Mental Health Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bipolar: this disorder is marked by shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function resulting in manic and depression episodes.
• mania: a period of intense mood disturbance with elevated activity or energy.
• flight of ideas: a continuous flow of accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic.
• clang associations: stringing together words because of their rhyming sounds, without regard to the meaning.
• delusions: strongly held or fixed false belief that conflicts with reality.
• grandiose: exaggerated sense of one's own worth, importance ability or achievement with high self regard.
• dopamine: a chemical in the brain that is believed to have an effect on mood and mental health.
• hallucinations: alterations in perception in which an individual perceives a non-existent object or event is present.
• ahedonia: a reduced ability or inability to experience pleasure in everyday life.
• apathy: a decreased interest in activities or beliefs that would otherwise be interesting or important.
• affect: the external expression of a person's internal emotional state.
• dystonia: sudden, sustained contraction of one or several muscle groups.
• akathisia: a motor restlessness that causes pacing, repetitive movements, or an inability to stay still.
• pseudo parkinsonism: a temporary group of symptoms that look like parkinson's.
• tardive dyskinesia: a persistent side effect involving involuntary rhythmic movements beginning in face/oral muscles.
• anticholinergic toxicity: a life-threatening medical emergency caused by antipsychotics which causes delirium and ams.
• ataxia: term to describe the lack of muscle coordination and control.
• agranulocytosis: a condition that can occur as a result of antipsychotic therapy leads to neutropenia which can be fatal.