Mental Health Vocabulary

1234567891011121314151617181920
Across
  1. 1. The fearful anticipation of further danger or problems accompanied by an intense unpleasant feeling (dysphoria) or physical symptoms. Anxiety is not uncommon in children and adolescents.
  2. 4. causing damage
  3. 5. have as a part
  4. 6. A form of psychiatric treatment that involves therapeutic conversations and interactions between a therapist and a child or family.
  5. 8. an impairment in health
  6. 11. A type of mood disorder characterized by low or irritable mood or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities over a period of time.
  7. 14. of or relating to poison
  8. 15. in your mind
  9. 16. A trained professional who provides treatment to children with mental health issues.
  10. 19. Unhealthy pattern of eating characterized by preoccupation with food and distorted body image.
  11. 20. A neuro-developmental condition which is usually diagnosed in the first 3 years of life. Generally parents become concerned when their child has delays in speech development, limited social relatedness, and restricted interests and activities.
Down
  1. 2. of or pertaining to feelings
  2. 3. Use and abuse of drugs and alcohol.
  3. 4. A type of mood disorder characterized by low or irritable mood or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities over a period of time.
  4. 7. occurs when a person responsible for a child or adolescent’s welfare causes physical injury or harm to the child.
  5. 9. the totality of surrounding conditions
  6. 10. Disorder of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
  7. 12. free of disease
  8. 13. shielding against harm
  9. 17. involving mind
  10. 18. A type of mood disorder with marked changes in mood between extreme elation or happiness and severe depression during adolescence.