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Mental and Emotional Health
Christian Health
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Health Care
10th Grade
10/03/2011

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Meditation
Definition
Concentration on a specific content that leads to reflective inner conversation and postive biblical change in action.
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Self-concept
Definition
The way you think and feel about yourself.
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Negative self-concept
Definition
When your thoughts always focus on the things that you do wrong
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Positive Self-Concept
Definition
Indicates that you have accepted yourself and you feel at ease with others
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reason
Definition
To think logically; to come to a conclusion through a step-by-step process
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Discernment
Definition
The ability to make a judgement, to perceive differences, or to separate into distinct parts.
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Stress
Definition
The body's reaction to any demand placed on it.
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Stressors
Definition
Things that cause stress; pressures of living
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Symptoms
Definition
Any changes in appearance, feeling, or functions from normal which may indicate the presence of a disorder or disease; evidence or signs of a condition.
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psychiatrist
Definition
A medical doctor who specializes in the studyh of emotional health and disease.
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Psychologist
Definition
an individual who specializes in emotional health but has not been trained as a medical doctor.
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Anxiety
Definition
Fear of real or imagined threats.
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Depression
Definition
A condition of sadness and diescouragement that can result in insomnia and theinability to concentrate
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psychoses
Definition
Group of disorders in which individuals experience partial or complete loss of contact with reality
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neuroses
Definition
Group of disorders in which individuals experience anxiety, phobia, or other abnormal behavioral changes.
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suicide
Definition
The intentional killing of oneself; voluntarily taking one's life.
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Psychosomatic illness
Definition
Illness that iss caused by one's state of mind; mental or emotional conflict which causes a physical illness or disorder
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pessimists
Definition
persons who tend to see the negative sides of a situation
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optimists 
Definition
Persons who tend to see the positive sides of a situation or expect a favorable outcome
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Procrastination
Definition
Putting off doing something; postponing or delaying until a later tim
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Maturity
Definition
The state of being fully grown or exhibiting qualities of full growth.
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