Facts, Theories, Diagnoses
This is the second leading cause of death for U.S. children ages 10 to 14, preceded only by unintentional injury.
What is suicide?
In this movie, a pompous man learns that he has an autistic brother when his father dies and leaves his million-dollar estate to his sibling's mental institution.
What is Rain Man?
Why did the therapist become a gardener?
She wanted to get to the root of the problem.
This person described the relationship between the id, ego, and super ego.
Who is Freud?
This staff member and this intern broke off engagements to their respective fiances.
Sarah and Evi
This mental health condition is the most prevalent in adults in the USA.
What is anxiety?
In this movie, a directionless teenager is rushed to a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
What is Girl, Interrupted?
Why is there no point in going to a child psychologist?
Because they're too young
This is a common and serious mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness, loss of interest, and emotional and physical problems.
What is Depression?
This staff member collects seashells while this intern collects bouncy balls.
Molly and Lily
This is one of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD.
What is Poor listening skills, Losing or misplacing items, Getting Sidetracked, Forgetting activities, Diminished attention span, Lack of ability to complete school work or to follow instructions, Avoids homework or activities requiring concentration, Fails to focus and/or makes thoughtless mistakes?
In this movie, a talented but unstable ballerina is on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, her grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
What is Black Swan?
What do you call a horse with good mental health?
Stable
This personality disorder is characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a sense of superiority, arrogance, and more.
What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
This staff member and this intern had peculiar pets as children (not dogs or cats).
Ilia and Meg
The prevalence of serious mental illness was highest among these two racial groups in 2022, according to the NIH.
What is multiracial and White? (35% and 24%, respectively)
In this movie, a mathematical genius made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But he soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
What is A Beautiful Mind?
Why was Waldo going to start psychotherapy?
Because he wanted to find himself
This occurs when your mind gets caught in loops of worry, replaying conversations, second-guessing decisions, or imagining every possible outcome.
What is Overthinking?
This staff member and this intern played the violin for 5 and 10 years respectively.
Jess and Melissa
These theories emphasize the importance of free will and individual experience in personality development.
What is Humanist Personality Theories?
Other personality theories are: Trait, biological, behavioral and psychodynamic.
This movie is the story of a US Marshall, who goes insane after witnessing his wife drown their children. After killing her, develops a fake alternate personality as an officer hunting down his wife’s killer and looking to expose illegal human experimentation at a psychiatric institution.
What is Shutter Island?
Why can't you hear a psychiatrist go to the bathroom?
Because the "P" is silent
This is a hormone that helps regulate stress response, metabolism, immune function, and many other vital processes.
What is Cortisol?
This staff member and this intern experienced what it is to be homeless and blind.
Katie and Carly