americans who have a mental illness in any given year

1. extreme, disabling and irrational fear of something that really poses little or no actual threat/danger
4. the approximate number of classified forms of mental illness
5. persistent symptoms that occur after experiencing a traumatic event
6. characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by means of self-starvation
7. goal is to improve not only from the interventions of the therapist, but also from observing and receiving feedback/support from group members.
8. extreme overeating, followed by depression and self-induced purging, fasting or excessive exercise
9. stages include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and hope
12. recurring episodes of compulsive overeating, or consuming abnormal amounts of food while feeling unable to stop and at a loss of control
13. category of mental illness that includes ocd, ptsd and phobias
15. chronic, exaggerated worry about everyday life events/activities
17. category of mental illness that includes depression and bipolar disorder
20. category of mental illness that includes schizophrenia
22. disorders that affect mood, thinking and behavior
23. set of negative and often unfair beliefs society has about something