Mental Illness
Across
- 3. an obsessive-compulsive disorder undesirable thoughts that occur constantly causing anxiety.
- 5. stress disorder (PTSD)- a mental illness that develops after a terrifying incident that involved physical harm or the threat of harm.
- 6. addiction- The uncontrolled use of a drug.
- 8. mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality often characterized by hallucinations, such as voices that other people cannot hear, and delusions.
- 11. Disease- a type of dementia that causes the death of brain cells and subsequent impairment of thinking and memory
- 13. unfounded or irrational distrust of other people.
- 15. disorder- a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function also known as manic depressive disorder.
Down
- 1. disorder- a mental illness in which a person feels too much anxiety often and response to everyday situations.
- 2. illness- a health condition that changes a person's thoughts, emotions, and behavior and that affects the person's ability to undertake daily functions.
- 4. an obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviors or rituals that develop in response to the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts.
- 7. an irrational fear of an object or event that poses little or no actual risk.
- 9. deficit hyperactivity disorder- a mental illness characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness; diagnosis most often in children.
- 10. a feeling of worry and fear that causes physical symptoms, such as sweating and stress.
- 12. Depressive Disorder- mental illness characterized by a combination of symptoms that include prolonged sadness and that interfere with a person's ability to undertake everyday activities.
- 14. a chemical substance that changes a person's physical or physicological state.