Unit 9 — Mental Health

This unit discusses general mental health vocabulary.

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Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Anorexia Anxiety Asylum Autism Compulsion Creative therapy Delusion Dementia Electroconvulsive therapy Frontal lobotomy Mood stabilizers Obsessive compulsive disorder Panic attack Phobia Post-traumatic stress disorder Psychiatrist Psychoactive drug Psychologist Psychotherapy Schizophrenia
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Reading Activity: Mental Health

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One of the greatest challenges faced by mental health workers, in recent years, has been breaking down the stigma attached to mental illness. A stigma which didn't only affect the general public, but also patients and other healthcare professionals. A patient's reluctance to admit to suffering from a mental illness, a mere 50 years ago, is hardly surprising when you consider the treatments that…
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Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Many people worry that the pressure on teenage girls to look like models causes anorexia.
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Thousands of soldiers returning from the Gulf War suffered from post traumatic stress disorder so badly that it was impossible for them to go back to a normal life.
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During her time at medical university, Jane developed an interest in mental health and decided to become a psychiatrist.
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  • Why do you think there was so much stigma attached to mental illness?
  • Do you think creative therapies can replace traditional pharmacological treatments? Why?
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