Abnormal Psychology Terms Crossword

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