General Trivia
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
*double points if you can name the year!
Marie Curie in 1903
What color is the mental health awareness ribbon?
Lime green
50% of mental health problems begin by what age?
14
Poor mental health increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like
a) cancer
b) heart disease
c) Stroke
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
What are the 3 main type of responses to stress?
Fight, flight, freeze
What is the sign directly opposite Scorpio in the zodiac?
Taurus
What is the term for when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously?
Dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder
what year was mental health awareness month created in the U.S.?
1949
What is stress?
a) the body's reaction to any change that requires a response
b) the body's reaction with a physical, emotional, and/or mental response
c) A normal part of life
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
What is anxiety?
a) a feeling and survival instinct
b) natural response to stressful situations
c) a feeling of fear and/or worry
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
How many bones do sharks have?
Zero
The main character in the 2001 movie, A Beautiful Mind experiences what mental illness?
Schizophrenia
What is the leading cause of disability world-wide?
Depression
What does anxiety help us do?
a) avoid conflict
b) avoid danger and gives us a boost of adrenaline to solve problems
c) Not worry about everyday life
d) All of the above
b) avoid danger and gives us a boost of adrenaline to solve problems
What percentage of adults in the US experience mental illness in a given year?
a) 15%
b) 30%
c) 20%
c) 20%
Which two states in the U.S. share the most borders with other states?
*double points if you get both! (400 for 1. 800 for 2)
Tennessee and Missouri
Experts suggest incorporating activities and practices from 5 dimensions into your self-are routine: physical, mental, spiritual, ____, _____.
Social and emotional
How many different types of anxiety disorders are there?
a) 6
b) 11
c) 8
b) 11
What is the most common mental health disorder in the United States?
a) anxiety disorders
b) depression
c) schizophrenia
d) Bipolar
a) anxiety disorders
What country has the highest rate of depression?
a) United States
b) Argentina
c) France
d) China
d) China
What country has the national language with the longest alphabet?
a) Cambodia
b) Venezuela
c) Nigeria
d) Egypt
Cambodia (74 characters!)
What Grammy award winner and advocate shared that she suffers from PTSD and said, "I have a mental illness. And I struggle with that mental illness everyday."
a) Cher
b) Kelly Clarkson
c) Lady Gaga
c) Lady Gaga
Who is known as the father of modern psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt
What is the largest part of the human brain?
The cerebrum
What is the most common phobia?
a) acrophobia: fear of heights
b) arachnophobia: fear of spiders
c) claustrophobia: fear of closed spaces.
b) Arachnophobia: fear of spiders