Mental Health Facts
How many adults suffer from a mental health disorder?
a. 1 in 10
b. 1 in 5
c. 1 in 2
d. 1 in 15
b. 1 in 5 adults suffer from a mental health disorder
How many people with a mental illness remain untreated?
a. 56.6%
b. 57.9%
c. 20.3%
d. 60.6%
a. 56.6%
OT's origins are rooted in what?
a. Physical health
b. Social interactions
c. Mental health
d. All of the above
c. Mental health
What percent of students in 2018 felt overwhelmingly anxious?
a. 34%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 19%
b. 40%
Half of all mental health disorders show their first signs before the person reaches ______ years old?
a. 10
b. 3
c. 14
d. 20
c. 14 years old
What is the name of the service on the Misericordia Campus you can go to to receive counseling on a variety of mental health issues?
a. TOPS Center
b. SSC
c. GPP
d. CAPS Center
d. CAPS Center
This is located in the basement of the Alumne/ McGowan Dorm
Which one of these are a place that provides OT services for mental health?
a. The library
b. The gym
c. Local farmers market
d. Correctional facility
d. Correctional Facility
What percent of college students contemplated suicide in 2018?
a. 11%
b. 13%
c. 20%
d. 40%
b. 13%
Suicide is the leading cause for people in the US between 15-29
a. True
b. False
b. False
It's false because it is the second leading cause of death for this age group, the first leading cause is car crashes.
An estimated 47% of adults are not receiving treatment due to what?
a. They don't feel like it
b. They have don't have transportation
c. Cost of treatment
d. They are uninsured
c. Cost of treatment
Even when someone is insured, sometimes the cost is still very high if they don't have a good insurance plan
What year was The Community Mental Health Act enacted?
a.1953
b.1973
c.1963
d.1943
c. 1963
This is when OT's began working in community mental health
What percent of college students reported feeling depressed in 2018?
a. 41%
b. 13%
c. 12%
d. 20%
d. 20%
Only ____% of people of adults with diagnosable mental illness seek treatment or help
a. 45%
b. 44%
c. 43%
d. 40%
b. 44%
What is the largest single player for mental health services?
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. Private Insurance Company
d. Public Insurance Company
b. Medicaid
Often provides more comprehensive mental care than most private insurance companies
What is the recovery model?
a. short-term process w/ ultimate goal of partial participation in community activities
b. long-term process w/ ultimate goal of partial participation in community activities
c. short-term process w/ ultimate goal of full participation in community activities
d. long-term process w/ ultimate goal of full participation in community activities
d. long-term process w/ ultimate goal of full participation in community activities
True or False: Most universities don't offer counseling or any other services to help students deal with mental illness
a. True
b. False
a. True
Suicide accounts for over ______ deaths this year worldwide and ______ in just the US.
a. 800,000 ; 41,000
b. 41,000 ; 800,000
c. 1,000,000 ; 54,000
d. 54,000 ; 1,000,000
a. 800,000 ; 41,000
How many areas across the US are considered mental health shortage areas?
a. 5,000
b. 4,300
c. 4,000
d. 5,300
c. 4,000
Which one of these is NOT an intervention used by OT's to treat people with mental illness?
a. Facilitating the development of skills needed to live dependently for their lifetime with a caretaker
b. Providing educational programs, experiential learning, and treatment groups or classes to address assertiveness, self-awareness, interpersonal and social skills, stress management, and role development
c. Conducting functional evaluations and ongoing monitoring for successful job placement
d. Working with clients to develop leisure or avocational interests and pursuits
a. Facilitating the development of skills needed to live dependently for their lifetime with a caretaker
OT's help facilitate independent living such as managing ones home, managing time, managing medication, and being safe at home and in the community
What did many universities in the article do to people who went to them reporting they were suffering from a mental illness?
a. Provide a full psychological examination
b. Nothing
c. Give them information and a way to contact a licensed psychologist for help
d. Send them home after a short psychological exam to get treatment elsewhere if they wanted to
d. Send them home after a short psychological exam to get treatment elsewhere if they wanted to