HOSA Behavioral Health

journalist - Answer -assess health related and scientific information and disseminate it in order to prevent disease, promote health awareness and overall good public health -gathered from a variety of sources including physicians, scientists, health departments, government health agencies and medical journals -requirements include curiosity, the ability to write a coherent sentence and the ability to tell a good story. Master's degree in communications or journalism helps management pol...

Central Nervous system (CNS) - Answer includes the brain and spinal cord brainstem - Answer Contains midbrain, medulla, and pons medulla - Answer controls vital body functions Heart rate Breathing pons - Answer control the management of sleep, arousal, and facial expressions (regulates relaxation) cerebellum - Answer 1. Balance and motor coordination 2. contains more neurons than the rest of the brain Midbrain - Answer 1. controls sensory reflexes 2. pain 3. mo...

compassion fatigue - Answer Preoccupation with absorbing trauma and emotional stresses of others Serious Mental Illness (SMI) - Answer Mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in SERIOUS FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT. Interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. T or F Individuals with psychiatric disabilities are as complex and diverse a group as the population in general and all of them will have difficulty performing in every life domain. - Answer False An e...

Autism - Answer is a mental disorder that starts in childhood that is characterized by persistent impairments in being to engage in social communication and interaction with others. Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer People with severe forms of autism may have a difficult time with everyday activities that significantly limits the kinds of things they do as an adult. People with less severe forms of autism may appear to be perfectly normal, except in certain social situations where the imp...

Proportion of U.S. adults who experience a mental illness each year - Answer 1/5 (21%) Proportion of U.S. adults who experience serious mental illness each year - Answer 1/20 (5.6%) Proportion of U.S. youth aged 6-17 who experience a mental health disorder each year - Answer 1/6 (16.7%) The % of all lifetime mental illness beginning by age 14 - Answer 50% The % of all lifetime mental illness beginning by age 24 - Answer 75% Annual prevalence of a major depressive episode...

adjustment disorder with depressed mood - Answer symptoms are similar to those of other depressive disorders and include sleep disturbances, feelings of hopelessness and sadness, loss of self-esteem, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and anhedonia; occurs after stressful events persistent depressive disorder - Answer - chronic depression, most days for at least two years in adults, one year for children and adolescents. - no more than two months symptom-free during that time - of...

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Answer The Affordable Care Act makes health insurance more affordable for individuals, families, and small business owners. Under the Affordable Care Act, mental health and substance use disorder services are among the 10 essential health benefits that most health insurance plans must cover. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) - Answer The Act requires insurance plans offering coverage for mental or substance use disorders to...

What is the part of the nervous system that manages essential functions, such as heart rate and blood pressure? A. cerebellum B. pons C. medulla - Answer B. pons A student is seeking a counselor to work on individual strategies to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to change certain behaviors. The counselor knows that effective programs have all of the following elements EXCEPT: A. peer support services. B. focusing on life and social skills. C. focusing on physic...

What % of people 12 and older have drank in the last 12 months? - Answer 2/3 Has illicit drug use increased in the last decade? To what #? - Answer Yes. 10% What are the most common drug problem? - Answer Marajuana, misuse of prescriptions What gender has the highest illicit drug use? - Answer Men at 4% to women at 2% What ethnic groups have the highest illicit drug dependence? - Answer Native Americans, Alaska Natives, African Americans. Asians have lowest About what % ...

Phrenology - Answer a popular theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities or character traits Biological psychology - Answer the branch of psychology that links biology and behavior Neuron - Answer a nerve cell Sensory neurons - Answer neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain or spinal cord Motor neurons - Answer neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and gland...