General Knowledge
True or False.
Mental illness is the 3rd most common form of disability in the Philippines.
True.
According to the National Statistics Office (NSO), mental illness comes 3rd, after visual and hearing disabilities, as the most common form of disability here in the Philippines (Reyes, 2018).
True or False.
You can simply snap out of depression.
False.
In reality, depression isn’t a sign of self-pity, weakness, or laziness. It’s a medical condition in which your brain chemistry, function, and structure are negatively affected by environmental or biological factors (Healthline, 2016).
True or False.
Attempted or completed suicides happen without warning.
False.
Although the suicide attempt is an impulsive act, it takes a lot of mental and physical preparation beforehand. The time spent building up to suicide may be marked by warning signs, including acquiring suicide means (San Francisco Suicide Prevention, n.d.).
True or False.
Social anxiety is the same as being shy or introverted.
False.
People with social anxiety disorder can experience a significant amount of fear, embarrassment, or humiliation in social performance-based situations. They tend to avoid the situations entirely, or if they are subjected to such a situation, they endure it with high levels of distress (Peisley, 2017).
True or False.
Having anxiety disorder = getting anxious about stuff.
False.
All of us can feel anxious from time to time. But if you have an anxiety disorder, those feelings don’t easily go away and may just get even worse over time (Borges, 2015).
True or False
If you have an anxiety disorder, it is important to avoid situations that make you feel stressed.
False.
Making yourself feel like you’re one fragile human being leads to feelings of demoralization. Avoiding anxiety tends to reinforce it (Vann, 2013).
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In the Philippines, there is a 1: _____ ratio of psychiatrists/psychologists to Filipinos.
100,000.
According to the Department of Health (DOH), this ratio is alarming considering that 1 in every 5 Filipinos has mental health problems and that suicide rates in the Philippines have risen in 20 years (1992-2012).
The second most common mental health illness in the Philippines.
Mood Disorders.
According to WHO (2007) Schizophrenia is the number 1 disorder in the Philippines followed by Mood Disorders such as depression, bipolar, cyclothemia.
Depression usually starts in what developmental stage.
Childhood or Adolescence.
According to research Depression often starts in childhood or adolescence stage. Depression in children often occurs along with other mental health problems such as anxiety and bipolar or disruptive behavior disorders.
What are the four D's to differentiate normal from abnormality?
1. Deviant: excessively or disregarding societal and cultural norms.
2. Dysfunctional: Behavior has been significantly affecting the victim’s ability to function normally.
3. Distress: the behavior must be distressing the person or people around him.
4.Danger: the behavior shows danger to the victim or those people around him.