Depression

anxiety

apathy

The correct answer is D.

When a person is suffering from depression, the changes in his behavior include being too emotional, feeling tired most of the time, experiencing trouble in sleeping, eating too much, and eating too little.

D. running alone

The correct answer is B.

Warning signs of depression include boredom, loss of interest in some activities, poor concentration, and persistent irritable mood.

B. increased interest in life

The correct answer is B.

If you think that you are suffering from depression, then it is best to seek out help or support from any trusted adult, such as your parents, guardian, teacher, counselor, or school nurse.

B. Talk to a trusted adult to ask for help

The three feelings you could feel when you are depressed are prolonged feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness.

Helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness.

Depression causes a person to have difficulty in sleeping. In some cases, he/she may also have a tendency to oversleep.

Community violence can be traumatic to all individuals. Traumatic events negatively affect the thinking, feelings, and behavior of a person. It can make someone have trouble in functioning, concentrating, coping, and even sleeping. It may also cause self-destructive thoughts and an intense feeling of fear and vulnerability. All of the conditions mentioned usually lead to depression.

To help the healing or recovery process when being treated for depression, we can do lifestyle changes. Having a regular exercise, getting enough sleep, and eating well can help boost feel-good brain chemicals and minimize mood swings. Getting social support can also reduce depression because it prevents the feeling of isolation. More importantly, it is important to eliminate the aspects of your life that stress you out, such as unsupportive relationships and work overload.

The correct answer is mood disorders.

A mood disorder is a medical condition that involves intense mood swings which interfere with the daily life function of an individual.

Mood disorders

The correct answer is conduct disorder.

When the behavior involves breaking or violating social rules or laws, then a person has a conduct disorder. Examples of conduct disorder are stealing, arson, vandalism, cruelty, violence, and aggression.

The correct answer is anxiety disorder.

Anxiety disorders are associated with the feeling of not being able to control both real and imagined fears. In this case, people with this type of disorder often avoid confronting situations that make them feel anxious.

The correct answer is B.

Pyromania is not an anxiety disorder. It is classified as an impulse control disorder.

B. Pyromania

The correct answer is C.

Kleptomania, which is the inability to resist the urge to steal objects, is classified to be under the impulse control disorders.

C. an impulse control disorder

The correct answer is D.

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that causes unusual or dramatic shifts in a person’s mood and energy level.

D. a mood disorder

Learning more about mental illness and emotional problems would help us overcome the misconceptions about these things. It is best to look for reliable resources that would allow us to have a deeper understanding about mental health, such as online open courses about mental disorders, mental health experts, health and medicine researches, and news.

A person who has mental health issues usually refuse to seek out for help due to the stigma associated with it. This causes a person who has a mental illness to be shunned by others. This contributes to the changes in his/her behavior, thinking, and feelings. Instead of getting the right treatment, he/she gets worst due to his/her reluctance to seek out help from health care professionals.

Examples of anxiety triggers for teens include the following:
1. Hormonal changes
2. Relationship issues
3. Grief over a loss of a loved one
4. Stress
5. School demands
6. Leaving home and changing schools

People with impulse control disorder do not have the ability to resist their urge to harm themselves or others. In this case, most of them tend to lose friends due to the way they behave.

One type of an impulse control disorder is pyromania. This disorder is characterized by the obsessive desire to set fires in order to relieve their tension or to feel instant gratification or euphoria. In this case, a person who faces this kind of behavior has already purposely set fires in more than one occasion once he experiences emotional buildup, stress, and tension.

The italicized word must be replaced with the word “suicide.”

Suicide is the act of deliberately causing one’s own death because they do not have the will to continue living.

The italicized word must be replaced with the term “cluster suicides.”

Cluster suicides refer to the series of suicides that are committed by several people in the community or in the same school. This usually takes place within a short period of time.

The correct answer is C.

According to the survey, suicide is placed as the third leading cause of death in teens.

C. third

The correct answer is D.

Exposure to other teens who have committed suicide is a risk factor that would trigger an event called cluster suicide. Cluster suicides refer to the series of suicides that are committed by several people in the community or in the same school. This usually takes place within a short period of time.

D. Exposure to other teens who have died by suicide

The correct answer is D.

Preoccupation when buying new things is not a warning sign of suicide. Warning signs of suicide include feelings of isolation, boredom, and indifference, withdrawing from friends, feeling a sense of guilt, and giving away personal belongings.

D. Preoccupation with buying new things

Drinking alcohol would only produce a temporary, false sense of relief or relaxation. Instead of healing a person, it would only worsen his/her physical, mental, and emotional condition.

The list below shows the warning signs of suicide:
1. direct or indirect suicide threats
2. isolation/withdrawal from friends
3. irrational and rebellious behavior
4. a sense of guilt, shame, or rejection
5. intolerance for compliments, praise, or rewards
6. deterioration in work or performance
7. unusual obsession with death

Keeping suicide a secret is not helpful to anyone. It is better to seek help and medical attention if someone is suicidal. It will save a life and make it better for them.

Keeping suicide a secret is not helpful to anyone.

It is very crucial that a person’s suicide threat is taken seriously and not kept as a secret. Suicide threat is a serious concern that requires immediate attention. This is because most people who are thinking about suicide often feel that their death would never matter to anyone. In this case, there must be an action that must be done to address this matter as soon as possible.

The correct answer is cognitive therapy. This treatment method aims to correct the distorted or negative thinking patterns and mood disorders.

The correct answer is drug therapy.

Drug therapy is a type of treatment that uses medications to cure and to reduce the symptoms of a mental problem or illness.

The correct answer is drug therapy.

Counselors are trustworthy adults who know how to balance life inside and outside of school. They can give advice on how to handle stress.

A. Counselor

The dialogue is to find out why a person behaves or feels the way he is feeling. This treatment can be given by a psychologist, psychiatrists, or counselors. After finding out the cause, professionals modify the behavior also through dialogue.

C. Psychotheraphy

Crisis-hotline workers do not immediately know who they are talking with. They talk about the issue and how to resolve it or just listen. But the caller’s identity is safe.

C. They know about your personal situation.

Change in eating and sleeping patterns, change in temperament, having suicidal tendencies, and becoming involved in alcohol and drugs

When to get help

It can lead to depression and eventually suicide.

A trusted adult or a professional in problems with mental health disorders. If you are unable to go alone, have a friend you trust to come with you

A trusted adult or a professional in problems with mental health disorders.