Glossary
Abstract
Something that exists as a thought or an idea, but does not have a material or
physical existence; examples include beauty, friendship, truth, kindness, love,
time
Abstract Thinking
The ability to think in a way that applies concepts to different situations and
transfers patterns to generalizations
Abstinence
Not engaging in any form at any time with a given behavior or substance; often used in
reference to sexuality or drugs
Abuse
A form of injury that one person inflicts upon another; abuse can be physical, sexual,
emotional, verbal, or a combination of these
Adjustment
The act or process of adapting to new conditions
Administrative Supervision
Supervision that provides you with information on the rules and requirements of your
Tribal Health Organization
Aggression
Hostile or violent behaviors or attitudes toward another person; aggression is often
the act of attacking without being provoked
Aggressive Communication
A form of communicating in which the communicator does not respect others’ rights to
be heard
Aggressor
The person who initiates acts of aggression
Alaska Native Cultural Values
Beliefs that guide processes for gathering knowledge, living in a community and
ensuring social order
Alcohol
Refers to beer, wine, spirits (whisky, gin, tequila, vodka, etc.) and home brew;
alcohol can also be found in
mouthwash, hand
sanitizer, and some household cleaners such as Lysol
Anxiety
Excessive worry that interferes with
day-to-day
living
Assertive Communication
A form of communicating in which communicators respect both their own right to be
heard and others’
rights
to be heard
Assessment
Screening a person for the presence of symptoms, problems, or difficulties related to
health and overall functioning
Attachment
The pattern and quality of interactions between a child and his or her
caregivers
Attention
In terms of ADHD, refers to the ability to concentrate or focus on one thing without
being easily distracted
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
A formal diagnosis involving a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity
and impulsivity
Authorization to Treat
A formal and documented process involving a client, or his legal guardian, giving
permission to a provider to treat him; also referred to as consent to treat
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Is a developmental disorder that involves issues with social communication and
interactions or restricted or repetitive behaviors, interests or activities
Bipolar Disorder
A formal diagnosis that involves moods alternating between depression and mania, or
depression and hypomania, at least once.
Boundaries
Limits that are set in the context of your interactions with another person, often
referring to limits set between providers (e.g., BHAs) and clients
Brief Intervention
A short, supportive, and nonjudgmental conversation with a client or patient about
their behavior; it is often educational and it is tailored to their specific
circumstances
Bully (Bullying)
A form of aggression in which the aggressor uses strength or influence to intimidate a
victim
Caregiver
A family member
or guardian who regularly looks after a child or adolescent or a paid worker who provides
direct care services for a sick, elderly, or disabled
adult
Case Management
A service provided to clients to help them manage daily activities and
functioning via the
process of assessment, planning, facilitation, and coordination of services and resources
related to the client's treatment plan
Central Nervous System (CNS)
The brain and the system of nerves throughout the body
Child Abuse
Mistreatment
or neglect of a child, resulting in damage or harm to that child; this abuse can be physical,
emotional, mental, verbal, sexual, or any combination of these
Child Development
Guidelines for the stages of children’s’ development, growth, and learning
Civil Commitment
A legal procedure to place a mentally ill person in a hospital against his or her
will, in order to protect that person or other people from harm because of the person’s mental
illness
Clinical Case Presentation
Verbal presentations of client cases during supervision; often with the intentions of
asking your supervisor or clinical team to discuss or recommend treatment options
Clinical Supervision
Supervision that supports you as you provide quality client services
Cognition
The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought,
experience, and the senses
Cognitive Changes
Changes in a person’s thinking and memory
Cognitive Disorder
A neurological
(brain-related)
disorder that interferes with taking in, understanding, and remembering information
Collateral Information
Client information that is gathered from sources other than the individual, such as
information from a child’s parents, family members, community members, school, or probation
officer
Communication
Verbal and nonverbal messages between people
Community Resources
Community-based individuals or organizations who can assist in providing or connecting
clients with resources necessary to meet basic needs, including housing, food, clothing, and
hygiene needs
Compulsive Behaviors
Behaviors that result from an irresistible urge to act a certain way, even if the
