Chapter 18 - Mental Disorders

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Across
  1. 4. depressive disorder - mental condition characterized by a persistently depressed mood and long-term loss of pleasure or interest in life
  2. 6. - doctor that specializes in mental health and can prescribe medications
  3. 9. disorder - a disorder when a person's mood changes from depression to wild elation
  4. 14. helplessness - when someone feels powerless due to a traumatic event
  5. 16. - dissociative disorder characterized by persistent feelings of detachment from mental processes or body
  6. 18. - a fear of crowded, public places
  7. 21. anxiety - an irrational fear of social situations in which one might be exposed to the close scrutiny of others
  8. 22. disorder - anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear and anxiety
  9. 24. - anxiety disorder characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsions
Down
  1. 1. attack - a short period of intense fear and discomfort, characterized by terror, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, etc.
  2. 2. - serious psychological disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality and distortions of reality
  3. 3. - Disorder characterized by extreme sadness, feelings of sadness and helplessness
  4. 5. psychology - the study of unusual and distressing patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
  5. 7. bound syndromes - certain diseases only recognized within certain cultures
  6. 8. - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder a
  7. 10. disorder - a pattern of inflexible traits that disrupt social lives or work and causes stress
  8. 11. - a mood characterized by elation, extreme excitement, and hyperactivity
  9. 12. mutism - an anxiety disorder where someone is unable to speak in certain social situations
  10. 13. anxiety disorder - mental disorder characterized by excessive or unrealistic anxiety about 2 or more aspects of life
  11. 15. - the separation of certain personality components or mental processes from conscious thought
  12. 17. - the expression of psychological distress through physical symptoms
  13. 19. - an excessive, irrational fear out of proportion to the actual danger
  14. 20. - an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, usually against one's own wishes
  15. 23. - disorder causes by a distressing event outside the range of human experience. Causes anxiety, depression, and sometimes delusions