Across
- 1. an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.
- 3. a common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts ("obsessions") and behaviors ("compulsions") that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
- 8. a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it.
- 9. repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that cause anxiety.
Down
- 2. repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession.
- 4. a mental health condition that causes an individual to experience physical bodily symptoms in response to psychological distress.
- 5. a mental condition characterized by excessive apprehensiveness about real or perceived threats, typically leading to avoidance behaviors and often to physical symptoms such as increased heart rate and muscle tension.
- 6. an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling, or animal.
- 7. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses is the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s professional reference book on mental health and brain-related conditions.