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You probably have experienced sadness, anger, disappointment, and worry at some point in your life. Which phrase describes these states of being?
- signs and symptoms of mental illness
- warning signs for anxiety
- normal human emotions
- emotions that are best to ignore
A psychologically healthy person feels the whole range of human emotions. Appropriate emotional responses are a sign of psychological health, not psychological illness.
A psychologically healthy person feels the whole range of human emotions. Appropriate emotional responses are a sign of psychological health, not psychological illness.
A psychologically healthy person feels the whole range of human emotions. Appropriate emotional responses are a sign of psychological health, not psychological illness.
A psychologically healthy person feels the whole range of human emotions. Appropriate emotional responses are a sign of psychological health, not psychological illness.
Which is the BEST definition of psychological illness?
- a condition in which thoughts and/or emotions prevent a person from functioning normally
- a state of depression or anxiety unrelieved by medication
- an illness characterized by visual or auditory hallucinations and delusional thinking
- any negative emotional state—sadness, anger, frustration, or worry for example
In a psychological illness, a person’s thoughts and/or feelings prevent normal functioning.
In a psychological illness, a person’s thoughts and/or feelings prevent normal functioning.
In a psychological illness, a person’s thoughts and/or feelings prevent normal functioning.
In a psychological illness, a person’s thoughts and/or feelings prevent normal functioning.
Which of these issues is a common response to anxiety disorder?
- depression about how anxious one is feeling
- treatment with life-long use of anti-anxiety medication
- feelings of sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness
- the development of other disorders as coping strategies
To cope with anxiety, people may use other illness behaviors such as eating disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
To cope with anxiety, people may use other illness behaviors such as eating disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
To cope with anxiety, people may use other illness behaviors such as eating disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
To cope with anxiety, people may use other illness behaviors such as eating disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Which psychological illnesses have a genetic component, tend to be diagnosed in teens or young adults, and can be best treated with medications?
- schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
- schizophrenia and eating disorder
- bipolar disorder and anxiety
- bipolar disorder and major depression
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a strong familial component, both are most often diagnosed in the late teenage or young adult years, and both are primarily treated with medications.
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a strong familial component, both are most often diagnosed in the late teenage or young adult years, and both are primarily treated with medications.
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a strong familial component, both are most often diagnosed in the late teenage or young adult years, and both are primarily treated with medications.
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a strong familial component, both are most often diagnosed in the late teenage or young adult years, and both are primarily treated with medications.
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