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1 in __ adults have been diagnosed with a mental illness sometime in their life.
What is 5?
Severe disturbances in eating behaviors, obsessions with food, body weight, and shape
What is Eating Disorder?
a person talks to a mental health counselor where the purpose is to target inaccurate or negative behaviour/mindsets and work through methods to offset that type of thinking with healthier coping mechanisms
What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
persistent state of sadness and pessimism, always tired, not participating in activities that one used to enjoy
What is Depression?
Over half of all mental health problems start by which age?
Over half of mental health conditions in adult life (excluding dementia) start by the age of 14 and 75% start by the age of 18 (DOH/NHS 2015)
million adults suffer from a mental health disorder in a given year
What is 51.5?
Characterized by dramatic shifts in moods, energy, and activity levels that affect a person's ability to carry out daily tasks. These shifts in mood swings are more severe than normal ups and downs experienced by everyone
What is Bipolar Disorder?
a method to help treat phobias where a person is exposed to their phobia directly or exposed to the extreme immediately from the start rather than taking a gradual approach.
What is flooding?
short attention span, fidgeting or restlessness, making impulsive decisions often, difficulty prioritizing, bad time management
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Which country’s Prime Minister was re-elected in 2001 after publicly taking time off for depression?
a. Poland
b. Norway
c. Mexico
What is Norway?
% of Females experience a mental health disorder
What is 24.5?
Can develop after exposure to a potentially traumatic event that is beyond a typical stressor. Events that may lead to include, but are not limited to, violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, combat, and other forms of violence. Exposure to events like these is common.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
a drug that can be prescribed by psychiatrists used as antidepressants by enhancing nerve cells which regulate emotions
What is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)?
eating when one is not hungry or feels full, eating alone often out of guilt, eating unusually large amounts of food in a specific time frame
What is Binge Eating Disorder?
The incidence of depression in minority ethnic groups has been found to be how much percent higher than in the white population?
What is 60%?
million adults received treatment for their mental health disorder
What is 13.1?
Ongoing social problems that include difficulty communicating and interacting with others, repetitive behavior as well as limited interests or activities
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
a licensed mental health professional guides you through different eye movements while the person focuses on a specific negative experience or thought for a brief period of time. This treatment can be used to help PTSD.
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)?
memory loss of certain events, feeling detached from oneself, distorted perception of reality, can be paired with depression or anxiety
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
Before the Mental Health Discrimination Act was signed into law in 2013, what were some people with mental health problems prohibited from doing?
a. Be a psychologist
b. Serve as an MP
c. Represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games
What is b. Serve as an MP?
% of young adults who experience a mental health disorder suffered from serious impairment
What is 22.2?
Is a mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thought processes, perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions. Although the course of schizophrenia varies among individuals, schizophrenia is typically persistent and can be both severe and disabling.
What is Schizophrenia?
a medical procedure done by passing electrical currents through the brain causing a brief seizure which helps change the brain chemistry. Only performed where other treatments failed to work and can have serious side effects.
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy?
doubting others often and difficulty trusting people, persistent suspicions without reason, hold grudges for long periods of time
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, well-known pop singer ________ spoke about her experience with bipolar disorder. “I stand here today as proof that you can live a normal and empowered life with mental illness,” she said.
What is Demi Lovato?