a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion, regulation, or behavior
a psychological disorder displaying one or more symptoms of extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured, through treatment in hospital
a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations
persistant, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation
intense fear of social situations leading to avoidance of such
fear or avoidance of situations where one has felt loss of control and panic
unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions
haunting memories, nightmares, social withdraw, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling and/or insomnia that lingers for 4+ weeks after a traumatic experience
positivepsychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances
psychological disorder characterized by emotional extremes
mood disorder characterized by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
a person alternates between depression and mania
compulsive fretting
false beliefs
false sensory experience
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished or inappropriate emotional expression
symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical cause
Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.
Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.
Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.
The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.
Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.
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Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.
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