MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

mental health
the normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities
mental illness
a disorder that affects a person's ability to function and often causes inappropriate
behavior; confusion, disorientation, agitation and anxiety are common symptoms
situation response
a temporary condition that may be caused by a crisis, temporary physical changes in
the brain, side effects from medications or severe change in the environment.
fallacy
a false belief
defense mechanisms
unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress
denial
completely rejecting the thought or feeling
projection
seeing feelings in others that are really one's own
displacement
transferring a strong negative feeling to a safer situation
rationalization
making excuses to justify a situation
repression
blocking unacceptable thoughts or painful feelings from the mind
regression
going back to an old, usually immature, behavior
anxiety
uneasiness, worry, or fear, often about a situation or condition