MENTAL HEALTH CROSSWORD
Across
- 2. The process of intentionally injuring one's self to take their own life.
- 7. A mood disorder that is characterized by feelings of sadness, anger, loss of interest or pleasure, low self-worth or guilt, tiredness, disrupted sleep and often disrupts one's daily activities.
- 9. A person who studies mind and behavior
- 11. The first thing you offer someone when you see them suffering from an anxiety attack. You can tell them to calm down and reassure them that you are there for them.
- 12. Treatment that is meant to heal or relieve a disorder.
Down
- 1. It is described in mental health as a situation or a factor that causes one to have an emotional reaction. These factors often make symptoms worse than they were before. A family member or friend can be referred to as one of the factors.
- 3. Also known as 'talk therapy'. This is a process where one meets a trained professional to discuss issues and problems that one is facing in life.
- 4. ________mechanisms (thoughts or behaviors) used consciously or unconsciously to manage internal or external situations that cause pain or stress.
- 5. A mental doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- 6. A mental health disorder that is followed by feelings of excessive worry over various topics, events, or activities and it is often hard to control.
- 8. An emotional response to a terrible event such as an accident, war, or rape that was witnessed or experienced that is deeply distressing. People typically react through shock or denial It can cause one to suffer from anxiety.
- 10. For one to be diagnosed with anxiety disorder, they must have stayed, they must show signs or symptoms for more than_______ months