Mental Health Terms

These are some of the definitions found in the Optimum Nutrition Questionnaire:
Anxiety- a range from feelings of uneasiness to immobilizing bouts of terror. Most people experience anxiety at some point in their lives and some nervousness in anticipation of a real situation. However if a person cannot shake unwarranted worries, or if the feelings are jarring to the point of avoiding everyday activities, he or she most likely has an anxiety disorder.
Apathy- to suffer: Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.
Confusion- Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state. : disturbance of consciousness characterized by inability to engage in orderly thought or by lack of power to distinguish, choose, or act decisively.
Depression- a mood disorder characterized by intense feelings of sadness that persist beyond a few weeks. Two neurotransmitters-natural substances that allow brain cells to communicate with one another-are implicated in depression: serotonin and nor epinephrine.
Dizzy- Without distinct thought; unreflected; thoughtless; heedless, mentally confused, lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
Dysfunction- Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or organ.
Fatigue- The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, an organ, or a part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion. a weakened state caused by long stress; the temporary loss of power to respond induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation
Hyperactivity- a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement, a state of being excessively or pathologically active; with minimal brain dysfunction or hyperkinesis
Hyperkinesis- in Psychiatry. a disorder occurring in children and adolescents, characterized by excessive activity, extreme restlessness, impulsivity, and a short attention span
Irritability- The capacity to respond to stimuli.Abnormal or excessive sensitivity to stimuli of an organism, organ, or body part.
Insomnia- prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep- also agrypnia
Listless- Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic: reacted to the latest crisis with listless resignation.
Mind-mapping - a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.
Nervous- relating to the nerves or nervous system: nervous tissue.Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy, Marked by or having a feeling of unease or apprehension
Restless- Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; Deprived of rest or sleep
Teeth Grinding or Bruxism- The habitual, involuntary grinding or clenching of the teeth, usually during sleep, but not always--- as from anger, tension, fear, or frustration.
Tension- a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; from fatigue, emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor, feelings of hostility that are not manifest;
The Optimum Nutrition Qusestioaire allows you to adjust your nutrients according to the aspects of your health and lifestyles. Hope this helps you to better understand the questionaire and answer more completely.
The Optimum Nutrition Bible By Patrick Holford