Ch 4 Mental Disorders and Suicide

Mental Illness

• an illness that affects the mind and reduces a person's ability to function, adjust to change or get a long with others.

• A flu that affects the mind during the cold season.

• a sickness that affects the mind causing people to lose their memory.

• a mental condition that makes the body feel as if it is sick.

Anxiety

• wanting to do something and not being able to control yourself.
• fear that is caused by an unknown source that dosent present a threat.
• unable to sit still at any time of the day.
• using up all your energy thinking about the past.

Phobia

• anxiety with an unknown source
• anxiety passed on from your parents
• anxiety that is realted to a specific solution or object. 
• anxiety that does not exist.

Obsession

• an unwanted thought, image or thing that takes control of the mind.
• having a fear that is controlled.
• not letting things in your life affect you.
• the ammount of time it takes to feel comfortable with something.

Compulsion

• an idea or thought that takes control of your mind. 
• wanting something immidiately and not being able to wait.
• a state in which a person does not talk to people.
• an unreasoanle need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome.

Mood Disorder

• a illness characterized by extreme emotions.

• a illness in which you are not in the mood to talk to people.

• a mood illness characterized by a normal emotion.

• emotions characterized by the time of year.

Schizophrenia

• illness in which a person is skipping meals and hygiene routines.

• the act of not wanting to skip certain activities out of fear.
• illness characterized by severe disturbances in thinking, mood awareness and behavior. 

• a illness in which you fear everything around you. 

Anorexia Nervosa

• eating illness were a person doesn't eat enough food to maintain a healthy weight.

• a illness in which a person dosen't eat AT ALL.

• wanting to eat very little food but end up eating to much.
• a illness in which a person is nervous that it makes them sick.

Bulimia

• a physical illness in which you are not able to sleep. 

• a illness where a person regularly has an uncontrollelable urge to eat large amounts of food but without purging.

• eating illness where a person has uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging.

• a illness in which you eat while you are asleep. 

Binge Eating Disorder

• eating Illness were a person doesn't eat enough food to maintain a healthy weight.

• a illness in which a person dosen't eat AT ALL.

• a physical illness in which you are not able to sleep 

• a illness where a person regularly has an uncontrollelable urge to eat large amounts of food but without purging.