Illnesses
Which of the following are real illnesses?
A. Diabetes
B. Anxiety
C. Flu
D. All of the Above
D. All of the above
Mental health problems like anxiety are just as real as physical illnesses. When they are mild you will often get better on your own, the way you might from a cold. But at times we need help. We might need to talk to someone or perhaps learn new ways to deal with difficult feelings. Sometimes we may need to take medicine. But with the right help, we can get better.
What is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Hallucinations
B. Difficulty talking
C. Inability to show emotions
A. Hallucinations
Positive symptoms are changes in thoughts and feelings that are “added on” to a person's experiences (e.g., paranoia or hearing voices).
Everyone has mental health.
TRUE
Your Mental Health can change day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute.
A Certified Peer Specialist [CPS] is:
A. a person living with a mental illness who provides mentoring, guidance, and support services to individuals diagnosed with mental illnesses
B. A Friend who gives you advice
C. A Nosy Neighbor who gossips about you
A. a person living with a mental illness who provides mentoring, guidance, and support services to individuals diagnosed with mental illnesses
CPS are professional supports who provide encouragement, information, and an understanding voice; utilizing their own lived experiences to help individuals discover the many resources that are available to them as they recover.
What is Obama's last name?
Obama
Which of these are symptoms of depression?
A. Increased hopelessness
B. Fever
C. Missed Period
D. Coughing
A. Increased Hopelessness
Symptoms of Depression include, but are not limited to persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood. Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism. Feelings of irritability, frustration, or restlessness. Increased or decreased appetite, Sleep disturbances such as sleeping too much or insomnia.
What is Stigma?
A. A plan of treatment agreed to by the patient and the doctor
B. Lack of knowledge about mental health
C. Stereotypes of individuals with behavioral health conditions.
C. Stereotypes of individuals with behavioral health conditions.
There continues to be a stigma associated with mental illness that contributes to feelings of shame and guilt and thereby prevents people from asking for help.
You can catch a mental illness from someone who has it. It is contagious.
FALSE
Mental illness is not at all contagious.
What is a psychiatrist?
A. A medical doctor specializing in bones and joints
B. Me
C. A medical doctor who can diagnose and treat mental health conditions.
C. A medical doctor who can diagnose and treat mental health conditions.
A Psychiatrist's role is to diagnose your mental health condition and treat it with medication. Usually, visits will span 10-20 minutes in which they will ask you about your medications and any symptoms that you may be experiencing.
A show that ran for 10 years, from 1994 to 2004, centered around the life’s of Chandler, Monica, Ross, Joey, Phoebe, and Rachel.
Friends
Post-traumatic stress disorder is:
A. A recurring anxiety disorder resulting from the trauma of an unexpected, shattering event
B. A one-time reaction to a very difficult experience
C. A panic disorder
A. A recurring anxiety disorder resulting from the trauma of an unexpected, shattering event
PTSD is not just a one-time reaction to a difficult experience but a recurring anxiety. People with PTSD may experience flashbacks, agitation, irritability, isolation, sever anxiety, nightmares, insomnia, emotional detachment, and unwanted thoughts.
What is comorbidity?
A. Several members of a family have the same mental health diagnosis.
B. A person suffers from more than one disorder at the same time.
C. An individual spends a lot of time thinking about the future.
B. A person suffering from more than one disorder at the same time.
BONUS QUESTION FOR 100 pts:
What is the most common comorbidity in mental health?
Kids can't have a mental illness like depression. Those are adult illnesses.
FALSE
Children can experience mental illnesses. In fact, many mental illnesses appear when children are young.
What is a psychiatric rehabilitation worker?
A. Therapist
B. Friend
C. Teacher
D. All of the Above
C. Teacher
Psychiatric rehabilitation workers assist members in their recovery by teaching them skills that will help them accomplish their goals within the 5 domains: LIVING, LEARNING, WORKING, SOCIAL, & SELF-MAINTENANCE
In the movie "Finding Nemo" what type of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
What is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Hallucinations
B. Difficulty talking
C. Inability to show emotions
A. Hallucinations
Positive symptoms are changes in thoughts and feelings that are “added on” to a person's experiences (e.g., paranoia or hearing voices).
A Phobia is a fear that is:
A. Uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting for a certain object, situation, or activity.
B. Easy to cure
C. Only a little upsetting
D. About something life threatening
A. Uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting for a certain object, situation, or activity.
A person with a phobia either tries to avoid the thing that triggers the fear or endures it with great anxiety and distress. Some phobias are very specific and limited. For example, a person may fear only spiders (arachnophobia).
Everyone has a mental illness.
FALSE
A diagnosis of mental illness will come from a psychiatrist, psychologist or PCP.
What do therapists do?
A. Tell you what to do
B. Guide you to understand how your feelings, thoughts, choices, and actions affect each other in addition to providing therapeutic interventions such as coping tools or exercises
C. Yell at you
C.
B. Guide you to understand how your feelings, thoughts, choices, and actions affect each other in addition to providing therapeutic interventions such as coping tools or exercises
Therapists are professional supports who help you sort through your stressors/problems by listening and providing guidance. They are not there to tell you what to do or chastise you for your decisions.
Deceased king of pop, still the best-selling artist in history.
Hint: Thriller was the name of one of his hits.
Michael Jackson
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).
A. Depression
B. Schizophrenia
C. Anxiety
D. Bi-Polar Disorder
A. Bi-Polar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that causes unusual shifts in mood, ranging from extreme highs (mania or “manic” episodes) to lows (depression or “depressive” episode).
Poor mental health increase the risk of long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like:
A. Heart Disease
B. Stroke
C. Cancer
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
One in 5 American adults experienced a mental health condition every year.
TRUE
Mental health issues can affect anyone.
What is the primary role of an ICM?
A. Linking me to resources
B. Listening to my problems
C. Doing everything for me
A. Linking me to resources
ICM or BCM are professional supports who work with you as their partner to assess what resources you need to increase your functionality in the community and link you to those communal services.
In the Spider-man movie, Uncle Ben said something to Peter. Fill in the blanks: “With great power, comes great __”
Responsibility