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100
True or False: Einstein’s brain was lighter than the average brain weight
TRUE (but he had a higher than average neuron density)
Einstein's brain weighed only 1,230 grams, less than the average adult brain which weighs about 1,400 grams
100
What is the 2nd leading cause of death among people ages 15-34 in the United States?
Suicide
100
True or False: Humans use only about 10% of their brain
FALSE
actually 65% of Americans believe that it is true but it has been proven in common brain imaging techniques that most of our brain in used in performing any simple action (and it also varies depending on what the person s doing or thinking)
100
In the movie "black swan", why was Nina claiming she was "okay" while she was continuously engaging in physical self-harm.
She was put under immense pressure that led her to think that if she scratches her back, remains thin, and actually stabs herself in the stomach, it would make her performance "perfect".
100
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200 extra points if the whole team does it!
200
Winston Churchill described suffering from the “black dog”. It was a term he used for what?
Depression
Actually Churchill has manic symptoms followed by depressive symptoms described as “He has a thousand ideas a day, four of which are good, after some time, he would go back into months of not talking, not having any ideas or energy. And then he’d be back up again." and what was classified as manic-depression (bipolar disorder nowadays)
200
Cite 2 socially-determined reasons why women seek more mental health services than men.
The stigma surrounding men who seek help
Social pressure for men to be "strong"
200
Omphalophobia is the fear of....?
Belly Buttons
It is part of specific phobias (which by definition is an intense and irrational fear of a specified object or situation). Specific phobias are classified within anxiety disorders.
ATTENTION: A fear and a phobia are not the same, so it's important to know the difference.
200
In the movie "A beautiful mind", what was the reason behind John's violent behavior?
It was the urge to fight the hallucinations but violence is NOT a symptom of schizophrenia itself.
200
Imagine physical injuries to your body were treated with the same stigma that mental health disorders have.
You broke your leg... what would they say?
Stating 3 things earns you full points.
Examples: There's no pain it's all in your head, if you wanted to you could get up and walk, you don't need medication it will heal on its own...
300
What did the ancient Egyptians and Greeks think hysteria was? What was its cause?
They attributed the behavioral disturbances to a wandering uterus. For example, doctors put strong-smelling substances on the patients’ vulvas to encourage the uterus to return to its proper position. Greek included in their definition of hysteria the inability to bear children or the failure to marry.
The blanket diagnosis of hysteria has been fragmented into a myriad of medical categories such as epilepsy, histrionic personality disorder, conversion disorders, dissociative disorders, or other medical conditions.
300
What would you tell someone experiencing sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia?
If you get nailed by brain freeze, act fast. If possible, remove the cold food or drink from your mouth, and press your tongue or your thumb against the roof of your mouth. Drinking warm water can help, too.
300
Your friend came over to you and told you they have just broken up with their partner. They are devastated and sad.
What is a good response that would typically make them feel better?
Options:
Do not say:
• It's good you got rid of him; they were bad for you anyway
• They don't deserve you
• What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
• It is their loss
• It's nothing big. You'll forget them in time.
Instead say:
• This must be so hard on you
• I'm so sorry! Tell me more...
• Suggest making plans with them (i.e: come over we'll drink hot chocolate...)
300
In the show "One Day at a Time", an episode of the show is dedicated to when Penelope relapses into a depressive episode. What happened to cause that?
She quit therapy and went off her antidepressants (because she was feeling "all better")
300
Send a random but genuine appreciation message to at least 3 people in your life. Do not tell them it's part of a game.
50 points extra for each team member that does it.
400
An ancient and gruesome form of mental health treatment was frequently done to cure "madness". It allowed the release of the "evil spirits that were possessing the afflicted person". What was this intervention?
Trephination or trepanation (Burr Holes)
400
Choose the correct word: (OCD/OCPD) involves (ego-syntonic behavior/ego-dystonic thoughts) and an urge to neutralize.
OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder => ego-dystonic
OCPD = Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder => ego-syntonic
400
What neurosurgical technique is this and what is it used for?
DBS: Deep Brain Stimulation
Severe/Resistant OCD, Major Depressive Disorder, Parkinson's, Tourette, and other neurological and psychiatric disorders
400
In the movie "Shutter Island" what was the lighthouse?
It is where lobotomies are performed: "where people can go from an unsafe, dangerous criminal to a safe member of society".
400
• Open your video
• Bring three glasses of water and one bottle of water
• Fill ¼ of the 1st cup and ¾ of the 2nd cup
• Fill ½ the 3rd cup. Pour it into the 1st cup.
• Fill ½ the 3rd cup again. Pour it into the 2nd cup.
What did you learn?
Think about it in terms of Borderline Personality Disorder
500
What is Drapetomania?
Mental illness in 1851 hypothesized as the cause of enslaved Africans fleeing captivity
500
State 5 myths about antidepressants and psychiatric meds. Debunk all 5.
• They are happy pills
• They are zombie/crazy pills
• They are extremely dangerous
• They are not effective
• They should not be used because there's always a better option
• People who take meds are weak
• They work directly after taking them
• All of them are addictive
• One medication works for everyone
500
a 23-year-old medical student was admitted to the ER after he woke up is new-onset blindness. Neurological and physical exam revealed no physical reason for this blindness. He reports having failed his medical licensing exam yesterday which means he will have to face his mother and tell her that she was right – "I was never cut out to be a doctor".
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Conversion Disorder
500
In American Crime Story: Assassination of Gianni Versace, Andrew Cunanan was a serial killer who died by suicide at the end. He likely suffered from various mental health disorders (NOT the major cause of his violence). Give me 3 risk factors shown in the show for him developing a mental health disorder.
• His mother had a mental health disorder [PPD] (genetic factor)
• His father abandoned and rejected him after giving him preferential treatment at a cost (child abuse - environmental factor)
• He is gay living in the HIV pandemic in the US (societal factor)
500
Call a person you haven't talked with in a while (about 6 months+), put it on speaker, and ask how they're doing. Check up on them.
If no one answers, call another one.