Mental Disorders Review

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Across
  1. 3. depressive disorder characterized by a chronically sad and melancholy mood
  2. 4. period of extreme fear or discomfort that develops abruptly; symptoms of panic attacks are both physiological and psychological
  3. 6. characterized by beliefs that others are out to harm them
  4. 10. belief that is contrary to reality and is firmly held, despite contradictory evidence
  5. 13. characterized by extreme and persistent fear or anxiety and avoidance of social situations in which one could potentially be evaluated negatively by others
  6. 18. characterized by a continuous state of excessive, uncontrollable, and pointless worry and apprehension
  7. 21. state of extreme elation and agitation
  8. 22. characterized by the tendency to experience intrusive and unwanted thoughts and urges (obsession) and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) in response to the unwanted thoughts and urges
  9. 25. decreased reactivity to the environment; includes posturing and catatonic stupor
  10. 27. determination of which disorder a set of symptoms represents
  11. 28. anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of situations in which it might be difficult to escape if one experiences symptoms of a panic attack
  12. 29. cognitive theory of depression proposing that a style of thinking that perceives negative life events as having stable and global causes leads to a sense of hopelessness and then to depression
Down
  1. 1. study of psychological disorders, including their symptoms, causes, and treatment; manifestation of a psychological disorder
  2. 2. mood disorder characterized by mood states that vacillate between depression and mania
  3. 5. characterized by decreases and absences in certain normal behaviors, emotions, or drives, such as an expressionless face, lack of motivation to engage in activities, reduced speech, lack of social engagement, and inability to experience pleasure
  4. 7. disjointed and incoherent thought processes, usually detected by what a person says
  5. 8. in depression, tendency to repetitively and passively dwell on one’s depressed symptoms, their meanings, and their consequences
  6. 9. characterized by persistent difficulty in parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value or usefulness
  7. 11. severe disorder characterized by major disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior with symptoms that include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, and negative symptoms
  8. 12. instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood, as well as impulsivity; key features include intolerance of being alone and fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, unpredictable behavior and moods, and intense and inappropriate anger
  9. 14. co-occurrence of two disorders in the same individual
  10. 15. characterized by beliefs that one holds special power, unique knowledge, or is extremely important
  11. 16. childhood disorder characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests
  12. 17. suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder (a diathesis) are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with stress; model of psychopathology
  13. 19. dissociative disorder characterized by an inability to recall important personal information, usually following an extremely stressful or traumatic experience
  14. 20. cause or causes of a psychological disorder
  15. 23. symptom of dissociative amnesia in which a person suddenly wanders away from one’s home and experiences confusion about their identity
  16. 24. describes behaviors or feelings that deviate from the norm
  17. 26. characterized by excessive and persistent fear and anxiety, and by related disturbances in behavior
  18. 29. perceptual experience that occurs in the absence of external stimulation, such as the auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) common to schizophrenia