DIAGNOSIS
SAD is an acronym for:
Short form way of saying feeling “sadness”
Specific Anxiety Deficiency
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Is not a mental health acronym
Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is the Phone Number for the Mental Health Department?
705-632-2015
MYTH OR FACT
Mental disorders are a consequence of bad parenting or personal weakness.
MYTH
The main risk factors for mental illness are not bad parenting or personal weakness but rather genetics, severe and prolonged stress (such as physical or sexual abuse), or other environmental influences, and brain chemistry.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Women attempt suicide more often than men.
TRUE
While women attempt suicide more often than men, men are more likely than women to die by suicide.
STIGMA REFERS TO
A. A plan of treatment agreed to by patient and doctor.
B. Lack of knowledge about mental health.
C. Societal prejudice that can prevent people in need from speaking up or seeking help.
Societal prejudice that can prevent people in need from speaking up or seeking help.
This disorder is a combination of a manic phase (a sudden onset of exhilaration and excessive good mood), and a depressive phase (feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, and prolonged sadness
Bi-Polar Disorder
What year was the Campbellford & District Community Mental Health Centre established?
A.1995
B.1990
C.2001
D.2004
B.1990
Mental Health Issues are rare?
MYTH
Approximately 1 in 5 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 report a mental disorder, substance abuse or learning disability. Between 15 and 20 percent of the Canadian adolescent population suffers from a mental disorder at one time or another.
TRUE OR FALSE:
You need a physician’s referral for counselling with the program?
FALSE
People can self-refer for counseling with our program.
Mental Health refers to:
A. Achieving a period of 12-18 months without a psychotic episode.
B.Striking a balance in all aspects of your life—social, physical, spiritual, economic, mental.
C. A constant feeling of contentment.
B. Striking a balance in all aspects of your life—social, physical, spiritual, economic, mental.
For a diagnosis of depression, a person must acknowledge feeling sad most of the time:
A. No, feeling sad half of the time warrants the diagnosis of depression
B. No, a person can be depressed and not even notice that they are feeling sad
C. Yes, a person must feel profound sadness most of the time for a month
D. Yes, a person must feel profound sadness most of the time for 2 weeks
B. No, a person can be depressed and not even notice that they are feeling sad
Where was the program originally located?
A. In a house across the street from the hospital
B. In the administrative wing on the second floor of the hospital
C.Across the street at the family health team building (formerly Hillside Medical Centre)
D.Exactly where we are located today (second floor, former maternity/self-care wing)
D. Exactly where we are located today (second floor, former maternity/self-care wing)
MYTH OR FACT
People with mental illnesses will not get better?
MYTH
Once diagnosed, mental illness is treatable. While it is not usually “cured”, it can be effectively managed. Most people with mental disorders live productive and positive lives while receiving treatments for their mental illness.
TRUE OR FALSE:
People with untreated mental illness have a tendency to become violent?
FALSE
Mental illness is not a predictor of violence
Who is most likely to get Mental Illness
A. Poor, uneducated people.
B.Mental illness can affect anyone, regardless of intelligence, social class, or income level.
C.People with stressful jobs.
B. Mental illness can affect anyone, regardless of intelligence, social class, or income level
You have felt disconnected and listless for a few years, you have trouble sleeping, you aren’t getting along well with family and friends, and you feel and absence of joy and vitality in your life. Still, you never miss work and have generally kept your life on track. Finally , you see a doctor.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Dysthymia
What was the Program formally called?
A. Community Mental Health Centre
B.Community Wellness Centre
C.Mental Health Services
D.Campbellford Hospital Mental Health Program
A. Community Mental Health Centre
MYTH OR FACT
If someone in your family has a mental illness, you are more likely to develop one as well?
FACT
Although you will not necessarily develop any kind of mental illness, if someone in your family has a mental disorder you will be at higher risk. So, if you start to experience the symptoms of a mental disorder it will be important for you to see a health provider as soon as possible to determine if you have a problem that will require treatment.
TRUE OR FALSE:
When there is a threat of suicide, friends and family members are most likely to have no response.
TRUE
The topic of suicide is not only avoided in such situations, but research indicates that most common response of friends and family members to a threat of suicide is no response.
If a person is having a panic attack, the best response is to:
A. Firmly hold and restrain them.
B. Stay with them and encourage them to be calm and breathe deeply.
C.Try to dismiss their fears by telling them that it is all in their mind.
D.Use it as a time to help the individual confront the fear head-on and find its cause
B. Stay with them and encourage them to be calm and breathe deeply
This disorder is characterized by depression and anxiety as well as flashbacks. It is common among victims of crimes and people in the military.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What year did the program begin offering access to psychiatry via OTN?
A.1998
B.2000
C.2003
D.2010
A. 1998
MYTH OR FACT
Hallucinations and/or Delusions are symptoms of Schizophrenia?
FACT
TRUE OR FALSE:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a therapy that is used that emphasizes how a person’s thoughts and behaviour affect their mood
TRUE
Yes, CBT is currently used and looks at how thoughts and behaviours impact a person’s mood
The total number of 12-19 year olds in Canada at risk of developing depression is:
A. 1 million
B. 12 million
C. 3.2 million
D. 16
3.2 million