Ways to cope with Mental Health disorder
Ways to take care of your body to cope with mental illnesses
Get good sleep, eating well, and staying hydrated
Confidence in your own worth or abilities, self respect. The judgement or opinion we hold about ourselves.
Self- Esteem
Ways You Can Raise Community Awareness during Mental Health Month
Volunteering, talking with people and encourage kind language?
Eating disorders only affect females
False
Name a factor that can lead to someone having a mental illness
Many factors can lead to mental illness, including genetics, physical illness or injury, and traumatic life experiences
Several different types of drugs available to treat mental illnesses (name at least 2)
Antidepressants, anti-anxiety, antipsychotic, mood-stabilizing, and stimulant medications?
A mental health disorder that is characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities causing significant impairment in daily activities
Clinical depression
mental health is essential and that those living with mental health issues are deserving of:
Care, understanding, compassion, and pathways to hope, healing, recovery, and fulfillment?
Children don't experience mental health problems.
False
What is the most common mental health illness?
Anxiety
The type of people you want around when you have a mental illness
Good Friends and Family, Healthy and positive relationships
A mental health disorder is characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with a person's daily activities
Anxiety disorder
the color of mental health awareness
Green
Studies show that people with mental health problems get better and many recover completely
True
1 in ____ American Adults experience mental illness?
26% of Americans ages 18 and older -- about 1 in 4 adults -- suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year
The most common medical treatment for mental illness today
Psychotherapy or counseling
A mental health disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs
Bipolar disorder
Mental Health Awareness month
May
Panic attacks can be fatal
False
_____% of adults in the U.S. who have had a problem with substance abuse also suffer from mental illness.
50% of adults in the U.S. who have had a problem with substance abuse also suffer from mental illness.
The most commonly prescribed medication for mental health disorders
Xanax
A disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly
Schizopherina
the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
The rate of mental health disorders doubles for those who have been to war or lived through a major disaster
True
What percent of adults receive treatment for mental health?
Many people do not seek treatment for mental illness due to the associated stigma. Only 44% of adults with diagnosable mental illnesses receive treatment