Mental Health

2. an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
4. significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks bulimia nervosa
5. an anxiety disorder that consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror
6. an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
7. a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions
8. an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
10. a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
11. A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
12. A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.

1. an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)
3. defense mechanism that offers self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one's actions
9. an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves
10. a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind