Mental Health Terminology Worksheet

Mental Health Worksheet

Activity 1, Part 1: Mental Health Terminology

Reggie Name: _______________________________ Period: ________ P2 10/27/25 Date:___________

Search for the terms below and in your own words, explain each topic in a sentence or two.

A condition in which numbers and words are confused causing distress and effects language and daily life.

1. Dyslexia_________________________________________________________

A forgetfulness of past events, memories, and or persons.

2. Amnesia ________________________________________________________

A mental health worker who csan diagnose and prescribe

3. Psychiatrist ______________________________________________________

A mental health worker who introspects someone else’s mental state.

4. Psychologist _____________________________________________________

A condition which a person whoo starves or overfills themselves

5. Eating Disorders __________________________________________________

A condition in which a person thinks something should be in a specific way

6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ______________________________________

A irrational fear of something

7. Phobias _________________________________________________________

A mental and physical need for something once used over a prolonged time

8. Addiction _______________________________________________________

a professional who helps people cope with problems in their everyday lives by providing counseling.

9. Social Worker ____________________________________________________

a person who treats mental conditions by verbal communication

10. Therapist ________________________________________________________