individual does not really want to act that way
Concrete
Something that has a physical existence or form; concrete things can be touched,
smelled, seen, heard, or tasted
Conduct
The way a person acts or behaves
Conduct Disorder
A formal diagnosis involving repetitive and persistent problems with
behaviors that are
disruptive, violent, or violate personal or community-based
rules
Confidentiality
The act of protecting private information
Consent to Treatment
The process of a client (or his legal guardian) giving permission to a provider to
treat him
Continuing Education (CE)
Courses required to maintain professional certificates or licenses
Cyber-bullying
A form of aggression in which an aggressor uses electronic technology to influence or
intimidate a victim
Cyclothymic Disorder
A formal diagnosis that involves moods alternating between dysthymia and
hypomania
Delusions
Odd or bizarre thoughts or
beliefs; can be a symptom
of psychosis
Depressants (Downers)
A category of substances that temporarily decrease various activities and functioning
of the central nervous system
Depression
Extreme feelings of sadness, guilt, hopelessness and/or constant fatigue; often
includes a person’s withdrawal from others or a loss of interest in activities he would
usually enjoy
Designated Evaluation and Stabilization Facility
Specific hospitals that can evaluate and work to stabilize a person for up to seven
(7) inpatient days, sometimes 10 days
Designated Evaluation and Treatment Facility
Specific hospitals that can evaluate and treat persons for up to 30 inpatient days,
and more, if necessary
Detailed Ideations
Regular and long-lasting thoughts about killing oneself; these ideations may include
details of a plan for how and when the suicide will happen
Detoxification (Detox)
A process that helps to stop the intake of drugs or alcohol in people who are
dependent; the goal of detoxification is to safely rid the body of drugs or alcohol that
builds up
Development
Refers to the stages in growth, development, and learning that a person experiences
over time
Developmental Disorders
Lifelong disabilities due to mental and/or physical impairments; these may cause a
person to have difficulty communicating with others, reading others’ body language, making and
keeping friends, learning basic life skills, or expressing emotions
Developmental Malformations
Problems with the development of parts of the body while the baby is in the
womb
Direct Supervision
The process of consulting with your clinical supervisor before (sometimes during) and
after providing services to your client
Diversion
When medications prescribed to one person are given to or taken by someone
else
Documentation
The process of keeping a permanent record of a client’s visit and treatment; this
record includes all documents, forms, and correspondence related to that client’s
treatment
Dual Relationships
Situations where multiple roles exist between you and your client
Durable Power of Attorney
A formal document that gives a specific adult authority to make certain health care
decisions for a specific child
Dyscalculia
A learning disorder involving difficulties with math
Dysgraphia
A learning disorder involving difficulties with writing
Dyslexia
A learning disorder involving difficulties with reading
Dysthymia
A chronic, though less severe, form of depression
Dysthymic Disorder
A formal diagnosis that involves symptoms of dysthymia, more often than not, for at
least one year.
Educational Counseling
An intervention that provides clients with information and education related to their
presenting problems, such as issues related to medication, substance abuse, mental illness,
and family interactions
Emotional Abuse
A form of abuse that occurs
in
relationships when one is trying to control others by manipulating emotions. Mean jokes,
derogatory comments, and attempting to make another feel inferior are methods an abuser may
use.
Enuresis
The inability to control
urination
that
often results in urinary (peeing)
accidents. Enuresis can
occur during the day, but it most commonly occurs at night, during sleep, and is often called
“bedwetting”
Environmental Influence
Refers
to the impact someone’s immediate surroundings has on their life.
Ethics
Standards of
practice that guide you in decision-making and action
Executive Functioning
Refers to how the brain uses what it has learned and remembers from past experiences
and makes connections to the present. It is the ability to plan, to organize oneself, to pay
attention, to remember details, to manage one’s time and space, and to reflect on oneself and
one’s work.
Facial Features
Refers to the smooth philtrum, small palpebral fissures, and thin upper lip seen
together in individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
Family Counseling/therapy
An
intervention that Includes participants that the client may identify as family. This
intervention may be used with children, adolescents, or adults. may be used when a child or
adolescent has a problem that impairs or affects family and social functioning Family therapy
may also be used to assist families who have common goals such as overcoming grief, healing
after a traumatic event, or improving communication.
Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
A spectrum of neurological (brain-related) impairments that are a result of the child
having been exposed to alcohol while
the mother was
pregnant
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
A cluster of symptoms directly related to a baby having been exposed to alcohol in
utero; problems may be evidenced in the child’s physical, mental, and social growth and
functioning
Fine Motor Skill
Small body movements (e.g., grasping a
crayon, threading a
needle, or using a fork)
General Supervision
The process of providing services independently AFTER your clinical supervisor has
consulted with you and authorized you to do so
Generalized Anxiety
Persistent worry about many things or everything
Genes (Genetics)
Traits passed down from parents to their
children including
physical traits, (e.g., hair color), medical conditions (e.g., a genetic disorder), or
emotional/behavioral traits (e.g., a mental health disorder)
Gravely Disabled
A condition in which a person, as a result of mental illness, is in danger of physical
harm (because the person is so ill they cannot take care of basic needs) or will, if not
treated, suffer (or continue to suffer) such severe distress that the distress will cause
significant impairment or impair their ability to function independently
Gross Motor Skills
Large body movements (e.g., throwing a ball or
running, fishing, or
hanging clothes to dry)
Group Counseling/therapy-
An intervention involving face-to-face meetings between a BHA/P or clinician and three
or more clients who have similar issues or concerns
Guardian
A person designated to take care of and provide basic needs for a
minor or another
individual the court has deemed unable to care for self
Guardian Ad Litem (GAL)
Someone whose job is to represent the best interests of a minor in court; GALs are NOT
legal guardians
Hallucinations
A sensory-based experience that others around the individual do not experience;
hallucinations can be seen, heard, felt, tasted or smelled
Harm Reduction
Practical strategies and ideas used to reduce negative consequences associated with
substance use.
Health Record
A legal document that describes services provided to a client
High Risk Situation
A situation where a client or provider has the potential of being harmed
Historical Trauma
A wounding that occurs across generations from massive group trauma
experiences
Hyperactivity
A state of too much muscle activity or energy; a hyperactive child may fidget or
squirm when seated, get up frequently to walk or run around, or run and climb excessively when
it is not appropriate to do so
Hypomania
A persistent, though less severe, form of mania
Impulsivity
Acting suddenly on internal desires without thinking them through first
Incest
Sexual
activity between close relatives that is illegal, socially taboo, or against religious norms,
regardless of the person’s age or consent
Indian Child Welfare Act
A federal law that protects the interest of Indian children during placement
proceedings (custody, adoption, foster care, guardianships, etc.); the law also protects the
rights of American Indian and Alaska Native parents, families, and “Indian
custodians”
Indirect Supervision
The process of
supervision wherein the
supervisee consults with their clinician supervisor prior to and after
providing
specific services for a client
Individual Counseling/therapy
One-on-one
discussion between a provider and client with the purpose of solving problems, relieving
distress, or building skills to address needs identified by the client
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
A team approach to assessment and special education
services which are
mandated by federal law and identify services within the school system to children with
identified needs
Inpatient Treatment
A level of care
needed for clients in crisis who have suicidal gestures, attempts or thoughts with a plan,
psychotic symptoms, or plans to harm someone else; clients needing this level of care are not
safe at lower levels of care
Interventions
Actions taken by
a
provider
to improve a client’s behavioral, thinking, or emotional state; types and approaches vary
according to the issue and severity of the
problem. Interventions
can also be directed towards a family, group, or community
Intoxicated
A state of being physically, mentally, or emotionally affected by alcohol or another
substance
Involuntary Commitment
A legal procedure to place a
person
in a psychiatric
hospital against his or her will, in order to protect that person or other
people from harm
related
to their symptoms of mental illness
Law Enforcement Officer
A peace officer, including an Alaska State Trooper (AST), a Village Police Officer
(VPO), a Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO), or a local city police officer.
Learning disorder
A neurological (brain-related) disorder characterized by problems with learning,
sorting, and storing information
Legal Guardian
Someone who is legally appointed to take care of and make decisions for someone
else
Legally Emancipated Minor
A minor who is
legally empowered to
enter into contracts and manage his or her own affairs and care; Parents and guardians do not
have authority over or responsibility for emancipated
minors
Life Skills
A person’s overall knowledge, skills, and abilities; life skills influence daily
functioning and an overall sense of health and
wellbeing (e.g., hygiene,
managing finances, seeking work)
Lying
Saying things that are not true or leaving out important information when telling a
story
Major Depressive Disorder
A formal diagnosis that involves multiple symptoms of depression, more often than not,
for at least two weeks.
