Mood & Affect Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mood : an enduring state of mind, which can shape a person’s general expectations about the future
• affect : an individual’s automatic reaction to an event or situation—the immediate, observable expression of mood
• mental health : a state of well-being in which an individual is able to work productively, cope with change and adversity, engage in meaningful relationships, and realize his or her own potential
• mental illness : a condition that affects emotions, thinking, behavior, or any combination of the three
• depression : an abnormally lowered mood characterized by sadness, emptiness, and irritability
• mania : an abnormally elevated mood that impairs functioning
• euthymia : a stable range of mood that is neither elevated nor depressed
• congruence : affect that matches the individual’s emotional state and the immediate situation
• flat affect : the individual’s affect provides no visible cues to his emotions
• stability : refers to how often and how rapidly an individual’s affect fluctuates
• limbic system : an interconnected set of structures in the brain which are important in the production and regulation of mood and affect
• anhedonia : a loss of interest or inability to experience pleasure with activities, common with depressive disorders
• anxious distress : a combination of symptoms associated with high anxiety, including restlessness, impaired concentration due to worry, fear of impending doom, and fear of losing control
• serotonin : neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of aggression, mood, anxiety, impulsivity, appetite, sleep, and sex drive
• norepinephrine : neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of attention, arousal, and behavior
• somatization : the phenomenon in which individuals experience or express psychologic distress through physiologic responses