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100
What is the disorder that "worrywarts" are generally diagnosed as?
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
100
According to CMHA, what percentage of Canadians experience a mental illness in their lifetime?
What is 20%?
100
True or False - A person does not have OCD if they live in a messy & unorganized home environment.
What is False?
100
Which disorder will you have to be very firm with boundaries?
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
100
What is ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) used to treat?
What is depression, mania, and sometimes schizophrenia?
200
What disorder does binging and purging fall into?
What are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa?
200
According to CMHA, what percentage of Canadians does Schizophrenia affect?
What is 1%? Doesn't sound like much? That's 1 in every 100 people.
200
True or False - You can be diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder even though you've never experienced a manic episode.
What is True?
200
When is it appropriate for you (as a CLW) to tell a caller you are concerned they may have a specific mental disorder?
What is never?
200
What is lithium used to treat?
What is Bipolar Disorder
300
Which disorder is "identity disturbance" part of?
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
300
According to CAMH, what percentage of Canadians said it was unlikely they would enter a spousal relationship with someone who had a mental illness?
What is 55%?
300
True or False - You can be diagnosed with schizophrenia even though you've never experienced a hallucination.
What is True?
300
Which disorders is it very important to check suicide?
What are Depression, Bipolar Disorders, and Schizophrenia?
300
What are 2 possible side effects of ECT?
What are [1] headache, [2] muscle stiffness, [3] memory loss, [4] confusion, [5] nausea?
400
Describe mania.
What is an episode consisting of high energy, high motivation, decreased sleep, flight of ideas, distractibility, high risk activities, and risk to self or others?
400
According to MDS of Canada, what percentage of Canadians will experience an Anxiety Disorder in their lifetime?
What is 12%?
400
True or False - Only people who have an anxiety disorder experience panic attacks.
What is False?
400
What are some ways that you can help a person experiencing psychosis on the crisis line?
What are [1] reducing distractions (closing blinds, covering windows, turning off TV), [2] encouraging to take medication (if already have), [3] asking for their name and use it repeatedly, [4] assessing suicide/homicide risk?
400
Why do doctors diagnose mental disorders?
What is to find treatment options?
500
What are 3 symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
What are [1] intrusion symptoms (dreams, memories, flashbacks), [2] avoidance symptoms, [3] negative mood/cognitions (blaming self, depression), [4] arousal changes (irritability, anxiety, restlessness).
500
What percentage greater is the chance that people with mental illness will commit violence against others?
What is none greater than general population?
500
What is the main difference between anorexia and bulimia?
What is weight at time of disorder? People with anorexia have significantly low body weight while people with bulimia generally have an average body weight.
500
What is the most important thing to recognize about mental health/illness when on the lines?
What is the disorder does not matter? The person is the most important part and all that matters is that they are in crisis and need support.
500
What is the best combination of treatments for most disorders? (Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, etc)
What are medication and counselling?