All About Me
What is Yasmine's favourite colour?
Pink or Black :)
What is one piece of advice you have for Yasmine to be successful in grad school?
:) Thank you!
What is the full name of the debut album Jessie Reyez released during quarantine, in March 2020?
Before Love Came to Kill Us - Jessie Reyez
True or False?
Mad Studies is a relatively new field
True - mad studies is an emerging academic discipline which is challenging sanism and ableism. Mad studies asks us to look at things from mad people's point of view
Tell the group a good memory you and Yasmine share that happened during quarantine. :)
:)
Name one job title Yasmine currently holds.
Acceptable Answers: Research Assistant, Administrative Assistant/Support Assistant, Peer Educator, Freelance Writer
Which of the following is TRUE about Yasmine's acceptance to the Master's program?
a) Yasmine is going to learn how to work with autistic children
b) Yasmine will be taking the program part-time while working two part-time jobs
c) Yasmine received an offer with full funding
d) It's going to be really racially diverse
c) Yasmine received an offer with full funding
What was the first Jessie Reyez song Yasmine ever heard?
A) Gatekeeper
B) Figures
C) Shutter Island
D) None of the Above
A) Gatekeeper (On MuchMusic in 2017)
Which of the following conditions used to be diagnosable by psychiatrists?
a) Drapetomania - a mental disease that caused enslaved Africans to run away
b) hysteria - ungovernable emotional excess; thought to be caused by a displaced uterus (wandering womb)
c) protest psychosis - Black men in the 1960s diagnosed with schizophrenia because of their civil rights ideas
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
If a stranger asked you, how would you describe Yasmine in three words? :)
:) Thank you!
What is a long term goal Yasmine has? (long term goal means it will take a year or more to achieve)
Graduate with a MASTERS bishhhh. :) , Move into my own place, Road Trip/Friend Vacation!
What inspired Yasmine to pursue the field she is currently pursuing?
a) Taking DST 500 History of Madness in Winter 2019
b) Being taught by mad-identified professors in school
c) life experience
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
*Don't overthink* Besides Jessie Reyez, what else does Yasmine listen to?
A) Oldies - Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Sam Cooke
B) Female Rappers - Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Rico Nasty, Nicki Minaj
C) Jessie Reyez Radio - Kehlani, Snoh Aalegra, Olivia O'Brien
D) Trick Question - Yasmine only listens to Jessie Reyez
A) B) and C) are all correct answers.
Which of the following correctly explains why the term "mental illness" became popular?
A) to give psychiatrists legitimacy & improve the 'image' of psychiatry
B) patients wanted to be referred to as mentally ill
C) It was always called "mental illness"
A) to give psychiatrists legitimacy & improve the 'image' of psychiatry
What is one short term goal Yasmine has? (short term = achievable in the next six months)
Get her G2 / Finish Driving School / Put Out Music /
When Yasmine goes to school, what would she be most interested in researching?
madness and race / racism in psychiatry / medical racism / policing and madness / anti-racist disability theory
When Yasmine got to TALK to Jessie during quarantine, what word did Jessie use to describe her? :)
LIT and DOPE
Name one abuse institutionalized mentally-ill people have experienced by doctors/medical professionals/. Could be historical or present-day.
Historically: Forced sterilization / Exploited for their unpaid labour / lobotomies etc
Presently: Being Formed / Forced to take meds / etc
Why is Yasmine such a great friend to have during a pandemic?
:)
Besides getting into grad school, what is one of Yasmine's major accomplishments from 2021?
I wrote for the Toronto Star :)
What is one thing Yasmine has been doing recently to prepare for grad school?
Created a budget / Applied for scholarships / Reading A LOT / RA-ing / Phone Calls with Profs
Who sponsored Jessie Reyez's performance on St.Patrick's Day?
JAMESON WHISKEY :)
What career do you envision Yasmine doing in the future? How do you think she'll use her degree?
THANKS I NEEDED IDEAS :)