Mental Health Vocabulary Test

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  1. 3. chemicals that help control how the body grows and functions
  2. 4. a feeling produced in response to a life event
  3. 8. a medical doctor who specializes in illness of the brain and body that affect emotions and behavior
  4. 14. the combination of a new or possibly threatening situation and your body's natural response to a situation
  5. 15. hotline a phone number that teens can call to talk privately and anonymously about their problems
  6. 17. automatic behaviors used to reduce uncomfortable stress
  7. 19. expressing emotions with the face, hands, and posture
  8. 21. the way a person experiences and deals with feelings
  9. 23. the way people think about and respond to events in their daily lives
  10. 24. a person who tries to change thoughts, feeling, and actions by finding the reasons behind them or by suggesting new ways to manage emotions
  11. 25. illness- a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
  12. 26. the ability to handle stress in healthy ways
  13. 28. thinking about the good parts of a bad situation
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  1. 1. anything that causes a stress response
  2. 2. (EUSTRESS the stress response that happens when winning, succeeding, and achieving
  3. 5. the negative physical, mental, or emotional strain in response to a stressor
  4. 6. situations, people, and events that cause a person to feel an emotion
  5. 7. not only hearing but also showing that you understand what a person is saying
  6. 9. methods for expressing your thought and listening to what others say
  7. 10. a mood disorder in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for at least two weeks
  8. 11. pressure people of similar age or status placed on a person to behave in certain ways
  9. 12. a professional who helps people work through difficult problems by talking
  10. 13. disorder- an illness that causes usually strong nervousness, worry, or panic
  11. 16. the ability to overlook differences and accept people for who they are
  12. 18. the desire to take one's own life
  13. 20. a measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself
  14. 22. different ways of saying no to things that you don't want to do
  15. 23. disorder- an illness in which people have uncontrollable mood changes
  16. 27. sharing and understanding another person's feelings