Mental Health Facts
Emotional, psychological and social well-being
What is Mental Health?
Negative attitudes or beliefs towards mental health
What is Mental Health stigma
One of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with this disorder may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), or be overly active.
What is Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
People who have stress and anxiety over long periods of time may experience negative related health outcomes. They are more likely to develop some of these conditions...
What is heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, and panic disorders.
A condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, mood or behavior, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
What is Mental Illness
True or False: Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States for 15- to 24-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
True
Kids who lose their temper a lot, refuse to follow rules, argue with adults, and say mean things to other people are often diagnosed with ____________________
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder
According to the American Psychological Association, ____ is the top cause of stress in the United States.
What is Money.
73% of Americans rank finances as the number one stress in life.
What is a mental health diagnosis characterized by feelings of worry or fear that is strong enough to interfere with daily living?
What is one reason that mental health stigma exists?
What is Lack of knowledge/Lack of understanding
Having unwanted thoughts, impulses, or images that occur over and over which causes anxiety or distress.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
One of the most common conditions linked to stress
What is Fatigue
Name two legal or illegal substances that can impact our mental health
What is Alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, amphetamines, opiates, cannabis, cocaine, barbiturates, and PCP.
What is a common stigma-attached phrase regarding mental illness?
"Just snap out of it"
"It's all in your head"
"You're crazy if you see a shrink"
A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
What is Post traumatic stress disorder
A major factor in relieving stress. Having these can help alleviate stress later on in the day, or down the road.
What are Time Management skills
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
What is the suicide hotline number?
What is one way to lessen mental health stigma?
What is Talking about it.
An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
What is a Phobia
Any stimulus that produces a stress response
What is a Stressor