Famous Female Figures
Who is the youngest woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives at age 29?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
_____ in _____ women have a common mental health problem such as depression and anxiety
1 in 5
Name at least 3 of the most common mental health conditions in women
Depression, anxiety and specific phobias, PTSD, suicide attempts, eating disorders, etc.
Which disorder may have these symptoms?
thoughts or experiences that seem out of touch with reality, hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking (speech), extremely disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, trouble sleeping, irritability or depressed mood
Schizophrenia
Someone living with a mental illness is more likely to commit a crime or be violent
Myth
A mere 7.5% of violent acts are committed by people experiencing symptoms of mental illness. More often than not, individuals with mental health issues are not violent. Someone with a mental illness is actually nearly 4 times more likely to be a victim of crime.
Who was the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court from 1993 up until her death in 2020?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Who was the woman mentioned in the slideshow? (bonus points if you can remember what she studied)
Anna Freud
Psychoanalysis
Name at least 2 factors that can contribute to mental health problems.
What are some symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
There are disorders that only affect women
Fact
These disorders are specific to females due to hormones and the ability to carry and give birth to children. Three common disorders of this kind are Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), Postpartum depression, and Perimenopausal depression.
Which female advocate was shot in the head (and survived) by the Taliban in Pakistan for speaking out about the terrorists' actions?
Malala Yousafzai
100%
Which medicine is effective at stabilizing mood and preventing the extreme highs and lows of bipolar disorder?
Lithium
This condition is two or three times more common than either schizophrenia or manic depression and strikes men and women of every ethnic group, age, and social level.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Many women experience short-term or long-term symptoms of postpartum depression after giving birth.
Fact
Many women experiencing postpartum depression may have symptoms such as depressed mood or severe mood swings, excessive crying, difficulty bonding with their baby, loss o appetitive, insomnia, sleeping too much, overwhelming fatigue, intense irritability, diminished ability to think clearly, concentrate, or make decisions, severe anxiety and panic attacks, thoughts of harming themselves or their baby, etc.
Which famous woman's work helped pave the way for the Nineteenth Amendment (1920), which gave women the right to vote?
Susan B. Anthony
Some women go to therapy, cry frequently, distance themselves from others or avoid many situations such as going out, and also self-harm or drug abuse
What are Maslow's 5 Hierarchy of needs?
Physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization
When a person has severe depression plus some form of psychosis, such as having delusions or hallucinations, they can be diagnosed with what disorder?
Psychotic Depression
Everyone who has a mental illness needs medication to manage symptoms
Myth
Not everyone suffering from a mental illness need medicine. Some don't need medicine to manage their symptoms, and in other cases, it can be very helpful or even crucial to recovery.
Margaret Floy Washburn
Name at least three ways you can recognize mental health issues in women
sleeping too much, inability to sleep, crying frequently, not crying much/being numb to emotions, weight gain or weight loss, loss of energy, anxiety when having a panic attack might show up as chills, difficulty breathing, or shaking
In 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Third Edition listed _______ as a diagnosable illness for the first time.
Which disorder may have these symptoms?
worrying intensely about social situations, worrying for days or weeks before an event, avoiding social situations or trying to blend into the background, needing alcohol to face a social situation, blushing, nausea, excessive sweating, trembling or shaking, difficulty speaking, dizziness of lightheadedness, rapid heart rate, etc.
Social Anxiety
Women and men can develop most of the same mental disorders and conditions but may experience different symptoms
Fact
Some of these symptoms include: persistent sadness or feelings of hopelessness, misuse of alcohol and/or drugs, dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits, appetite and/or weight changes, decreased energy or fatigue, excessive fear or worry, seeing or hearing things that are not there, extremely high and low moods, etc.