Mental Health Misc.
What is Mental Health?
It is a level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness.
What is Schizophrenia?
A brain disorder that distorts the way a person thinks.
What is Clinical Depression?
A mental health disorder which is characterized by persistently depressed mood.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
A mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.
What is OCD?
OCD is having excessive orderliness, perfectionism, attention to details, and a need for control.
Fact or Fiction: People with mental health problems can obtain a job.
Fact: People with mental health problems are just as productive as other employees.
Fact or Fiction: People with Schizophrenia have multiple personalities.
Fiction-The myth likely originated because the word schizo means split, however this is not the case in Schizophrenia.
Fact or Fiction: Most depressed people are depressed due to a sad situation.
Fiction: Depression isn't always caused by a sad incident. It may be caused by unexplained periods of hopelessness or sadness.
Fact or Fiction: Bipolar disorder is just another name for mood swings.
Fiction: Mood swings associated with bipolar disorder are very different than those of people without the condition.
Fact or Fiction: OCD affects both men and women.
Fact: It may seem like women would have an anxiety disorder like OCD, but it affects both men and women.
Fact or Fiction: You need medication and therapy to help mental health problems.
Both: Depending on the person, the steps taken to help it vary.
Fact or Fiction: About 10% of people with Schizophrenia commit suicide and are more likely to have drug and alcohol abuse problems.
Fact
Fact or Fiction: Talking about it only makes it worse.
Fiction: It may help the person to talk to a supportive or non-judgmental friend.
Fact or Fiction: More than 10 million Americans have Bipolar Disorder.
Fact: It affects men and women equally, as well as all races, ethnicities, and classes.
Fact or Fiction: Stress causes OCD.
Fiction: While stressful situations can heighten symptoms, stress alone does not cause OCD.
How many American adults experience mental health problems?
One in five American adults.
Schizophrenia typically appears at what age?
Teens to early twenties.
There are more than ____ million cases of Depression a year.
3
Can Bipolar Disorder be prevented?
It cannot be prevented, although early recognition signs can help you to monitor it and keep symptoms from escalating.
Can OCD be identified by laboratory tests?
Serious mental illness costs America ___ billion in lose earnings per year.
$193.2
Name a subtype of Schizophrenia.
Paranoid-feelings of extreme suspicion
Disorganized-incoherent thoughts
Catatonic-withdrawal
Residual-motivation or interest in life is gone
Name two ways to manage depression.
Exercise
Eat healthy
Take on responsibility
Challenge negative thoughts
At what age can Bipolar Disorder start to occur?
Bipolar Disorder can occur in children as young as age six.
What other conditions may co-exist with OCD?
Anxiety Disorders
Bipolar Disorders
Depression Disorders
AD/HD