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- 2. Illness- Health condition that changes a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behavior that affects the person’s ability to undertake daily functions.
- 6. deficit hyperactivity disorder- 78A mental illness characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness; diagnosed most often in children
- 8. disorder- A mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function: also known as manic-depressive disorder.
- 10. addiction- The uncontrolled use of a drug
- 11. In obsessive-compulsive disorder, undesirable thoughts that occur constantly, causing anxiety.
- 13. Mental illness in which a person loses touch with reality; often characterized by hallucinations, such as voices that other people cannot hear, and delusions.
- 14. Any chemical substances that change a person’s physical or psychological state.
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- 1. stress disorder- A mental illness that develops after a terrifying incident that involved physical or the threat of harm.
- 3. An irrational fear of an object or event that poses little or no actual risk.
- 4. depressive disorder- Mental illness characterized by a combination of symptoms that include prolonged sadness and that interfere with a person’s ability to undertake everyday activities
- 5. In obsessive-compulsive disorder, behaviors or rituals that develop in response to the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts.
- 6. A feeling of worry and fear that causes physical symptoms, such as sweating, and stress.
- 7. unfounded or irrational distrust of other people
- 9. disease- Type of dementia that causes the death of brain cells and the subsequent impairment of thinking and memory.
- 12. disorder- A mental illness in which a person feels too much anxiety, often in response to everyday situations.