Fun Facts
Half of all mental health disorders show first signs before a person turns _____-years-old, and three-quarters of mental health disorders begin before age _________.
Half of all mental health disorders show first signs before a person turns 14-years-old, and three-quarters of mental health disorders begin before age 24.
important in controlling movement, planning behavior, reasoning, emotions and problem solving.
Frontal Lobe
Often described as having for years or more, or lifetime.
CHRONIC
True or false, the rate of mental health disorders doubles for those who have been to war or lived through a major disaster.
TRUE
______ in 20 Americans have lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.
ONE in 20 Americans have lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.
"Pro Re Nata" translates to what?
"when necessary" PRN (as needed)
important in the processing and recognition of sounds as well as the recognition and memory of objects and faces.
Temporal Lobe
Hospitalization
True
What children's show is closely related to mental health
Winnie the pooh
This female was an original judge on American Idol and was diagnosed with Bulimia Nervosa
Paula Abdul
involved in turning emotional information into memory, learning, and regulating (controlling) emotional responses.
Hippocampus
repetitive behaviors used to suppress obsessive thoughts or to follow strong urges.
Compulsions
ex. counting, checking, tapping, clicking
Mental health conditions only develop in people who have some sort of trauma, true or false?
FALSE, anyone can develop/inherit a mental health condition/disorder
this man was our first president and suffered from a learning disability.
George Washington
This Male was apart of Black Sabbath, has a wife named sharon and is diagnosed with Bipolar disorder.
Ozzy Osbourne
receives information from all parts of the nervous system and relays it it to the appropriate parts of the brain that deal with sensation and motor signals. Also helps regulate sleep and wakefulness.
Thalamus
A type of body signal or group of sensations that are generally unpleasant and experiences a variety of physical sensations that can make you feel uncomfortable, apprehensive, fearful, or all three.
ANXIETY
True or False, when an addict takes a simple sip of alcohol or dose of unprescribed medication, they have relapsed.
TRUE. one simple sip counts
This famous female actor played in E.T. and 50 first dates and was diagnosed with clinical depression alcoholism, substance abuse
Drew Barrymore
This Food Network woman suffers from agoraphobia
Paula Deen
responsible for emotional memories, responses to fear, emotions and arousal, as well as being involved in the release of hormones that prepare the body for action.
Amygdala
little or no motivation to do things. For example, not wanting to get up and get dressed or go out with family/friends.
Avolition
Mental health issues are a result of personality weakness or character flaws, and people can "snap out of it" if they try hard enough, true or false?
FALSE
this artist cut his own ear off and was diagnosed with clinical depression and suspected bipolar disorder.
Vincent Van Gogh