Stigma
The name of our new Director of Clinical.
Who is Eric Gross?
This is diagnosed based on professional assessments.
What is Mental Illness?
Sometimes I hear voices talking about me and commenting on what I am doing. Example of what mental illness symptom?
What is a hallucination?
The two most common mood disorders.
What is PTSD and major depression?
Causes people to have extremely low moods when they feel very sad or "blue". It can cause problems with appetite, sleeping, and energy levels.
What is Depression?
One of the most famous painters who ever lived with a mental illness.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
Currently no blood test, x-ray, or brain scan can diagnose mental illness.
What is True?
The delusion of believing others want to hurt you when they don't. Example of what symptom?
What is paranoia?
Symptoms are heart racing, rapid breathing, sweating, frantic behavior.
What is anxiety?
Also known as a major depressive disorder.
What is chronic depression?
Educating yourself about mental illness.
Correcting stigmatization whenever possible.
Selectively disclosing your experience to fight stigma.
What stigma awareness?
All mental health illnesses can be treated effectively with medication.
What is false?
People should work out their own mental health problems.
What is false?
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.
What is the statistic for mental health in the U.S.?
No one with a disorder has the same symptoms or is affected to the same degree.
What is true?
“A cluster of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivates the general public to fear, reject, avoid and discriminate against people with mental illness.”
What is stigma?
When symptoms reappear or worsen, this is called...
What is an acute episode or a relapse?
Discrimination, prejudice and stereotyping.
What is associated with stigma?
Feeling extremely excited then extremely irritable.
Talking a fast with having racing thoughts.
Overly distracted, then hyper focused.
Extremely energetic, then extremely tired.
What is mania?
15 to 20 people out of 100 experience a period of serious depression at least once a year.
What is episodic?
Those with a mental illness that blame themselves for their symptoms, or think that they can't be part of the community.
What is self-stigma?
May contribute to the onset of mental illnesses or worsen mental health symptoms.
What is toxic stress or and trauma?
When someone is spending much less time socializing , unable to work or go to school, skipping hygiene.
What are signs of depression?
I reached the bottom, I felt that the only way out was to leave this world. I thought my family would be better off without me. Luckily, I didn't do anything to hurt myself, although I considered it.
What is suicidal ideation?
Dysthymia.
What is the medical term for chronic depression?