Ch. 16 Psych Crossword
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
                                              
 
 
Down: 1) A mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimist state.2) The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition), a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. Presently distributed in an updated "text revision" (DSM-IV-TR)3) A rare dissociative disorder in which of person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities.5) A mood disorder which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.7) An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.8) The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When applied to psychological disorders, the medical model assumes that these "mental" illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms.10) A "harmful dysfunction" in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, maladptive, and unjustifiable.11) Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning.13) False beliefs, often of persecutions or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders. Across: 4) A personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.6) Disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings.9) A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions.12) An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.14) A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.15) Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.16) A psychological disorder that is usually distressing but that allows one to think rationally and function socially.17) An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and / or actions (compulsions).18) An anxiety disorder marked by minutes-long episode of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations.19) A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasures in most activities.20) A contemporary perspective which assumes that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders.21) Psychological disorders characterized by distressing, peristent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety.
 

 

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