Across
- 3. (2 words): neurologically based disorders that are revealed in a clinically significant way during a child's developing years
- 4. (3 words): when the recurrent use of substances causes clinically and functionally significant impairment, such as health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home.
- 8. (3 words): Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by academic performance that substantially below what would be expected given the person's age, global cognition, and education.
- 9. (2 words): persistent and recurrent problem gambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress
- 11. A severely negative physiological reaction to removal of a psychoactive substance, which can be alleviated by the same or a similar substance.
- 13. in genetics, genes that only slightly increases the risk of developing the disorder, but in contrast to the deterministic genes, these are more common in the population
- 14. (4 words): developmental disorder featuring maladaptive levels of inattention, excessive activity, and impulsiveness
- 15. antianxiety medications such as Valium, Xanax, Dalmane, or Halcion also used to treat insomnia. May result in addiction.
- 16. The need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effect, and a diminished effect with continued use of the same amount
- 17. impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain damage
- 18. (3 words): brain damage caused by a blow tot he head or other trauma that injures the brain and results in altered neurocognitive functioning
- 19. (3 words): Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in social interactions and communication and restricted patterns of behavior, interest, and activity
- 20. (2 words): degenerative brain disorder principally affecting motor performance (for example, tremors and stooped posture) associated with reduction in dopamine
Down
- 1. in genetics, genes that lead to a nearly 100% chance of developing the associated disorder. These are rare in the population
- 2. (3 words): condition that damages the frontal or temporal regions of the brain; behavior or language is negatively affected
- 5. (2 words): disease of the cerebral cortex that causes an atypical (but highly common) form of dementia, discovered in 1906
- 6. (2 words): genetic disorder marked by involuntary limb movements and progressing to dementia
- 7. toxic and addictive substance found in tobacco leaves
- 10. stimulants (including medications used to treat hypersomnia by keeping the person awake)
- 12. (3 words): a cognitive, behavioral, and social problem associated with alcohol use