Chapter 4 - Mental Disorders and Suicide
Across
- 6. fear caused by a source you cannot identify or a source that doesn't post as much threat as you think
- 8. an eating disorder in which a person has uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging
- 9. an eating disorder in which a person doesn't eat enough food to maintain a healthy body weight
- 10. an eating disorder in which a person regularly has an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food, but without purging
- 11. a disorder characterized by severe disturbances in thinking, mood, awareness, and behavior
- 12. an emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless
- 16. a mental disorder characterized by rigid patterns of behavior, which make it difficult for a person to get along with others
- 18. a mental health professional who helps people with mental disorders and their families to accept and adjust to an illness
- 20. anxiety that is related to a specific situation or object
- 21. a series of suicides that occur within a short period of time in the same peer group or community
- 22. the use of a sharp object to intentionally cut or scratch one's body deep enough to bleed
- 23. when the anxiety persists for a long time and interferes with daily living
Down
- 1. a mental health professional who is trained to recognize and treat behavior that is not normal
- 2. an unwanted thought or image that takes control of the mind
- 3. an illness that affects the mind and reduces a person's ability to function
- 4. a mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to food
- 5. the intentional killing of oneself
- 7. symptoms of this disorder are feeling sad and hopeless for months, being unable to enjoy activities that were once a source of pleasure, and sometimes being unable to accomplish daily tasks.
- 13. a treatment method
- 14. experience extreme emotions that make it difficult to function well in their daily lives
- 15. a physician who tereats physical disorders of the nervous system
- 17. an unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome
- 19. a physician who can diagnose and treat mental disorders