Super Statistics
Whodunnit?
(Persons of Significance)
"A Beautiful Mind"
Mental Disorders
All Mixed Up!
100
This is the percentage of the Canadian population that has schizophrenia.
What is 1%?
100
He was the first to diagnose and treat anxiety disorders.
Who was Freud?
100
This is the mental illness that John Nash has.
What is schizophrenia?
100
This mood disorder is characterized by the person having major mood swings - from mania to depression
What is bipolar affective disorder?
100
Counselling, behaviour therapy and self-help groups are all treatment options for this mental disorder.
What is substance abuse or dependence?
200
Of those diagnosed with schizophrenia, this is the percentage that will recover completely or improve moderately over 10 years. (The percentage is a round number.)
What is 50%?
200
He believed that anxiety resulted from negative experiences.
Who was Skinner?
200
Identify one of John Nash's hallucinations (from the film).
Who was Charles, Parcher, or Marcy?
200
With this disorder, people show a total disregard for the rights and well-being of others. They feel no remorse or guilt after causing someone harm or after committing immoral or criminal acts.
What is psychopathic personality disorder?
200
Bulimia is a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. With bulimia, this is what the obsession is and this is what the compulsion is.
What is body image (obsession) and purging or abusing laxatives (compulsion)?
300
About 3 million Canadians suffer from this at a given time, but only about a third of these people will seek treatment for it.
What is serious depression?
300
Much of our knowledge of stress comes from the work done by this Canadian researcher.
Who was Selye?
300
This was one of the treatments that John Nash was given for his mental illness.
What is medication, cognitive therapy, or insulin shock therapy?
300
With this mental illness, a person often damages parts of his/her body, such as the liver or the lungs. With this mental illness, a person may also suffer hallucinations, paranoia, and/or memory loss.
What is substance dependence?
300
This is the term for "good stress".
What is eustress?
400
This is the percentage of North Americans who suffer from anxiety disorders. (There is a range of 15% so any number within the range is acceptable.)
What is 10 to 25%?
400
He revolutionized the way people with mental illnesses were treated and with his work, the modern era of mental illness treatment began (in 1793).
Who was Dr. Pinel?
400
The chance of John Nash's son having schizophrenia would be this percentage.
What is 10%?
400
With this type of schizophrenia, the person becomes rigid and mute, holding one position for hours without moving.
What is catatonic schizophrenia?
400
Indicators of this include: - being able to judge one's reactions and capabilities realistically - being able to form close and satisfying relationships - being able to control one's behaviour
What is mental health?
500
This is the percentage of patients' visits to family doctors that are related to emotional, and not physical, problems. (This percentage is a round number.)
What is 40%?
500
He is the former Lieutenant General (and now a Senator) who has been very open with his struggles with PTSD.
Who is Dallaire?
500
These are three reasons why watching the film "A Beautiful Mind" was beneficial for students in this course.
Answers will vary.
500
This is the category of mental illness to which OCD belongs.
What is anxiety disorder?
500
These are the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome.
What are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion?