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1. mental health
Answer
the state of mental well-being in which one can cope with the demands of daily life
2. mental illness
Answer
a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
3. general criteria for diagnosis of mental illnesses
Answer
-dissatisfaction with characteristics, abilities, and accomplishments
-ineffective or unsatisfying relationship
-dissatisfaction with one's place in the world
-ineffective coping with life events
-lack of personal growth
4. DSM
Answer
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
5. nomenclature
Answer
naming system
6. Purpose of DSM
Answer
-Standardize nomenclature, language
-Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
, -Assist in identifying underlying causes
7. DSM-V Classification
Answer
allows the practitioner to identify all factors that relate to a patient's condition
8. Dorothea Dix
Answer
Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of US mental asylums
9. Sigmund Freud
Answer
Austrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind. Father of psychoanalysis.
10. psychopharmacology
Answer
the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
11. Deinstitutionalization
Answer
transferring the treatment of mental illness from inpatient institutions to community-based
facilities that emphasize outpatient care
12. Legislation for disability income
Answer
-Supplemental security income and social security disability income
-Allowed those with severe/persistent mental illness to be independent financially
13. commitment laws
Answer
laws that enable family members, law enforcement or healthcare professionals to commit a
person to a facility or a treatment program.
1. mental health
Answer
the state of mental well-being in which one can cope with the demands of daily life
2. mental illness
Answer
a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
3. general criteria for diagnosis of mental illnesses
Answer
-dissatisfaction with characteristics, abilities, and accomplishments
-ineffective or unsatisfying relationship
-dissatisfaction with one's place in the world
-ineffective coping with life events
-lack of personal growth
4. DSM
Answer
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
5. nomenclature
Answer
naming system
6. Purpose of DSM
Answer
-Standardize nomenclature, language
-Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
, -Assist in identifying underlying causes
7. DSM-V Classification
Answer
allows the practitioner to identify all factors that relate to a patient's condition
8. Dorothea Dix
Answer
Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of US mental asylums
9. Sigmund Freud
Answer
Austrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind. Father of psychoanalysis.
10. psychopharmacology
Answer
the study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
11. Deinstitutionalization
Answer
transferring the treatment of mental illness from inpatient institutions to community-based
facilities that emphasize outpatient care
12. Legislation for disability income
Answer
-Supplemental security income and social security disability income
-Allowed those with severe/persistent mental illness to be independent financially
13. commitment laws
Answer
laws that enable family members, law enforcement or healthcare professionals to commit a
person to a facility or a treatment program.
