Mental Health Issues are rare
Myth: Approximately 1 in 5 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 24 report a mental disorder, substance abuse or learning disability. Between 15 and 20 percent of the Canadian adolescent population suffers from a mental disorder at one time or another
This disorder is a combination of a manic phase and a depressive phase
What is Bi-Polar 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.
Are you helping your friend if they come talk to you and you don't have any advice to give them
Yes. By being open and letting them vent about what's going on, you are helping to alleviate their stress and get things off of their chest.
People with mental illnesses will not get better
Myth. Once diagnosed, mental illness is treatable. While it is not usually “cured”, it can be effectively managed. Most people with mental disorders live productive and positive lives while receiving treatments for their mental illness.
Name 3 symptoms of Depression
Name 3 places/people you can go to on-campus to talk to if you are having a hard time or think you might have a mental health problem
What is Student Health Services, Personal Counselling, Your Don, Any other Don/ Head Resident, friends?
True of false- If your friend tells you that they are going to harm themselves and they make you promise to keep it a secret, you should always respect their wishes and keep it a secret
False. If you are concerned for their safety, tell someone.
Mental disorders are a consequence of bad parenting or personal weakness
Myth. The main risk factors for mental illness are not bad parenting or personal weakness but rather genetics, severe and prolonged stress (such as physical or sexual abuse), or other environmental influences, and brain chemistry.
This disorder is characterized by depression and anxiety as well as flashbacks. It is common among victims of crimes and people in the military
What is 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 counselling can also be very helpful.
True/ False- If you find the right words to say and spend enough time with them, you can cause your friend to get better when they are experiencing a mental health issue
False. Temporarily you can make them feel better, but if there is an underlying cause making them feel bad, you can't fix it on your own.
If someone in your family has a mental illness, you are more likely to develop one as well
Fact. Although you will not necessarily develop any kind of mental illness, if someone in your family has a mental disorder you will be at higher risk.
Sweating, nausea, trembling and numbness in the legs or hands, dizziness, hot or cold flashes, a feeling of tightness or pressure in the chest, hyperventilation, “jelly” legs or blurred vision can develop.
What is Panic Attack/ Anxiety attack?
True of false- you need to know exactly what you're going to say and how you're going to say it before you talk to a counselor
False. Counselors are there to listen to whatever is troubling you, and you can open up to them at a pace that you are comfortable with.
Name 3 things you can do to help a friend who thinks they may have a mental health problem
Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help, go with them to appointments/ help them make appointments, show them that you care.
Males attempt suicide more often than females do
Myth. Females attempt approximately 4 times as often.
Name 3 signs that a person could be suicidal
What is sleep problems, threatening suicide, and sudden calmness?
Extension for Brock student health services
What is 3243?
Name 3 reason why people hesitate to get help
What is they don't want to burden anyone else with their problems, it is hard to talk about, it makes them feel vulnerable, and a fear of being judged?