Chapter 7: Mental Illnesses
Across
- 1. mental illness in which a person continues using a substance despite negative effects on health and life
- 3. body’s need for an increased amount of a substance to experience the effects once felt with smaller amounts
- 7. mental illness in which feelings of worry and dread interfere with daily life
- 9. mental illnesses characterized by consistent patterns of inappropriate behavior
- 11. negative symptoms associated with no longer using the substance
- 12. mental illnesses in which people develop a psychological dependence on certain processes or behaviors
- 13. mood disorder characterized by extreme highs (mania) and lows (depression)
Down
- 2. mental illnesses characterized by irregular thoughts, delusions, and hallucinations
- 4. two conditions that affect health at the same time; for example, substance use disorders and other mental illnesses
- 5. short-term feelings and thoughts that interfere with a person’s ability to perform daily tasks
- 6. mood disorder characterized by feelings of intense sadness, worthlessness, and hopelessness
- 8. a strong, unrealistic fear of an object or situation that does not really pose much danger
- 10. episodes of intense fear characterized by fast heartbeat, dizziness, shaking, trouble breathing, and chest pain