Facts about mental health
This is diagnosed by meeting with a mental health professional (typically a psychiatrist).
What is Mental Illness
Refers to negative opinions and attitudes about mental illness.
What is stigma
This was a famous painter diagnosed with bipolar.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh
Verbal/emotional abuse directed at the self is
What is negative self talk
People with a severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, are usually dangerous and violent.
What is myth....(The truth is that the incidence of violence in people who have a brain disorder is not much higher than it is in the general population. Those suffering from schizophrenia are more often frightened, confused and despairing than violent.)
This refers to the process in which people are able to live, work, learn and participate fully in their communities.
What is Recovery
The equal treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders in insurance plans
What is mental health parity
This person was a prime minister diagnosed with depression.
Who is Winston Churchill
Eating and sleeping too little or too much is a potential symptom of
What is depression.
Depression is not a normal part of the aging process.
What is Fact... (It is not normal for older adults to be depressed. Signs of depression in older people include loss of interest in activities, sleep disturbances, and lethargy. Depression in the elderly is often undiagnosed, and it is important for seniors and their family members to recognize the problem and seek professional help.)
Scientists believe that symptoms of a mental illness are caused by this..
What is Chemical imbalance in the brain
Makes it illegal to discriminate in the areas of employment, transportation, communication, or recreation.
What is the American with Disabilities Act.
This person was a famous mathematician diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Who is John Nash
Extremely high/elevated moods is frequently referred to as
What is mania
Depression and other illnesses, such as anxiety disorders, do not affect children or adolescents. Any problem they have are just a part of growing up.
What is myth..(Children and adolescents can develop severe mental illnesses. In the United States, one in ten children and adolescents has a mental disorder severe enough to cause impairment. However, only about 20 percent of these children receive treatment. Left untreated, these problems can get worse. Anyone talking about suicide should be taken very seriously.
This means that people have false/irrational beliefs.
What are delusions
Prohibits housing discrimination.
What is Fair Housing Act.
This person was the 16th president of the United States that was diagnosed with a mood disorder.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This is what PHP stands for
Partial Hospitalization Program
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as "shock treatment" is painful and barbaric.
What is Myth...(Modern ECT has given a new lease on life to many people who suffer from severe and debilitating depression. It is used when other treatments such as psychotherapy or medication fail or cannot be used. Patients who receive ECT are asleep and under anesthesia, so they do not feel a thing, low pulse is transmitted to the brain to re-circuit mis-firing neurons.)
This means that people hear, see, feel, or smell something that is not actually there.
What are hallucinations
Name four strategies for responding to stigma
What is 1. Education, 2. Correct information, 3. selectively disclose information, 4. be aware of legal rights.
These are famous female pop stars that were diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Who is Demi Lovato & Mariah Carey
Problems with concentration, memory, and abstract reasoning is known as what
What is cognitive difficulities
Addiction is a lifestyle choice and shows a lack of willpower. People with a substance abuse problem are morally weak or "bad"?
What is myth...(addiction is a disease that generally results from changes in the brain chemistry, it has nothing to do with being a "bad" person.)