Chapter 15 Vocabulary Test

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  1. 2. In obsessive-compulsive disorder, behaviors or rituals that develop in response to the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts.
  2. 4. Treatment method in which a mental health professional and a patient discuss problems and feelings related to a mental illness.
  3. 6. Uncomfortable physical and psychological symptoms that arise when a drug addict stops using a drug.
  4. 10. Stress Disorder A mental illness that develops after a terrify- ing incident that involved physical harm or the threat of harm.
  5. 12. are often used to treat mental illness.
  6. 14. Unfounded or irrational distrust of other people.
  7. 15. A medical professional who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental ill- ness; has a medical degree (M.D.) and can prescribe medication as part of treatment.
  8. 17. A feeling of worry and fear that causes physical symptoms, such as sweat- ing, and stress.
  9. 18. addiction The uncontrolled use of a drug.
  10. 20. In obsessive-compulsive disorder, undesirable thoughts that occur constantly, causing anxiety.
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  1. 1. Mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality; often characterized by hallucinations, such as voices that other people cannot hear, and delusions.
  2. 3. A medical professional who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness; can only use talk therapy for treatment.
  3. 5. deficit hyperactivity disorder A mental illness characterized by inattention, hyper-activity, and impulsiveness; diagnosed most often in children.
  4. 7. Disorder A mental illness in which a person feels too much anxiety, often in response to everyday situations.
  5. 8. An irrational fear of an object or event that poses little or no actual risk.
  6. 9. Illness Health condition that changes a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior and that affects the person’s ability to undertake daily functions.
  7. 11. Disease Type of dementia that causes the death of brain cells and subsequent impairment of thinking and memory.
  8. 13. Any chemical substance that changes a person’s physical or psychological state.
  9. 16. Depressive Disorder Mental illness characterized by a combination of symptoms that include prolonged sadness and that interfere with a per- son’s ability to undertake everyday activities.
  10. 19. Disorder A mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function; also known as manic- depressive disorder.