Anorexia & Bulimia
This is when people (generally females) stop eating and put their body into starvation.
Anorexia
A mental or bodily condition that is defined by some disorganization of one's personality, mind, and/or emotions
A mental Disorder
The projection of fear into the future
Anxiety
Schizophrenia affects about this many Americans
2.1 million
Bipolar disorder is also known as this
manic depression
Most commonly associated with "binging and purging."
Bulimia
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context
Psychology
The most common type of anxiety
generalized anxiety disorder
The earliest age at which Schizophrenia may present itself
5
The age at which bipolar typically appears
15- 25
This percentage of anorexics are male.
10- 15%
Medication and therapy are often used for this part of a patient's illness
treatment
This is typically a very difficult task for a person suffering with anxiety
concentrating
This type of schizophrenia includes symptoms such as anger, arguing with others, and falsely believing that others are trying to harm their loved ones
paranoid schizophrenia
A very common risk for people with bipolar type I
suicide
Bulimia is said to be linked to this disorder.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
In mental illness these can range from mild depression to paranoia to complete episodes
symptoms
These responses refer to physical symptoms or physical bodily acting out of the symptoms of anxiety
somatic responses
People suffering from this type of schizophrenia may show little emotion, act childlike, or have problems thinking or explaining themselves
disorganized schizophrenia
Periods of high energy and impulsiveness during a type II episode
hypomania
She was the lead singer of a 1970's band who died of Anorexia
Karen Carpenter
The most common type of medication prescribed for mental illnesses
antidepressants
One of the more common reasons of anxiety
fear of failure
The arguably worst type of schizophrenia
undifferentiated schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder in its mildest form
Cyclothymia