Stigma
This is the population most likely to get a mental illness?
The human population. Mental illness affects individuals of all classes, income levels, and intelligence at the same rate.
This horror movie villain stalks the dreams of his victims.
Freddy Kreuger
This diagnosable mental disorder, spurred by extreme stress, is used as the explanation for the murderous behavior of many famous horror movie slashers – including those villains from Silence of the Lambs, The Cell, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Beginning, and Black Christmas.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This diagnosable mental illness is characterized by overwhelming feelings of worry.
Anxiety Disorder
Lt. Dan from Forrest Gump suffers from this disorder.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
This 1960 horror flick, directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, shares its name with a common negative slur for those with mental health disorders.
Psycho (1960)
In this 1982 film, a team of researchers in Antarctica are hunted and killed by a mysterious, shape-shifting creature from space.
The Thing (1982)
In Shutter Island, the protagonist is revealed to suffer from delusions and hallucinations, which are two of the positive symptoms required for diagnosis of this mental disorder.
Schizophrenia
Severe feelings of worthlessness, sadness, and emptiness that last for several weeks and begin to interfere with a person’s work and social life.
Clinical Depression
Pat Solitano from Silver Linings Playbook is diagnosed with this mental health disorder.
Bipolar Disorder
These individuals are said to be responsible for only 3 to 5% of violent crime in America.
* Individuals with mental illnesses, or “the mentally ill”
* A 2011 study from the Douglas Institute found that those with mental illness are more likely to be the victims of violent crime than the perpetrators.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie has been made this many times.
Twice – 1974, 2003
In the 2017 movie Split, this is the personality that the serial killer, Kevin, is erroneously diagnosed with by his psychiatrist.
Antisocial Personality Disorder, Disassociative Identity, or Multiple Personality
The most common eating disorder and one first only officially recognized In the DSM-V (2003)
Binge Eating Disorder
John Nash from A Beautiful Mind is diagnosed with what mental health disorder?
Schizophrenia
The 1965 British murder mystery film named after the medical terminology used for “woman’s sickness”, no longer a true diagnosis in the medical field
Hysteria
In the 1960 horror flick Psycho and its prequel, Bates Motel, this is the name of Norman’s mother.
Norma
Patrick Bateman from American Psycho portrays what mental illness?
Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder.
This chronic disease is characterized by excessive thoughts or obsessions that lead to repetitive behaviors.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Will Hunting from Good Will Hunting suffers from which mental health disorder?
Depression
According to the 2018 State of Mental Health in America, one out of this many people suffer from some kind of mental condition in any given year.
1 in 5
In this 1986 mystery horror set at an island mansion, all of the murders are staged. In fact, you might say it was all one big joke!
April Fools’ Day (1986)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: In the 2011 movie The Roommate, the antagonist, Rebecca, is eventually revealed to be prescribed Zyprexa (Olanzapine). Zyprexa is indicated for treatment of which two diagnosable mental illnesses?
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Seasonal Affective Disorder is defined as an increase in depressed mood and symptoms beginning in these two consecutive months.
October and November
Rachel, the main character from The Girl on the Train, suffers from which mental health disorder?
Alcohol Use Disorder