ACT-Acceptance and commitment therapy is a form of counseling and a branch of clinical behavior analysis. An empirically based psychological intervention uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies and used in different ways with commitment and behavior-change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility.
Anger—a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility
Anxiety—distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune:
Borderline Personality Disorder—a condition characterized by difficulties regulating emotion. This means that people who experience BPD feel emotions intensely and for extended periods, and it is harder for them to return to a stable baseline after an emotionally triggering event.
Bullying—seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)
Cellulitis—is an inflammation of cellular tissue, potentially serious bacterial skin infection. The affected skin appears swollen and red and is typically painful and warm to the touch, usually affects the skin on the lower legs, but it can occur in the face, arms and other areas.
Day programs—Services are daytime programs that provide integrated, comprehensive treatment educational, pre-vocational or vocational, and activity services to individuals; and therapeutic services to their families.
Depression—a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason.
Mental illness—is any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
OCD—of or relating to a neurosis characterized by persistent intrusion of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) or the performance of actions, as repeated hand-washing, that one is unable to stop (compulsions).
Panic attacks—an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms.
Peepshow—a sequence of pictures viewed through a lens or hole set into a box, traditionally offered as a public entertainment.
PHP—Partial Hospitalization Program is good for individuals leaving residential treatment who understand that while they have more work to do in recovery, a 24-hour setting is no longer necessary.
Physical abuse/Assault—is any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person or animal by way of bodily contact.
Psychodrama—a form of psychotherapy in which patients act out events from their past
Safe place—Safe Place is a national youth outreach and prevention program for young people under the age of 18 (up to 21 years of age in some communities) in need of immediate help and safety
Safety plan—A crisis plan sometimes called a safety plan. The aim of a crisis plan is to think about what support you need when you are in crisis. You could make a list of things that you could do to help yourself. For example, names/ numbers of medical professionals and agencies to call in case of a crisis, coping skills, warning signs, distractions, safe environment, friends and family contacts.
Self-care—is any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. Although it is a simple concept in theory, it is something we very often overlook. Good self-care is key to improved mood and reduced anxiety.
Self-harm—also known as self-injury defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissue, done without the intent to commit suicide.
Sexual harassment—behavior characterized by the making of unwelcome and inappropriate sexual remarks or physical advances in a workplace or other professional or social situation.
Sibs—Self-injurious behaviors where a person physically harms himself or herself. It has sometimes called self-harm. This might be head banging on floors, walls or other surfaces, hand or arm biting, hair pulling, eye gouging, face or head slapping, skin picking, scratching or pinching, forceful head shaking.
Suicide—is the act of intentionally causing one's own death
Therapy—Psychotherapy is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider. During psychotherapy, you learn about your condition and your moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
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