Malpractice
A type of legal claim involving professional wrongdoing that results in harm or
injury
Mandatory Report
A
formal
report that must be made
when you suspect a child, elder, or vulnerable person is being abused or
neglected. A mandatory
report must also be made to law enforcement if you suspect a person may intentionally harm
another
person
Mandatory Reporter
Professionals and practitioners of the healing arts and public service providers who
are required by law to make mandatory reports
Mania
Extreme feelings of excitement, irritability, and racing thoughts; often involves
patterns of impulsivity and a decreased need for sleep
Mass Media (media)
A tool for accessing and communicating with large audiences of people
Master
The title given to court system personnel (usually attorneys) who can hear probate
matters, such as civil commitments, wills, and trusts. Almost every magistrate in Alaska has
been given a special appointment by the Alaska Supreme Court to handle civil commitment
matters, so when your local magistrate is hearing an involuntary commitment petition or
issuing an involuntary commitment order, the magistrate is sitting as a master, not a
magistrate
MC-100
A court document that must be completed and filed if a mentally ill person is to be
held for more than 24 hours
MC-105
A court document that must be completed and filed in order to take a mentally ill
person into protective custody to seek a mental health evaluation
MC-305
A court document issued by a judge or master, following the court’s finding that the
respondent is mentally ill or presents a danger to self or others
Medicaid Waiver
An approval for money for home or community-based services for a child who experiences
severe learning disabilities or cognitive delays
Mental Health
Knowledge, skills, and abilities related to a person’s emotions, thoughts, cognitive
functioning, behavioral functioning and ability to relate to others
Mental Illness
Presence of symptoms that inhibit a person’s emotional, thoughtful, cognitive or
behavioral functioning
Mental Trauma
The mind’s response to a serious injury or threat; may include frightening thoughts
and painful feelings
Minimum Necessary
Sharing only the minimum amount of client information necessary to protect others from
harm or to coordinate services
Minor
Any client 17 years old or younger
Minor Consent Rule
A general rule that requires you to get written permission (consent) from a parent or
other adult who is legally responsible for a minor BEFORE beginning treatment
Mood
A person’s feelings, state of mind, or experience with emotions
Mood Disorder
Mental disorders that are characterized by mood problems
Mood Problem
A description of an individual’s difficulty managing or controlling his mood or
emotions
Motivational Interviewing
A client-centered therapeutic technique that encourages behavior change by helping
clients explore and resolve personal motivations for changing problematic behaviors
Neglect
A form of abuse that occurs when parents or caregivers do not take care of a child’s
basic needs, including providing the child with things needed for healthy physical and mental
growth
Night Terror
Frequent and recurring episodes of intense crying and fear while the child is
sleeping; it is usually difficult to wake the child during a night terror
Nightmare
Bad dreams that cause a child to experience fear, terror, or anxiety
Non-retentive Encopresis
A formal diagnosis involving the act of a child refusing to have a bowel movement
(poop) in the toilet
Nonverbal Communication
A form of communicating that is expressed through body language; including eye
contact, proximity, tone and volume of voice, body posture, and facial expressions
Notice of Emergency Detention and Application for Evaluation
A court document that must be completed and filed in order to take a mentally ill
person into protective custody to seek a mental health evaluation
Obligation (Duty) to Warn
The act of warning another person if a client has made a credible threat to do
something that will put another person in immediate danger of serious harm
Order on Petition for Involuntary Commitment for Evaluation
A court document issued by a judge or master, following the court’s finding that the
respondent is mentally ill or presents a danger to self or others
Outpatient Treatment
An intervention that is typically provided in local behavioral health offices;
typically accessed by individuals who are experiencing distress from behavioral health issues
at a level where less intensive methods are necessary
Palpebral Fissure
The horizontal opening of the eye, from the inner tear duct to the outer tear duct; in
individuals with FAS, this fissure is much smaller than it is in a neurotypical
person
Parallel Play
A developmental milestone during which time a child learns to play alongside other
