Mental Health and Illnesses

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  1. 5. a mental illness characterized by feeling anxious or worried about multiple things for a prolonged period of time
  2. 7. one of many obsessions associated with OCD that causes an individual to sanitize constantly
  3. 12. a federal agency that provides treatment and services for people with mental substance use disorders (acronym)
  4. 14. the percent of Americans that suffer from mental illness each year
  5. 16. a type of mental health professional that can diagnose a mental illness
  6. 18. a form of therapy that uses light to treat seasonal affective disorder
  7. 21. a mental illness characterized by prolonged feelings of sadness, negative thoughts and/or sluggishness
  8. 22. a substance often used to self medicate for depression
  9. 25. how we feel, think and behave
  10. 28. the percent of mental illness cases that begin by age 24
  11. 29. a symptom of mental illness that involves prolonged feelings of sadness or irritability
  12. 31. a symptom of mental illness when an individual refrains from being around people
  13. 32. a symptom of mental illness when an individual refrains from being around people
  14. 33. a condition usually affecting older individuals that has similar symptoms to depression causing confusion and memory loss
  15. 34. a type/classification of medication commonly used to treat mental illnesses
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  1. 1. an assessment tool used by a professional to diagnose a mental illness
  2. 2. a symptom of mental illness that involves having strange thoughts and having trouble telling what is real and not
  3. 3. a coping mechanism where an individual believes nothing is wrong with them
  4. 4. when the brain is not working well for a prolonged period of time
  5. 6. a symptom of mental illness that causes one to see or hear things that are not present
  6. 8. one of many people (in school) you can talk to about your feelings and mental health
  7. 9. __________ percent of U.S. adults that will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime
  8. 10. one of many compulsions associated with OCD that involves a specific number
  9. 11. a form of therapy used to treat depression that uses individual or group counseling
  10. 13. having a negative view or thought attached to something
  11. 15. factors outside the brain that can lead to mental illness
  12. 17. the number (at least) of classified forms of mental illness in existence
  13. 19. those that can be affected by a mental illness
  14. 20. a mental health professional that can diagnose a mental illness
  15. 23. _________ __________ disorder causes feelings of obsession and/or compulsion
  16. 24. effect of genes on the brain's development and function (often passed from parent to child)
  17. 26. a coping mechanism when an individual believes nothing is wrong with them
  18. 27. an assessment tool used by a professional to diagnose a mental illness requiring conversation
  19. 30. a mind-body technique used to treat generalized anxiety disorder