Terminology
A term frequently used as a synonym for sadness.
What is Depression?
A type of disorder that includes disruption of consciousness & memory loss. The most well known disorder of this type is Alzheimer's disease.
What is Dementia?
Name of a severe head injury that may cause mental illness.
What is a traumatic brain injury?
When someone with a Mental Disorder considers an action that could bring self-harm.
What is a suicidal action?
A synonym term for Mental Illness.
What is a Mental Disorder?
The most common disorder of this disorder type is Schizophrenia and side effects include hearing voices, halluications, delusions, & social withdraw.
What is a Psychotic Disorder?
When a subject of mental illness was addicted to a substance such as alcohol or drugs.
What is substance abuse?
An effect that may cause someone to have more trouble when learning new skills. (via Unite for Sight)
What are educational difficulties?
A term used for the "fearful anticipation of further danger or problems [with] an intense unpleasant feeling" (quote via Best Self)
What is Anxiety?
A type of disorder with side effects of frequently feeling sad or depressed.
What is a Mood Disorder?
When a Mental Illness is obtained from a genetic trait/past family.
What is obtaining mental illness from genes/family history?
An effect that may cause a person to not work as well or as hard. (via Unite for Sight)
What is lowered productivity?
Full name of commonly used abbreviation PTSD.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
A type of disorder which cause one to eat too much or not enough.
What is an Eating Disorder?
Term for someone who does not interact much with the outside world or does not have very many friends both of which may cause Mental Illness.
What is isolation/loneliness?
An effect that may cause someone not to enjoy life as much as they would without a mental illness. (via Unite for Sight)
What is decreased quality of life?
A mental illness that can be identified by a doctor or even self-diagnosis.
What is a Diagnosable Mental Illness?
A type of disorder with side effects that include panic attacks, nightmares, obsessive thoughts, and fear of leaving home.
What is an Anxiety Disorder?
When a disorder is obtained from an experience in the past.
What is obtaining Mental Illness from life experiences/childhood?
The part of the brain that most mental disorders effect.
What is the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (located in the cingulate gyrus)?
(via Wikipedia Anterior Cingulate Cortex page and Live Science)