What fraction of people suffering from depression seek necessary treatment?
one-third
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What school was Active Minds started at?
University of Pennsylvania
100
True or false: Anxiety effects your sense of smell
True!
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What are the three main types of eating disorders (according to psychiatry.org)?
anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder
200
Is OCD treatable?
What is yes, you can manage it
200
What age group is most likely to commit suicide?
The elderly
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Where is the national Active Minds headquarters located?
Washington D.C.
200
Anxiety: Nature, Nurture, Or Both!?
What is Both!! In severe cases, anxiety can be passed down genetically.
200
What is "Thinspo" short for?
what is "Thinspiration"
300
Name a celebrity who has OCD?
What is Daniel Radcliffe, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Megan Fox, Howey Mandell, and Justin Timberlake
300
Depression not only affects people mentally but also physically. Name two ways depression can affect people physically.
What you said is probably right! Some ways depression can affect people physically are:
lower bone density
increased risk of heart attack
body aches/pains
increased risk of stroke
300
Around how many Active Minds campus chapters exist?
Over 400
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What is the most common problem with therapy people with anxiety have
What is Projecting fear. They are afraid of their problem, then they become afraid of therapy because it is exposure to their problem
300
What percentage of people with eating disorders receive treatment?
What is 10%
400
Who does OCD affects more? Men or women?
Trick question playas! It affects men, women and children all equally!
400
What time of the year do most major depressions occur (according to Psychology Today)?
Summer
400
What was the original name of Active Minds?
Open Minds
400
What does GAD stand for
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
400
Name 4 means of purging
What is ipecac, laxatives, diuretics, and exercise. OR vomiting, deficating, urinating, exercise
500
What percentage of US citizens have OCD(within 2%)
What is 2.3%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
500
What personality trait is most often linked to depression?
What is Rumination. Quiet people who sit and think to themselves
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What inspired founder Allison Malmon to start Active Minds?
Her brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia but never talked to anyone about it. He ended up ending his own life. Malmon didn't want anymore people to feel too ashamed to speak about mental illness. That's when she started the conversation.
500
What is the most common therapy used to treat severe anxiety
What is exposure therapy
500
What is Pica?!?!?
What is an EDNOS that is compulsive craving for eating, chewing or licking non-food items, such things as paint chips, chalk, plaster, glue, rust, ice, coffee grounds or cigarette ashes.