Mental Disorders

4. deliberately setting fires to feel pleasure or release tension.
7. This condition may develop after exposure to a traumatic event, such as a car accident or a violent attack. Symptoms include flashbacks (reliving the event mentally), nightmares, emotional numbness, guilt, sleeplessness, and trouble concentrating.
9. People continue gambling despite heavy losses, even if they feel the desire to stop.
12. People with this disorder experience attacks of sudden, unexplained feelings of terror. These “panic attacks” are accompanied by physical symptoms such as trembling, increased heart rate, shortness of breath, or dizziness.
13. the uncontrollable urge to steal.

1. People uncontrollably spend money on items that they can’t afford and don’t need.
2. Illness that involves mood extremes that interfere with everyday living.
3. Patterns of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated.
5. a strong, irrational fear of something specific, such as heights or social situations.
6. People with GAD feel excessively worried and tense for no reason. They startle easily and have difficulty concentrating, relaxing, and sleeping.
8. A mark of shame or disapproval that results in an individual being shunned or rejected by others.
10. An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing him or her from leading a happy, healthful, and productive life.
11. his disorder involves persistent thoughts, fears, or urges (obsessions), which lead to uncontrollable repetitive behaviors (compulsions). One common example is an obsessive fear of germs that leads to constant hand washing.