Exam 3: Caring for Your Mind

Which age group has the highest rate of mental disorder?

The basic working units of the brain are called ____.

What percentage of autistic individuals also have another mental disorder requiring treatment?

Which phrase best describes an obsession?

How many American adults suffer from generalized anxiety disorder?

The vast majority of people with schizophrenia are treated with ____.

How much does the average human brain weigh?

Some have proposed that people with a(n) ____________________ personality may suppress negative emotions such as anger.

A person who has ____ personality may be more prone to high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.

Which type of therapist is also a medical doctor allowed to prescribe medications?

Chemicals that are released by the neurons to stimulate or inhibit the action of other neurons are known as ____.

The most common mental disorder in childhood is ____.

The____________________ plays a major role in coordinating movement, balance and posture.

Which condition is characterized by experiencing feelings of great energy and euphoria alternating with feelings of depression and despair?

____________________ is the most common mental disorder in childhood.

An irrational, intense, and persistent fear of certain objects is known as ____.

Describe the anatomy of brain messaging, or how neurons "talk" to each other.Discuss the role of neurotransmitters and neurons in this process.

Schizophrenia is linked most to ____.

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on inappropriate or inaccurate thoughts is known as ____________________.

Claustrophobia is the fear of ____.