A long-lasting feeling of intense sadness and hopelessness. Symptoms include fatigue, weight change, lack of concentration, and morbid thoughts.
What is clinical depression?
100
An excessive fear of certain things. The fear may seem a bit odd to most, but it is quite real to the person who has it. This fear is thought to be linked to past experiences.
What is a phobia?
100
Memory loss that is caused by aging, illness, or injury. The person is unable to recall past events and sometimes forgets who he/she is.
What is amnesia?
100
When a person's behavior are in conflict with society. This person can be hateful, aggressive, and irritable. He usually does not care about other people's needs.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
100
When a person is constantly worried that he is sick. He feels pains and aches and always thinks that he is developing a disease or illness.
What is hypochondria?
200
When a person's moods vary drastically between happiness and sadness. There may be intense joy followed by outbreaks of violence.
What is bipolar disorder?
200
When events from the past keep a person from living a normal life. It is very common in people who were in combat or abused. Reoccurring nightmares about the event may keep the person from sleeping.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
200
A rare disorder in which two or more personalities coexist within a single person. The person may shift personalities. Each personality is unaware of the other's existence.
What is multiple personalities?
200
When a person avoids any social contact. This person has a very low self-esteem and is afraid of being rejected by others.
What is avoidant personality disorder?
200
When an emotional state causes a change in a person's health. These changes may include loss of vision, loss of hearing, or paralysis.
What is conversion disorder?
300
A type of depression that is the effect of reduced exposure to the sun. Depression symptoms manifest during seasons with very little sunlight.
What is seasonal affective disorder?
300
A disorder in which a person cannot function without other people helping him. This person is scared of making decisions or doing anything without the advice of others.
What is dependent personality disorder?
400
When a person switches between being forceful towards people and being frightened of them.