Diagnosis and Treatment
What is the leading cause of disability in the world?
Depression (WHO, 2020)
More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015. Meanwhile, 260 million people suffer from anxiety disorders. Many live with both conditions.
Bill Gates is the founder of what?
Microsoft
True or False: 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness
True, Mental illnesses are very common. About 1 of every 5 people will experience a mental health condition in a given year. These include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
What event is this describing?..." sweating, nausea, trembling and numbness in the legs or hands, dizziness, hot or cold flashes, a feeling of tightness or pressure in the chest, hyperventilation, “jelly” legs or blurred vision can develop. Individuals may even feel like they are going to die of a heart attack" What Event does this describe?
Panic Attack/ Anxiety attack
What is the smallest bread of dog?
Chihuahua
Which mental health condition is the most commonly diagnosed within the U.S, affecting about 18%-20% of the population?
a. depression
b. anxiety
c. PTSD
d. substance abuse disorders
B. Anxiety
Acrophobia is the fear of what?
True or False: Adult brains do not grow new brain cells
False: Although once thought to be true, every day, new brain cells grow. This process is called neurogenesis. Exercise is an important impetus to neurogenesis.
Rapid eye movement
Instanbul is the city located in what country?
Turkey
Mental health problems can have a wide range of causes. It's likely that for many people there is a complicated combination of factors – although different people may be more deeply affected by certain things than others. Name at least 2 potential factors that could lead to a period of poor mental health.
What two countries share the longest international border?
Canada and USA
True of false: 1 in 35 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
False: 1 in 20 U.S. adults
National Institute definitions:
Serious mental illness (SMI) is defined as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. The burden of mental illnesses is particularly concentrated among those who experience disability due to SMI.
Any mental illness (AMI) is defined as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder. AMI can vary in impact, ranging from no impairment to mild, moderate, and even severe impairment (e.g., individuals with serious mental illness as defined below).
a structured mental health treatment program that runs for several hours each day, three to five days per week. Clients participate in the scheduled treatment sessions during the day and return home at night.
This program is a step down from 24 hour care in a psychiatric hospital setting (inpatient treatment). It can also be used to prevent the need for an inpatient hospital stay.
PHP- partial hospital program
The brand Versace was founded by who?
Gianni Versace
this form of treatment helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities. These practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, and prevent—or live better with—injury, illness, or disability.
occupational therapy
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
helps you focus on the present or "live in the moment." This helps you pay attention to what is happening inside you (your thoughts, feelings, sensations, and impulses) as well as using your senses to tune in to what's happening around you (what you see, hear, smell, and touch) in nonjudgmental ways.
Mindfulness
Which happy hormone is also known as the “feel-good” hormone, It is a neurotransmitter that’s an important part of your brain’s reward system. It is associated with pleasurable sensations, along with learning, memory, motor system function, and more.
dopamine
Who was the 44th president of the US?
Barack Obama
a mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life. It includes self-image issues, difficulty managing emotions and behavior, and a pattern of unstable relationships
borderline personality disorder
Bipolar
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder, and borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder.
Who is the founder of SpaceX
Elon Musk
A type of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) where the main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others. This form of CBT was originally intended to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD), but it has been adapted to treat other mental health conditions. It can help people who have difficulty with emotional regulation or are exhibiting self-destructive behaviors (such as eating disorders and substance use disorders).
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
is also referred to as the ‘rest and digest’ system as it functions to conserves the body’s natural activity, and relaxes the individual once an emergency has passed. This system leads to decreased arousal.
The parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic activation prepares us for fight or flight, while parasympathetic activation is associated with normal functioning under relaxed conditions. When the stressor subsides the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system is activated and the heart and breathing rate decrease, the digestion restarts and all other functions go back to their normal level.
What is the hardest rock?
diamond