Across
- 1. A rare form of schizophrenia which cause extreme hallucinations and is debilitating. People who suffer this have trouble distinguishing between reality and fiction.
- 3. More than feeling slightly down after the birth of a child, this condition results in full-blown depression and feelings of loneliness.
- 4. The obsessive and compulsive urge to do repetitive behaviors such as hand washing or organization.
- 6. It is the irrational and persistent feeling that people are 'out to get you' or that you are the subject of persistent, intrusive attention by others.
- 8. An eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat.
- 9. People who suffer this can have trouble with concentration and remaining still (hyperactivity).
- 11. A sudden episode of extreme fear that triggers physical side effects when there is no real danger.
- 14. Also known as Bipolar Disorder, this condition affects how you feel. Someone with this condition will have extreme maniac highs and extreme depressed lows.
- 15. An irrational fear. It is usually used as a suffix to the fear root. Literally translates from Greek as "fear" or "panic".
- 19. A rare personality disorder that can cause several different personalities.
- 20. A disorder in a child marked by defiant and disobedient behavior to authority figures.
- 21. Excessive, unrealistic worry & tension, even if there is little or nothing to provoke the anxiety.
- 22. A pattern of repeated drug or alcohol use that often interferes with health, work, or social relationships.
- 23. The neurological syndtrome that makes a kidnapping victim fall in love with their kidnapper; named after the capital of Sweden, which the condition was first observed.
Down
- 2. Characterized by the onset of symptoms during a specific season, this condition primarily affects the mood of a person.
- 5. A group of thinking and social symptoms that interferes with daily functioning.
- 6. A severe, rare condition often caused by schizophrenia. It is when a person loses their grip on reality. Someone who suffers this has "psychotic episodes".
- 7. Sadness, often for large periods of time. Can cause a person to feel alone or suicidal.
- 10. A rare disorder that causes delusions and hallucinations that are indistinguishable from reality.
- 12. A extremely rare neurological disorder characterized by distortions of visual perception, the body image, and the experience of time. People may see things smaller than they are, feel their body alter in size or experience any of the syndrome's numerous other symptoms. Similar to schizophrenia but differs slightly. It's name comes from a fiction book/movie that follows the adventures of a girl and a rabbit with a watch. Hmm.....
- 13. Unlike the behavioral condition closely related to it, this condition does NOT cause hyperactivity. It does, however, cause inattentiveness.
- 16. This affects someone in a social situation. People may feel they are being judged or freeze in fear. People who have this condition may also struggle giving presentations or speeches.
- 17. A serious eating disorder marked by binging, followed by methods to avoid weight gain.
- 18. This disorder stems from traumatic experiences in a person's life. People who served in the military are disproportionately affected by it.