Myth or Fact?
Mental Illness Version
Mental Illness Version
Can alcohol abuse be a form of mental illness? If yes, can it act as a gateway to other mental disorders?
Yes, and yes, alcohol misuse and abuse (aka alcoholism), is a mental disorder that can lead to some other issues like depression or anxiety.
Is the following statement true or false?
You can get a neurodevelopmental disorder at any age.
FALSE! These disorders develop as a child, meaning you cannot develop them later on in life. Symptoms of a neurodevelopmental disorder may arise from 3 years of age all the way to young adulthood. Diagnosis can happen at any time in your life, even though the disorder will always be present in the body. There are currently no cures for these disorders.
What does “patterns of cognitive distortion” mean?
Patterns of cognitive distortions are repeated negative thought processes.
A test conducted in a real-life setting where the environment might be manipulated but in a real-life setting where anything can happen. Is this an example of a natural, field or controlled experiment?
Field Experiment
Does everyone who experiences anxiety react the same way? (headaches, butterflies in stomach etc.)
No, people experience anxiety in different ways, some much more serious than others. Medication and treatment can also help reduce the severity of the reactions.
Which one of these examples show symptoms of autism?
A) Self-abusive behaviours
B) Delay in learning to speak
C) Poor Social Skills
D) Lack of empathy
E) Both B & C
F) All of the above
F, All of the above.
Without any evidence you assume the worst.
Which cognitive distortion pattern matches this explanation.
(Jumping to conclusions)
“Scientific test done where one or a few factors are changed at a time”, is this an example of field experiment, controlled experiment or natural experiment
Controlled Experiment
Can therapy and wellness exercises be viable treatments for mental health issues?
Yes, depending on the person and their disorder. Therapy can also be combined with medication.
What are neurodevelopmental disorders? Provide a definition and name at least one struggle that those with a neurodevelopmental disorder face.
Neurodevelopmental disorders are disabilities that are linked to the brain and neurological system. Those affected by this disorder struggle with learning, behaviour, speech and language, and memory.
“Hey what’d you get on your test”
2- “I am so mad I only got a 98”
1- “That is a great mark”
2- “ No I should have done better. I didn’t do well enough. Almost everyone got 98.”
In the above scenario which pattern of cognitive distortions was demonstrated.
(Discounting the positive)/ ( Rejecting the positive)
Stanley Milgram was a social psychologist; he held obedience to authority experiment at Yale. The conductor tells the volunteer to press a specific button then turns away, if the volunteer didn’t press the button that was told, it would inflict harm. This test is used to see how many people are obedient. Is this a field, natural or controlled experiment?
Controlled Experiment