Lets be real (myth or fact)
Mental health is defined as a constant feeling of contentment.
FALSE. MENTAL HEALTH IS DEFINED AS STRIKING A BALANCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE (SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, ECONOMIC, MENTAL).
THIS DISORDER IS A COMBINATION OF A MANIC PHASE (A SUDDEN ONSET OF EXHILARATION AND EXCESSIVE GOOD MOOD), AND A DEPRESSIVE PHASE (FEELINGS OF WORTHLESSNESS, HOPELESSNESS, AND PROLONGED SADNESS)
BIPOLAR DISORDER
TRUE OR FALSE- ADMITTING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG IS GIVING UP ON YOURSELF.
FALSE. ADMITTING YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS IS OFTEN VERY HARD TO DO, AND ASKING FOR HELP IS A SIGN OF STRENGTH AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK THROUGH WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING.
HOMOSEXUALITY is nature or nurture?
NATURE - BABY YOU WERE BORN THIS WAY.
TRUE OR FALSE: USING OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO GET HIGH ARE SAFER THAN ALCOHOL OR ILLEGAL DRUGS.
FALSE.
Mental illness is common
TRUE. MENTAL ILLNESS IS VERY COMMON. ONE IN FOUR COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN THEIR TIME AT COLLEGE. WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE AFFECTED BY IT.
NAME 3 SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
FEELINGS OF DESPAIR, HOPELESSNESS, DETACHED FROM LIFE AND THOSE AROUND YOU, FATIGUE OR LOSS OF ENERGY, ETC.
NAME 3 PLACES/PEOPLE YOU CAN GO TO, TO TALK TO IF YOU ARE HAVING A HARD TIME OR THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM.
PEERS, REHAB SPECIALIST, PRP, COUNSELOR, THERAPIST, PSYCHIATRIST, HOSPITAL, MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC, ETC.
THIS IS INFLUENCED BY GENES AND HEREDITARY FACTORS, SUCH AS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OR PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS.
NATURE
PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE ADHD THAT TAKE STIMULANTS, SUCH AS ADDERALL, CAN EXPERIENCE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONS, PSYCHOSIS, AND EVEN SUDDEN DEATH.
TRUE. GIVEN THE WIDESPREAD BELIEF THAT STIMULANTS ENHANCE PERFORMANCE, THERE ARE IN FACT ONLY A FEW STUDIES REPORTING THE COGNITIVE ENHANCING EFFECTS OF STIMULANTS IN ADHD AND NONAFFECTED INDIVIDUALS.
SCHIZOPHRENIA RESULTS IN MORE HOSPITAL STAYS AND CONSUMES MORE HOSPITAL BEDS THAN ANY OTHER ILLNESS.
FACT
THIS DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED BY DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AS WELL AS FLASHBACKS. IT IS COMMON AMONG VICTIMS OF CRIMES AND PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
TRUE OR FALSE- MEDICATION IS THE ONLY TREATMENT METHOD THAT WORKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.
FALSE. MEDICATION CAN BE HELPFUL, AND IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE, BUT OTHER METHODS SUCH AS THERAPY AND COUNSELING CAN ALSO BE VERY HELPFUL.
ONE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
NURTURE
SIGMUND FREUD STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION TO THIS DRUG.
COCAINE
Addiction is not a disease
MYTH, ADDICTION DISRUPTS REGIONS OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR REWARD, MOTIVATION, LEARNING, JUDGMENT, AND MEMORY. IT DAMAGES NOT ONLY THE BODY, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE AS WELL
SWEATING, NAUSEA, TREMBLING AND NUMBNESS IN THE LEGS OR HANDS, DIZZINESS, HOT OR COLD FLASHES, TIGHTNESS OR PRESSURE IN THE CHEST, HYPERVENTILATION, FEELING LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.
PANIC ATTACK/ ANXIETY ATTACK
THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE "WANDERING WOMB", A DIAGNOSIS BY HIPPOCRATES, TO WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED ANY MENTAL ILLNESS WHAT-SO-EVER. (FROM NERVOUSNESS TO NOT TALKING ENOUGH)
HYSTERIA THERAPY - WOMEN INHALE FOUL SMELLING SUBSTANCES, OR "SETTLE DOWN AND START HAVING BABIES".
LEARNING YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE
NURTURE - ALMOST ANY CHILD IS CAPABLE OF LEARNING ANY LANGUAGE. GENETIC FACTORS, SUCH AS VARYING ETHNICITIES, DO NOT AFFECT THE CHILD'S ABILITY TO LEARN A NATIVE LANGUAGE.
THIS IS THE MOST ADDICTIVE AND WIDELY USED DRUG IN THE WORLD TODAY.
CAFFEINE
MENTIONING THE WORD SUICIDE TO A DEPRESSED PERSON WILL "PUT THE IDEA INTO HIS OR HER HEAD" AND INCREASE THEIR RISK OF SUICIDE.
MYTH, STUDIES SHOW THAT ASKING SOMEONE IF THEY ARE SUICIDAL MAY MAKE THEM MORE INCLINED TO SEEK HELP.
NAME 3 SIGNS THAT A PERSON COULD BE SUICIDAL
DIRECT THREATS, INDIRECT THREATS / PERSONALITY CHANGES OR WITHDRAWN BEHAVIOR/ HOARDING MEDICATION/ GIVING AWAY PRIZED POSSESSIONS/ LACK OF INTEREST IN FUTURE PLANS/ DEPRESSION/
THIS TECHNIQUE WAS GIVEN TO DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT PATIENTS. IT CONSISTED OF UNSTERILE EQUIPMENT, INSERTED THROUGH AN EYE SOCKET, SWIRLED AROUND TO "DISABLE" THE FRONT LOBE.
ICE PICK LOBOTOMY (EGAS MONIZ RECEIVED THE NOBEL PRIZE IN 1949 FOR THIS "SUCCESS")
HAND CLASPING, WHERE THE LEFT THUMB GOES ON TOP OF THE RIGHT THUMB - LEARNED OR INHERITED?
INHERITED! DOMINANT TRAIT, LEFT THUMB OVER RIGHT. RECESSIVE TRAIT IF OPPOSITE.
SCHEDULE 1 DRUGS ARE LESS HARMFUL THAT SCHEDULE 5 DRUGS
FALSE. SCHEDULE 1 DRUGS HAVE A HIGH ABUSE POTENTIAL, NO MEDICAL USE, LACK OF SAFETY. SCHEDULE 5 DRUGS MAY PRODUCE MINOR PROBLEMS.