Chapter 5 (Function and Public Health)

Question 1

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS - most commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease)

Answer 1

a degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control, hardening of the nerve cells on the sides of the spine led to the loss of muscle tissue from disuse

Question 2

anorexia

Answer 2

an eating disorder characterized by the patient’s restricting food or refusing to eat

Question 3

autism

Answer 3

a psychiatric disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction, as well as repetitive and/or restricted patterns of behavior or interests (originated in the mistaken idea that the patient was focused only on themself)

Question 4

bulimia

Answer 4

an eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by forced purging or getting rid of food

Question 5

cerebral palsy

Answer 5

paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement dysphoria - a negative emotional state

Question 6

epilepsy

Answer 6

a disease marked by seizures

Question 7

euphoria

Answer 7

a positive emotional state

Question 8

hypomania

Answer 8

a mental state just below mania

Question 9

manic depression (bipolar disorder)

Answer 9

a psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating bouts of excitement and depression

Question 10

myasthenia

Answer 10

muscle weakness

Question 11

nacrolepsy

Answer 11

a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrolled sleepiness

Question 12

psychopathy

Answer 12

a mental illness

Question 13

schizophrenia

Answer 13

a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech

Question 14

neurosis

Answer 14

a nerve condition

Question 15

psychosis

Answer 15

a mind condition