Mental Disorders

Question 1

Causes delusions, hallucinations + confusion in the brain

Answer 1

Schizophrenia

Question 2

Disease effecting a person’s memory

Answer 2

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 3

Intentional starvation, as to look “thin”

Answer 3

Anorexia

Question 4

Binging and purging to maintain one’s weight

Answer 4

Bulimia

Question 5

Loss of motor skills / jittery body, due to low levels of dopamine

Answer 5

Parkinson’s Disease

Question 6

A category of loss memory

Answer 6

Dementia

Question 7

Neurodegenerative genetic disorder / Brain cell + nerve deterioration

Answer 7

Huntington’s Disease

Question 8

Motor gestures and phonic sounds made uncontrollably

Answer 8

Tourette Syndrome

Question 9

Having trouble sleeping

Answer 9

Insomnia

Question 10

Sudden drops in cognitive processes causing random sleeping

Answer 10

Narcolepsy

Question 11

Purposely inflicting self-harm for medical attention, as the inflicted “enjoys” medical attention

Answer 11

Munchausen Syndrome

Question 12

Disorder of movement, due to damage caused to the brain before/during/after birth

Answer 12

Cerebral Palsy

Question 13

Effecting the development of a fetus during pregnancy due to drinking while pregnant

Answer 13

Fetal Alcohol Snydrome (FAS)

Question 14

One who has the constant belief that they have some sort of physical illness;
Believe to have all of the symptoms, and thus seek medical attention

Answer 14

Hypochondria

Question 15

Immune system slowly deteriorates the nerve system’s myelin sheaths, causing paralyzation

Answer 15

Guillian Barre

Question 16

Reoccurring obsessions and compulsions

Answer 16

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 17

Depression that occurs during a given season

Answer 17

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Question 18

Persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of certain situations/objects that induce such illogical fear

Answer 18

Phobia

Question 19

Depression that occurs after giving birth

Answer 19

Postpartum Depression

Question 20

Episodes of debilitating anxiety + fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause

Answer 20

Panic Disorder

Question 21

Mental health condition (depression) triggered by experiencing or seeing a terrifying event

Answer 21

Post Traumatic Depression Syndrome (PTSD)

Question 22

Communication / social impairment;

May also involve routine habits

Answer 22

Autism

Question 23

A learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading

Answer 23

Dyslexia

Question 24

A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships

Answer 24

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Question 25

Narcolepsy that is triggered by strong emotions

Answer 25

Cataplexy

Question 26

Compulsive desire to pull out (and sometimes eat) one’s own hair

Answer 26

Trichotillomania