Mental Illness in CATS and DOGS

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1. SAD is the acronym for an odd and potentially debilitating mental condition that occurs more at certain times of the year than at others. What is the full name for this condition? Seasonal Affective Disorder Sustained Autonomic Disorder Sensory Application Disorder Systemic Anthicholinergic Disorder

2. A relatively common mental disorder could also be called SAD, but is often referred to as SAnD, to differentiate it from a separate condition with the same acronym. SAnD in its more severe forms presents difficulties for people whose work requires interacting with others in settings like an office environment. Sensory Apparatus Disorder Stress-Aggravated Narcolepsy Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder Severe Antagonistic Disorder

3. ADD is the acronym for a mental disorder that can interfere with a child's learning process. What is ADD? Attention Deficit Disorder Abnormal Dysphoric Disorder Accelerated Development Disorder Atypical Delirium Disorder

4. The complex developmental disability known as ASD was for some time thought to be linked with childhood vaccinations, but the most recent research suggests that no such link exists. What is ASD? Atypical Sensory Disorder Allotropic Speech Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Acute Stress Disorder

5. Most children and teenagers disobey their parents from time to time, but there are limits to what's normal. When a son's or daughter's tantrums and argumentativeness are unusually severe, they may be diagnosed with ODD. What does ODD stand for? Omnipresent Destructive Disorder Occupational Disruptive Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder Overt Displacement Disorder

6. CTD is the acronym for Cumulative Trauma Disorder. Is this a mental or a physical disorder? Usually physical, but may also be mental Purely mental Purely physical Usually mental, but may also be physical

7. We all have worries, but people suffering from the mental condition known as GAD have a lot of them. What does GAD stand for? General Aphasic Disorder Geriatric Affliction Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Grief Addiction Disorder

8. The anxiety disorder known as OCD is often viewed in a comic light in popular culture (for example, it's portrayed as funny in the movie "As Good As It Gets".) However, in real life, it's no joke. What does OCD stand for? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Oppositional Cognitive Disorder Overstimulation Complex Disorder Overt Catatonic Disorder

9. An irreversible, progressive brain disease known by the acronym AD is becoming better known as the "Baby Boom" generation approaches old age, because it most often makes itself felt in the senior years. What is the full name for this feared ailment, which causes suffering for the whole family of the patient? Age Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Amnestic Disease Atrophic Disorder

10. The mental disorder known as DAD actually does have something to do with the relationship between parents and children. What does it stand for? Digressive Autonomous Disorder Displaced Affection Disorder Disinhibited Attachment Disorder Dominant Adult Disorder