Across
- 3. Disorder of fear of certain objects (spiders, snakes) or specific situations (being in crowds, public speaking) that produce excessive and persistent anxiety
- 4. Disorder related to delayed response of extreme anxiety resulting from a terrifying or life-threatening past event (acronym)
- 6. Brief emotional state, such as sadness, fear, joy, and depression
- 7. Depression felt in mothers within 6 months after childbirth
- 9. Disorder characterized by frequent, persistent worry and anxiety well beyond what is appropriate for a situation
- 11. Sudden brief episode of intense fear and anxiety, which usually peaks within 10 minutes and then slowly subsides
- 12. Capacity to cope and adjust to ongoing stresses of everyday life
- 14. Disorder of frequent or prolonged panic attacks
- 15. Significant impairment of behavior or personality that interferes with a person’s ability to function
Down
- 1. Synonym for major depressive disorder
- 2. Disorder characterized by persistent intrusions of upsetting thoughts and uncontrollable urges or rituals to relieve the anxiety these thoughts produce (acronym)
- 5. Type of memory triggered by duplicating the original position, location or amount of pressure, body movements, and/or emotions at the time of an abusive or traumatic past event
- 8. Coping mechanism in which the client leaves the body or believes past abuse has happened to someone else
- 10. Depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonly in winter months when the day length is shorter and less natural sunlight is available (acronym)
- 13. Disorder in which depressive and manic episodes occur, usually with one phase predominating over the other
- 15. Sustained emotional state