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mental health
emotional and social well-being, including one's psychological resources for dealing with day-to-day problems of life
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mental illness
a collective term for all diagnosable mental disorders
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mental disorders
health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning
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cultural competence
service provider's degree of compatibility with the specific culture of the population served
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major depression
an affective disorder characterized by a dysphoric mood, usually depression, or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all usual activities or pastimes
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General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)
the complex physiological responses resulting from exposure to stressors
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fight or flight reaction
an alarm reaction that prepares one physiologically for sudden action
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diseases of adaptation
diseases that result from chronic exposure to excess levels of stressors, which produce a General Adaption Syndrome response
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moral treatment
treatment for mental illness based on belief that mental illness was caused by moral decay
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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
method of treatment for mental disorders involving the administration of electric current to induce a coma or convulsions
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lobotomy
surgical severance of nerve fibers of the brain by incision
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
the nation's leading mental health research agency, housed in the National Institutes of Health
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deinstitutionalization
the process of discharging, on a large scale, patients from state mental hospitals to less restrictive community settings
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chlorpromzine (Thorazine)
the first and most famous antipsychotic drug, introduced in 1954 under the brand name Thorazine
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neuroleptic drugs
drugs that reduce nervous activity; another term for antipschotic drugs
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chemical straitjacket
a drug that subdues a mental patient's behavior
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tardive dyskinesia
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
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Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) Act
a law that made the federal government responsible for assisting in the funding of mental health facilities and services
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community mental health center (CMHC)
a fully staffed center originally funded by the federal government that provides comprehensive mental health services to local populations
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transinstitutionalization
transferring patients from one type of public institution to another, usually as a result of policy change
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bipolar disorder
an affective disorder characterized by distinct periods of elevated mood alternating periods of depression
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pyschotherapy
a treatment that involves verbal communication between the patient and a trained clinician
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cognitive-behavioral therapy
treatment based on learning new thought patterns and adaptive skills, with regular practice between therapy sessions
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psychopharmaco-logical therapy
treatment for mental illness that involves medications
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recovery
outcome sought by most people with mental illness; includes increased independence, effective coping, supportive relationships, community participation, and sometimes gainful employment
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psychiatric rehabilitation
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
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evidence-based practices
ways of delivering services to people using scientific evidence that shows that the services actually work
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self-help groups
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
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National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
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
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behavioral health care services
the managed care term for mental health and substance abuse/dependence care services
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parity
the concept of equality in health care coverage for people with mental illness and those with other medical illnesses or injuries
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