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| an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors or a person preventing them from leading a happy, healthy, and productive life. |
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| feeling isolated and separated from evyone else |
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| series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving several people in the same school or community |
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| ongoing dialogue between a patient and a mental health professional |
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| treatment process that focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements |
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| treatment method designed to identify and corrrect distorted thinking patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that may be troublesome |
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| treating a group of people who have similar problems and who meet reularly with a trained counselor |
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| use of certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder |
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| dealing successfully with difficult changes in your life |
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| individual's total response to a major loss |
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| act of showing sorrow or grief |
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| cannot believe the loss occured and keeps person from being overwhelmed |
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| grieving process emotional release |
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| periods of crying needed for the healing process |
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| lashing out at whatever is perceived to be responsible for the loss |
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| grieving process bargaining |
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| person promises to change if only what was lost can be returned |
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| grieving process depression |
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| beyond the natural feelings of sadness, feel isolated, alienated, and hopeless |
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| preoccupation with what he or she could have done to prevent the loss or make things better |
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| grieving process acceptance |
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| person faces reality in constructive ways and make significant and meaningful gestures surrounding the idea of the loss |
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| person reaches the point when remembering becomes less painful and he/she bgins to look ahead to the future |
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