NEED HELP Everyone goes through stressful times. Some stressful situations pass quickly, such as taking a tough test. Other stressful situations, such as moving or having parents get divorced, may last for months. Stress can affect mood, energy, sleep, and physical health. In some cases, the impact of stress becomes overwhelming. Think of a serious stressful situation. Imagine a person your age going through that situation.
Briefly describe the situation. (Remember that the Discussion Board is public, so please do not share any information that is of a very personal or private nature.)
List problems or symptoms that would suggest the person should seek professional help. Consider changes in mood, thought patterns, sleep, physical health, activities, and social connections.
Where might a person in this situation go for support?

Match the vocabulary terms to the correct definition. 1. branch of u.s. department of human services that works to improve the emotional and mental lives of families and communities; may include social workers, community managers and planners, therapists and corrective treatment specialists, and educators and child care workers quality-of-life indicators 2. infrastructure used to reduce health-care related expenses and increase the affordability of health care and insurance; increases the need for coordination among health care providers managed health-care system 3. federal healthcare insurance that provides medical, psychological, therapy, or social work services to the disadvantaged (medicaid) or the elderly (medicare) medicaid or medicare 4. measurements of the well-being of an individual, community, or larger population; includes physical, mental, emotional, and social health as well as other factors such as safety and opportunity for intellectual growth and challenges family and community services