Anxiety Disorders
What is a feeling of dread, fear, and uneasiness?
Anxiety.
What is eating that is out of control?
Binge-eating.
What is a disorder that causes intense mood swings?
Bipolar Disorder.
What is the most common psychotic disorder?
Schizophrenia.
What is OCD?
Thoughts and rituals that occur over and over.
What are phobias?
A strong, irrational fear of something that little or no real danger.
What is anorexia nervosa?
The avoidance of food, severely restricting food intake, and only eating small quantities of food.
What is a mental health class that is used to describe all types of depression and bipolar disorders?
A mood disorder.
What are psychotic disorders also known as?
Psychoses.
Fear of losing or misplacing something and fear of germs are symptoms of what category of OCD?
Obsessions.
What are panic attacks?
Sudden feelings of terror when there is no real danger.
What are eating disorders?
Disorders that involve severe problems with thoughts about food and eating behaviors.
What part of the body is depression a disorder of?
The brain.
What are psychotic disorders?
Severe mental disorders that cause abnormal thinking and perceptions.
Some people with OCD may also have what disorder?
Tourette syndrome.
What is the most common anxiety disorder?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
What is bulimia nervosa?
Periods of binge-eating but afterwards forcing themselves to throw up.
What is involved in cyclothymic disorders?
Hypomanic and depressive symptoms, that are not as intense as or long lasting as hypomanic and depressive episodes.
What are cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Trouble using information, making decisions, and paying attention.
What are some symptoms of compulsions?
Excessive cleaning and repeatedly checking on things.
Social anxiety can also be known as what?
Phobias.
Brain damage, infertility, and severe constipation are health problems caused by what?
Anorexia Nervosa.
About how many teens and adults have depression in the United States?
More than 19 million.
What is the general cut off age for the development of schizophrenia?
After the age 45.
What gender develops OCD at a younger age?
Boys.