Chapter 11

emotional and social well-being, including one's psychological resources for dealing with day-to-day problems of life

a collective term for all diagnosable mental disorders

health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning

service provider's degree of compatibility with the specific culture of the population served

an affective disorder characterized by a dysphoric mood, usually depression, or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all usual activities or pastimes

the complex physiological responses resulting from exposure to stressors

an alarm reaction that prepares one physiologically for sudden action

diseases that result from chronic exposure to excess levels of stressors, which produce a General Adaption Syndrome response

treatment for mental illness based on belief that mental illness was caused by moral decay

method of treatment for mental disorders involving the administration of electric current to induce a coma or convulsions

surgical severance of nerve fibers of the brain by incision

the nation's leading mental health research agency, housed in the National Institutes of Health

the process of discharging, on a large scale, patients from state mental hospitals to less restrictive community settings

the first and most famous antipsychotic drug, introduced in 1954 under the brand name Thorazine

drugs that reduce nervous activity; another term for antipschotic drugs

a drug that subdues a mental patient's behavior

irreversible condition of involuntary and abnormal movements of the tongue, mouth, arms, and legs, which can result from long-term use of certain antipsychotic drugs

a law that made the federal government responsible for assisting in the funding of mental health facilities and services

a fully staffed center originally funded by the federal government that provides comprehensive mental health services to local populations

transferring patients from one type of public institution to another, usually as a result of policy change

an affective disorder characterized by distinct periods of elevated mood alternating periods of depression

a treatment that involves verbal communication between the patient and a trained clinician

treatment based on learning new thought patterns and adaptive skills, with regular practice between therapy sessions

treatment for mental illness that involves medications

outcome sought by most people with mental illness; includes increased independence, effective coping, supportive relationships, community participation, and sometimes gainful employment

intensive, individualized services encompassing treatment, rehabilitation, and support delivered by a team of providers over an indefinite period to individuals with sever mental disorders to help them maintain stable lives in the community

ways of delivering services to people using scientific evidence that shows that the services actually work

groups of concerned member of the community who are united by a shared interest, concern, or deficit not shared by other members of the community

a national self-help group that supports the belief that major mental disorders are brain diseases that are of genetic origin and biological in nature and are diagnosable and treatable with medications

the managed care term for mental health and substance abuse/dependence care services

the concept of equality in health care coverage for people with mental illness and those with other medical illnesses or injuries