Mental Health History
What does the bell in Mental Health America's/Mental Health Association's logo stand for?
"What" is hope, recovery, and the historic fight to end the stigma.
What is ONE of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness?
"What" is any one of the following:
emotional, physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and financial
What is the name/title of ONE of the types of professionals who provides LICENSED mental health services?
"What" is any one of the following:
psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed professional counselors (LPCs or LMHCs), licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs)
Name ONE type of stigma that people with mental health challenges might face.
"What" are one of the following:
stereotypes, self-stigma, general stigma, social injustice and verbal or physical abuse, media misrepresentations, lack of awareness, systemic (government or organizational policies), limited access to care and/or insurance, financial limitations, cultural, religious beliefs, guilt/blame/shame
Name ONE of the two most common types of mental health disorders in the U.S.
"What" is either of the following:
anxiety, depression.
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is the number of years that MHANJ's UBW program been in existence?
"What" is: 5 years.
In fact, MHANJ's UBW recently celebrated it's 5th anniversary, as you might have seen in the Newsletter.
What U.S. government agency popularized the 8 Dimensions of Wellness?
"What" is: SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
What tool was created by Mary Ellen Copeland to be used as a self-designed, structured system used to monitor and manage mental health symptoms to promote daily wellnes.
"What" is: the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
Blaming onesself for struggling with having a mental illness is an example of what kind of stigma?
"What" is: self-stigma.
What is ONE type of professional who can prescribe psychiatric medications?
"What" is any one of the following:
psychiatrist (DO or MDO), psychiatric nurse practitioners, primary care physicians {PCPs), board certified psychiatric pharmacists (BCPPs)
After what war was PTSD first identified as a particular type of diagnosable mental health disorder?
"What" is: World War II (WWII)
Work, volunteering, and personal hobbies fall under which of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness"
"What" is: Occupational
________ is a deep breathing technique involving four equal steps: inhaling, holding, exhaling, and holding, each breath in and out typically lasting for a count of four seconds.
"What" is: box breathing.
Conversations, public education, and sharing resources, and encouraging early help-seeking are ways to reduce stigma by raising _______.
"What" is: awareness.
What 2012 film features a main character (played by actor Bradley Cooper) managing bipolar disorder after spending time in a psychiatric facility?
"What" is: Silver Linings Playbook
What is the name of the musical celebrity mental health advocate who co-founded the Born This Way Foundation to support youth mental health and emotional well-being?
"What" is: Lady Gaga
Among the 8 Dimensions of Wellnessm which one would encompass how clean and tidy you keep your living space?
"What" is: environment/environmental wellness.
What is the three-digit number you can call or text to connect with local, state, or federal help resources that might be available to you to assist you?
"What" is: 2-1-1.
What is the name of the rock band that released the song "Numb" in 2003, which is about the suffocating pressure of trying to meet expectations while dealing with internal pain that others refuse to see or understand.
"What" is: Linkin Park
Name ONE of the two eating disorders that were MOST RECENTLY recognized as a diagnosable mental health condition in the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual of Mental Health (in DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association.
"What" is one of the following:
Binge Eating Disorder (BED), Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
In what decade was the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) developed?
"What" is: the 1990s
Speciffically, it was developed in 1997 by Mary Ellen Copeland.
Developing a strong support network falls under which of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness?
"What" is: social wellness.
DAILY DOUBLE!
Name ONE of the 3 popular types of evidence-based cognitive behavioral talk therapy.
"What" is any one of the following:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT)
CBT changes unhelpful thoughts, DBT builds emotional regulation skills, and ACT teaches acceptance and values-based action.
When government policies provides greater flexibility and benefits for physical health care than mental health care, what is this type of stigma called?
"What" is": institutional or structiral stigma.
What is the actual 300 lb. metal bell representing Mental Health America/Mental Health Association made from?
"What" is melted chains/shackles.
In 1953, MHA gathered discarded iron chains and shackles used to restrain patients in early psychiatric asylums and recast them into a real bell at the McShane Bell Foundry in Baltimore, Maryland