Chapter 10 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Disorders A mental illness that causes pain and other bodily symptoms.
- 4. A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the nervous system.
- 5. Suicide Suicides that have a "contagious" element to them, resulting in multiple suicidal behaviors or suicides that fall within an certain time frame.
- 6. Disorder A type of mental disorder that causes one to have an unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning, and behaving.
- 7. Abnormal anxiety about one's health.
- 11. Disorder A mental illness that causes overwhelming worry and fear.
- 12. Disorder A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings.
- 14. Disorder This is another term for a mood disorder. Examples of this disorder are depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety.
Down
- 1. Taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally.
- 2. This disorder can cause hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior. It causes one to interpret reality abnormally.
- 3. Someone who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses
- 8. Social Worker A social worker who specializes in working with the mentally ill.
- 9. Psychologist Psychological speciality that provides mental and behavioral health care for individuals and families.
- 10. A mood disorder causing one to feel sadness and loss of interest.
- 13. Disorder An illness of the mind that can prevent someone from living a happy, healthful life.