STIGMA
POP
CULTURE
STATISTICS
TRUE
OR FALSE
MENTAL HEALTH/ MENTAL ILLNESS
100

REFERS TO NEGATIVE OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH.

WHAT IS "STIGMA"?

100

WHAT FAMOUS "THE VOICE" COACH HAS BEEN VOCAL ABOUT HAVING ADHD?

WHO IS ADAM LEVINE?

100

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE US?

WHAT IS ANXIETY?

100

TRUE OR FALSE: THERE IS ONLY 1 CAUSE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

WHAT IS FALSE?

THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE RISK OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

100

REFERS TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL WELL-BEING.

WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?

200

INDIVIDUALS OFTEN WILL NOT SEEK HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS BECAUSE THEY FEAR HOW THEY WILL BE TREATED. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT?

WHAT IS A BARRIER CREATED BY STIGMA?

200

WHAT FAMOUS POP SINGER RECENTLY SPOKE PUBLICLY ABOUT HER DIAGNOSIS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER?

WHO IS DEMI LOVATO?

200

WHAT IS THE #1 LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY WORLDWIDE?

WHAT IS DEPRESSION?

200

TRUE OR FALSE: INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WILL NEVER LIVE A "NORMAL" LIFE.

WHAT IS FALSE? 

WITH PROPER TREATMENT, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS CAN LIVE AS "NORMAL" A LIFE AS SOMEONE WITHOUT MENTAL ILLNESS.

200

REFERS TO HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT INVOLVE CHANGES IN THE WAY ONE THINKS, FEELS AND BEHAVES OR A COMBINATION OF THESE.

WHAT IS MENTAL ILLNESS?

300

HOW DO WE REDUCE STIGMA RELATED TO MENTAL ILLNESS?

WHAT IS EDUCATE OURSELVES AND OTHERS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS?

300

WHAT FAMOUS "ACE VENTURA" ACTOR AND COMEDIAN IS KNOWN FOR HAVING SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION?

WHO IS JIM CARREY?

300

19% OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM A CORRESPONDING DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT?

WHAT IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER?

300

TRUE OR FALSE: THERE IS NOT A "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" TREATMENT FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

WHAT IS TRUE?

MENTAL ILLNESS CAN BE TREATED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY, PHARMOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS, SUPPORT GROUPS, INPATIENT AND OUPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS

300

TRUE OR FALSE: EXPERIENCES RELATED TO MEDICAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS CANCER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

WHAT IS TRUE? 

ILLNESS-RELATED ANXIETY AND STRESS CAN TRIGGER SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION THAT ARE LONG-LASTING.

400

MYTH OR FACT? ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ARE VIOLENT.

WHAT IS MYTH?

MENTAL ILLNESS RARELY LEADS TO VIOLENCE AND THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.

400

WHAT DO TAYLOR SWIFT, KESHA, HILLARY DUFF AND ZAYN MALIK HAVE IN COMMON?

WHAT IS SUFFERED FROM AN EATING DISORDER?

400

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE DELAY BETWEEN DIAGNOSIS OF A MENTAL ILLNESS AND TREATMENT?

WHAT IS 11 YEARS?

400

TRUE OR FALSE: MENTAL ILLNESS IS A RESULT OF WITCHCRAFT, DEMON POSSESSION, BAD MOTHERING OR PUNISHMENT FOR SOMETHING DONE BAD.

WHAT IS FALSE?

MENTAL ILLNESS IS THE RESULT OF DISTURBANCES IN BRAIN FUNCTION THAT CAUSES IN DIFFICULTIES CONTROLLING FEELINGS, BEHAVIORS AND THINKING.

400

THESE FACTORS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS SUCH AS PTSD, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

WHAT ARE ADVERSE LIFE EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS TRUAMA OR ABUSE?

500

TRUE OR FALSE: MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WOULD RATHER TELL THEIR EMPLOYER THAT THEY COMMITTED A CRIME RATHER THAN TELL THEM THEY HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS. 

WHAT IS TRUE? 

INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW OTHERS WILL VIEW AND TREAT THEM IF OTHERS KNEW.

500

WHAT FAMOUS COMEDIAN AND ACTOR SUFFERED IN SILENCE WITH DEPRESSION WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO SUICIDE?

WHO IS ROBIN WILLIAMS?

500

WHAT IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN INDIVIDUALS AGES 10-34?

WHAT IS SUICIDE?

500

TRUE OR FALSE: 90% OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DIE BY SUICIDE HAVE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.

WHAT IS TRUE?

46% HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS.

500

INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF WHAT?

WHAT IS CHRONIC DISEASE?