children, but not always interact with them
Passive Communication
A form of communicating in which the communicator does not respect his own right to be
heard
Passive Ideations
Passing thoughts about suicide, such as wondering what it would be like if the
individual were not alive
Passive-aggressive Communication
A form of communicating in which the communicator does not respect his own right to be
heard, and he also does not respect others’ right to be heard
Peer Support
A process of giving and receiving information and support between people who share
common experiences, situations, or problems
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
A group of developmental disorders that typically cause a person to have difficulty
communicating with others, understanding social situations, or engaging in repetitive or
restrictive behaviors or activities
Petition for Involuntary Commitment for Evaluation
A court document that must be completed and filed if a mentally ill person is to be
held for more than 24 hours
Philtrum
The parallel groove between the bottom of the nose and the top lip; in individuals
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the groove is indistinct to nonexistent
Physical Abuse
A form of abuse that occurs when there has been physical (bodily) suffering or injury;
the most easily recognized form of abuse
Physical Health
Knowledge, skills, and abilities related to a person’s general health, diet and
nutrition, sexual health, physical activity and environmental health
Physical Illness
A
disease or period of sickness affecting a person’s body, development, or physical
abilities
Physical Sexual Aggression
Uninvited acts of sexual behavior; including molestation and rape
Physical Trauma
The body’s response to a serious injury or threat
Play Therapy
An intervention that can help children and youth cope with emotional stress or trauma;
play therapy can help them express their feelings and bring emotions to the surface
Postnatal
Refers to what happens to a baby after birth
Prenatal
The period of time before birth, during which the baby is growing and developing in
the mother’s womb
Prevention
Reducing the risk of developing various health-related illnesses, diseases, or
conditions before the onset of such circumstances; prevention involves education, personal
commitment and teamwork
Primary Disabilities
Refers to those challenges that an individual experiences that are directly related to
a disorder or diagnosis
Private
The state of information being protected from public knowledge
Protective Factors
Positive influences that help protect a person or group against diseases and other bad
outcomes; these factors increase resiliency and help build positive relationships
Psychedelics
A category of substances that have properties of stimulants and depressants as well as
properties that alter a person’s perception of reality
Psychosis
Symptoms of a serious mental illness including hallucinations and/or
delusions
Referral
A formal process that directs a client to another agency, professional, or person for
a service
Referral Source
The person, agency, or organization that referred the client to you
Release of Information
A formal document, completed by a client or client’s guardian, allowing you to
communicate with a referral
source, person, or other
organization/agency about specific information for a specified amount of
time
Residential Treatment
Long-term intervention that is helpful in changing behaviors that have not responded
to other types of treatment; it can take place in secure
and/or
unsecured facilities
Resiliency
The ability to “bounce back” or to recover from change or misfortune; resilient people
use their hard times to make themselves stronger for future hardships
Retentive Encopresis
A formal diagnosis involving the involuntary condition in which a
person
is unable to control his bowel movements
Revenue Cycle
The process of managing tasks and processes within the medical community to maximize
organizational compliance and optimize cash flow
Risk Management
A coordinated effort to identify and avoid risk, reduce risk to clients, contain and
correct problems that affect clients and providers, and reduce and manage legal risks to
providers and employers
Running Away
Leaving home for long periods of time (days) or leaving without approval from a
parent or
guardian
Safety Plan
An agreed upon plan for managing or treating symptoms that may arise outside the
context of a therapeutic setting; a safety plan may involve local and social
supports
Screening Tool
A set of questions that health professionals can ask to find out about a health
concern, such as a person’s alcohol drinking habits
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
A formal diagnosis that involves patterns of mood problems at certain times of the
year, such as experiencing depression once winter begins).
