Mental Health Myths\Facts
Campus resources
Alcohol
coping skills
Random Animal Facts
100

People with a mental illness are psycho or dangerous, and have to be locked away 

Myth

100
how much will 3 Counselling visits cost you at UNK
Nothing
100
Alcohol kills how many times as many people as drugs.
Six times as many
100
(True or False) Taking time for yourself every day is important to your mental health?

True

100

what is the only mammal that can fly

A bat
200

With the right help, many people with a mental illness do recover and go on to lead healthy, productive, and satisfying lives

Fact
200
Where can you go to gain information and resources at UNK about mental health and substance use (plus lots of other good stuff)

Peer Health / Health Education office

200
Your body can detox how many drinks an hour
about 1
200

A natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness is to ____.

Exercise 

200

These bugs are more dangerous than all poisonous snakes combined.

honeybees

300
Only people with mental health issues go to consoling 
Myth
300
What building is peer health and counselling in

MSAB (Memorial student affairs building) 

300

True or False: Experienced or regular drinkers may build a slight tolerance, in which they drink more to feel the same effects they did when they were a new or occasional drinker. Therefore a greater tolerance for alcohol may lower one’s BAC.

False, the BAC remands the same the experienced drink can just function better then the inexperienced drinker 

300

The negative coping mechanism of avoiding and distancing yourself from the community.

isolating 

300

What has three hearts

An Octopus 

400

All suicidal comments have to be taken seriously as they often lead to plans, attempts, or completions.

True
400
What are UNK counselling's hours of operation  

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

400

Alcohol is a ____________ drug that slows the central nervous system, which can cause drowsiness, sleep or pain relief. 

Depressant

400

True or false instant fixes for stress exists 

False
400

These animals don't have eyeballs, they have eye tubes.

Owls
500

Addiction is a lifestyle choice and shows a lack of willpower. People with a substance abuse problem are morally weak or "bad"?

What is myth...(Addiction is a disease that generally results from changes in the brain chemistry. it has nothing to do with being a "bad" person.)

500

Approximately what percent of mental health conditions begin by age 24

75%
500

True or False: Men and women metabolize alcohol at the same rate. 

False, Men average 1-1.25 hours per drink while women metabolize 1.5-2 hours per drink.

500

Are drinking, smoking, taking pills, or fighting are healthy ways to cope?

No
500

What is the only marsupial that does NOT live in Australia?

the opossum