Recognizing Mental Illness
A mental illness ____.
A. is a short-term feeling and thought that interferes with a person’s ability to perform daily tasks
B. occurs when a mental health condition does not go away and becomes so severe that it interferes with daily functioning
C. occurs when feelings of anxiety, sadness, and fear decrease mental and emotional health
D. is a feeling that occurs occasionally in times of stress
What occurs when a mental health condition does not go away and becomes so severe that it interferes with daily functioning?
Which of the following is not a sign to seek professional mental help?
A. Feeling you cannot do activities you used to enjoy
B. Using drugs, alcohol, or food to cope
C. Feeling constantly tense, worried, or on edge
D. Going to the gym to run on the treadmill after a frustrating day at school
What is going to the gym to run on the treadmill after a frustrating day at school?
People with a ____ dislike their bodies and believe their negative perceptions affect their worth and value.
A. weight stigma
B. negative body image
C. positive body image
D. weight bias
What is a negative body image?
All of the following are individual risk factors for suicide, except ____.
A. a previous suicide attempt
B. feelings of overwhelming sadness or negative thoughts
C. substance abuse
D. the media
What is the media?
All of the following are factors that contribute to mental illnesses, except ____.
A. healthy patterns of thinking
B. brain injuries
C. family history
D. life experiences
What are healthy patterns of thinking?
Which of the following is true about mental illnesses?
A. Mental illness is a phase that will go away with time.
B. Mental illnesses have as real of an impact on health as physical illnesses.
C. People can fix mental illnesses themselves with just a little effort.
D. People’s mental illnesses are their own fault.
What are mental illnesses have as real of an impact on health as physical illnesses?
____ refers to irregular eating habits that show an unhealthy relationship with body image and food.
A. Eating disorder
B. Perfectionism
C. Disordered eating
D. Orthorexia
What is disordered eating?
All of the following are environmental risk factors for suicide, except ____.
A. healthy family relationships
B. exposure to abuse or neglect
C. suicide contagion in a community
D. portrayal of suicide in the media
What are healthy family relationships?
People with ____ experience anxiety about parts of their lives they cannot control.
A. PTSD
B. OCD
C. ADHD
D. GAD
What is GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
In ____, a therapist meets with a group of people who share a common experience.
A. support groups
B. family therapy
C. individual therapy
D. inpatient treatment
What are support groups?
Which of the following is not an example of disordered eating?
A. Frequently dieting
B. Classifying foods as “good” or “bad”
C. Eating when hungry and stopping when full
D. Feeling shame or guilt about eating
What is eating when hungry and stopping when full?
Which of the following is a step that you can take to help prevent suicide in a friend?
A. Ignoring thoughts or mentions of suicide, since your friend is always talking about it
B. Seeing and reacting to warning signs by asking for help for your friend
C. Keeping a friend’s plan for suicide a secret because you do not want to get them in trouble
D. Not talking about positive mental health resources in the community since they are not important
What is seeing and reacting to warning signs by asking for help for your friend?
Which mental illness causes people to experience intense symptoms of depression that alternate with manic moods?
A. Major depressive disorder
B. Seasonal affective disorder
C. Bipolar disorder
D. Post-traumatic stress disorder
What is Bipolar disorder?
____ is a type of treatment that involves staying in a healthcare facility, such as a clinic or hospital, for a period of time.
A. Therapy
B. Inpatient treatment
C. Support group
D. Individual therapy
What is inpatient treatment?
Body ____ means recognizing that diverse body types can be attractive.
A. neutrality
B. compassion
C. diversity
D. positivity
What is body positivity?
Which of the following is not a warning sign for suicide?
A. Increased substance use
B. Increased anger, rage, or anxiety
C. Isolation or withdrawal from family, friends, or regular activities
D. Expressing hope for the future
What is expressing hope for the future?
A mental illness that usually includes engaging in repeated actions to make uncontrollable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors go away is called ____.
A. schizophrenia spectrum disorder
B. obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
C. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
D. post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (or OCD)?
Which of the following is not a helpful way to help someone with mental illness?
A. Force them to get help even if they do not want it.
B. Call 911 immediately if you suspect they are thinking about self-harm or suicide.
C. Understand you cannot fix their condition.
D. Offer to speak to a parent, guardian, or trusted adult with them.
What is force them to get help if they do not want it?
Viewing images in the media critically is a strategy to ____.
A. improve your body image
B. damage your body image
C. focus on body neutrality
D. negatively affect your body image
What is improve your body image?
A(n) ____ is a person who lost a loved one to suicide.
A. therapist
B. advocate
C. survivor
D. reporter
What is a survivor?