Mental Health Definitions

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Across
  1. 2. When referring to mood, frequent or intense changes or shifts.
  2. 4. A mixture of words and phrases that lack comprehensive meaning or logical coherence; commonly seen in schizophrenia.
  3. 5. The behavioral/outward expression of emotion
  4. 6. Neurotransmitter involved in the control of food intake, sleep and wakefulness, temperature regulation, pain control, sexual behavior, and regulation of emotions.
  5. 7. A fixed, false belief, not consistent with a person’s intelligence or cultural background, held to be true even with evidence to the contrary.
  6. 8. Neurotransmitter involved in the control of arousal, attention, cognitive function, and stress reactions.
  7. 10. The ability to understand the true nature of one's situation and accept some personal responsibility for that situation.
  8. 13. Mimicry or imitation of the speech of another person
  9. 14. Neurotransmitter involved in the control of complex movements, motivation, cognition, and regulation of emotional responses.
  10. 16. A type of therapy that consists of structuring the environment in order to affect behavioral changes and to improve the individual's psychological health and functioning.
Down
  1. 1. a sense perception for which no external stimulus exists. May occur with any of the 5 senses.
  2. 3. A psychomotor symptom of catatonia which leads to a decreased response to stimuli and a tendency to remain in an immobile, purposeful posture.
  3. 9. a group of movement disorders that occur as an adverse effect of certain medications.
  4. 11. A misperception of a real external stimulus.
  5. 12. Extreme suspiciousness not based in reality
  6. 13. Mimicry or imitation of the movements of another person
  7. 15. Screening tool used to assess symptoms of movement disorders.