Secondary Disabilities
Challenges that are not present at birth, but instead develop from a lack of
recognition or support for the primary disabilities
Self-harm
The act of a person causing intentional harm to himself; also known as
self-injury
Self-injury
The act of a person causing intentional harm to himself; also known as
self-harm
Sensory Processing
How the brain takes in and makes sense of sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing, and
movement
Separation Anxiety Disorder
A formal diagnosis given to a child who experiences persistent fear related to being
separated from one or both caregivers or other family members
Setting Fires
Intentionally burning a person’s property or belongings
Severely Emotionally Disturbed
Refers to a
person
who is severely limited or impaired by a diagnosed disorder
Sexual Abuse
A form of abuse that occurs when a
person,
male or female, engages in a sexual activity that they have not consented to
Sexual Aggression
Uninvited sexual behaviors or attitudes towards another person
Sexual Aggressor
The person who initiates acts of verbal or physical sexual aggression towards another
person
Sexually Reactive
A person acting out sexual behaviors that have been learned or observed; these
behaviors may be described as “inappropriate” for young children
Sibling Rivalry
Acts of jealousy, competition and fighting among brothers and sisters
(siblings)
Sleep Apnea
A medical condition that causes someone to stop breathing while sleeping; requires
medical attention
Sleep Walking
A sleep disorder that causes people to get up and walk around while
sleeping
Sober
Not intoxicated or under the influence; void of all substances
Social Anxiety
A formal diagnosis involving patterns of anxiety and excessive fear related to social
situations
Specific Anxiety
Fears or worries about a specific event or object
Spiritual Health
Knowledge, skills, and abilities related to a person’s personal code of morals,
values, beliefs and ethics, sense of self-worth, self-identity, practice self-care, connect
with people and the environment, and to engage in continued sharing, learning and internal
discovery
Stealing
Taking something that does not belong to you
Stimulants (Uppers)
A category of substances that temporarily increase different aspects of physical and
mental functioning
Stressor
Any object, person, event or other stimulus that is a source of stress
Subsistence
Traditional culture and way of life; subsistence encompasses all the practices,
beliefs and values associated with hunting and gathering to provide resources for family and
community
Substance
A term commonly referring to alcohol and other substances, such as prescribed and
over-the-counter medicines, legal and illegal drugs
Substance Abuse
When a person uses a substance in a way that it was not intended to be used, including
excessive use of a substance
Substance Dependence
When a person is addicted to a substance
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
The sudden and unexpected death of an infant; the cause for the child’s death is often
uncertain or unexplained
Suicidal Ideations
Ideas or thoughts about killing oneself; also referred to as suicidal
thoughts
Suicidal Thoughts
Thoughts and ideas about killing oneself; also referred to as suicidal
ideations
Suicide
The act of a person intentionally killing himself; also referred to as “taking” or
“ending” a person’s own life
Suicide Attempts
A person’s unsuccessful effort to kill himself
Suicide Plan
A person’s plan to kill himself; it may include information about when, where, and how
the act will take place, attempts to prepare others, or thoughts of killing someone else in
addition to himself
Supervision
A process for providing professional support and learning, while also monitoring and
supporting clients’ health and wellbeing
Supervision Visit
Formal and informal meetings with your supervisor to discuss matters related to your
clinical practice or training
Temper Tantrum
An emotional outburst that is characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming,
yelling, defiance, or angry rants
Teratogen
Refers to any substance that can cause developmental malformations. The effects of a
teratogen are dependent on how much of it is consumed (dose) and how often (frequency);
alcohol is a teratogen
Thin Upper Lip
Refers to the very small upper lip that occurs in individuals with FAS
Traditional Practices
Historically valued ways of living, being, and interacting with people and an
environment, that is grounded in cultural values and beliefs
Transitional Situation
Significant life changing events or circumstances that often affect a person’s daily
functioning and may be evidenced by his difficulty adjusting to the new conditions
Trauma
A cluster of symptoms caused by experiencing or witnessing an event or situation that
leaves the individual feeling intensely threatened, overwhelmed, or otherwise unable to
function in a healthy manner
Traumatic Brain Injury
Damage to brain, resulting from an injury
Traumatic Stress
The manner in which the body reacts to extreme stress
Under the Influence
A state of being physically, mentally, or emotionally affected by alcohol or another
substance
Unexpected Outcome
A situation that results in a client having an unexpected response or reaction to
their treatment or treatment processes
Universal Screening
The process of using a screening tool to screen every person on a specific topic, such
as alcohol drinking habits
Vandalizing
Damaging or defacing someone else’s property or belongings
Verbal Sexual Aggression
Sexually explicit talk, including sexual messages sent or received via cell phones or
internet-based social media
Victim
The person who is the target of acts of aggression
Wellness
A healthy balance of the mind, body and spirit; this balance results in an overall
feeling of well-being
Wellness Activities
Activities that nurture a healthy mind, body and spirit
Withdrawal
A cluster of symptoms that develop when a person has stopped using a substance;
withdrawal symptoms can be life threatening and may require medical attention
