MENTAL HEALTH
WHAT MONTH IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH?
MAY.
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE RARE?
MYTH.
A COMMON MOOD DISORDER THAT INCLUDES PERSISTENT WORRY OR FEAR, WHICH CAN GET WORSE WITH TIME.
ANXIETY DISORDER.
THIS IS THE SUGGESTED DAILY CALORIE INTAKE FOR ADULTS.
2,000 CALORIES.
HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP DO OLDER ADULTS NEED?
7-8 HOURS.
COMMON SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDE:
EXTREME MOOD SWINGS, CHANGES IN EATING HABITS, EXCESSIVE WORRYING OR FEAR, PROBLEMS CONCENTRATING, AND AVODING FRIENDS OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
MANY PEOPLE DO NOT SEEK TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS DUE TO THE ASSOCIATED STIGMA?
FACT.
A DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH EPISOIDES OF MOOD SWINGS RANGING FROM DEPRESSIVE LOWS TO MANIC HIGHS.
BIPOLAR DISORDER.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU DO AEROBIC EXERCISE?
AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK.
A SLEEP DISORDER IN WHICH YOU HAVE TROUBLE FALLING ASLEEP AND/OR STAYING ASLEEP.
INSOMNIA.
THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF HOW YOU THINK, REGULATE YOUR FEELINGS AND BEHAVE. A STATE OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN WHICH A PERSON IS ABLE TO COPE AND ADJUST TO THE STRESSES OF EVERYDAY LIVING IN A HEALTHY WAY.
MENTAL HEALTH.
IF SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAS A MENTAL ILLNESS, YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ONE AS WELL.
FACT.
THIS DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED BY DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AS WELL AS FLASHBACKS. COMMON AMONG VICTIMS OF CRIME AND THE MILITARY.
PTSD
(POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER).
THIS IS THE NUMBER OF SERVINGS OF VEGTABLES YOU SHOULD EAT A DAY.
3 SERVINGS.
WHAT IS THE BEST TEMPERATURE FOR ADULTS TO SLEEP?
65°F
(18.3°C).
A MENTAL HEALTH CONCERN MAY NEED TO BE EXPLORED AND ASSESSED TO RULE OUT THIS WHEN SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISTRESS INCREASES IN DURATION, DRAMATICALLY CHANGES, AND/OR SIGNIFICANTLY AND NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO FUNCTION ON A DAILY BASIS.
MENTAL ILLNESS.
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP SOMEONE WITH A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM?
MYTH.
A SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDER IN WHICH PEOPLE INTEREPET REALITIY ABNORMALLY. COMBINATION OF HALLUCINATIONS, DELUSSIONS AND DISORDERED THINKING.
SCHIZOPHRENIA.
HOW MANY CALORIES DO YOU NEED TO BURN TO LOSE 1 POUND?
3500 CALORIES.
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RECORDED TIME OF NO SLEEP?
11 DAYS
(264 HOURS).
HOW MANY TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESSES ARE THERE?
NEARLY 300.
EACH YEAR, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES COSTS THE U.S. ALMOST $200 BILLION IN LOST EARNINGS?
FACT.
THIS IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEMENTIA, ACCOUNTING FOR 60 TO 80 PERCENT OF CASES.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
A NORMAL PULSE FOR HEALTHY ADULTS.
60 TO 100 BEATS PER MINUTE.
WHAT STAGE OF SLEEP DO YOU DREAM?
REM.