Careers (requires a minimum of Bachelor's degree)
Mental Health
TRIO
Myth or Fact
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100

This career involves helping people with illnesses, often by checking vital signs, giving medications, and providing patient care.


What is a nurse?

100

This common mental health condition causes persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities.

What is depression?

100

TRIO programs help prepare students for this level of education.

What is college?

100

Exercising regularly can improve mental health.


What is a fact?

100

The sport played every February in the Super Bowl.

What is football?

200

This job involves designing and constructing buildings, from houses to skyscrapers

What is an architect?

200

The chemical in the brain most associated with mood and often targeted by antidepressant medications.

What is serotonin?

200

This program is one of the first TRIO programs and provides college counseling, tutoring, and test prep.

What is Upward Bound?

200

You can “catch up” on lost sleep during the weekend without any negative effects.

What is a myth?

200

The largest ocean in the world.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

300

In this profession, individuals study and work with complex numbers and data to make financial predictions and manage risks.

What is an actuary?

300

This type of therapy encourages people to understand and change negative thought patterns, commonly used for treating anxiety and depression.

What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?

300

This TRIO program offers support services to students with disabilities to help them succeed in college.


What is Student Support Services (SSS)?

300

People only use 10% of their brain.

What is a myth?

300

The country has the world's second-largest population and celebrates the festival Diwali?

What is India?

400

This career in environmental science focuses on studying ecosystems and developing ways to solve environmental problems.

What is an environmental scientist?

400

This is a mental health disorder where individuals may experience extreme mood swings, from high energy to deep sadness.

What is bipolar disorder?

400

The TRIO program that assists students in transitioning from undergraduate to graduate programs.

What is the McNair Scholars Program?

400

You should drink 8 glasses of water every day to stay healthy.


What is a myth? (Hydration needs vary per individual)

400

The brightest star in Earth's night sky.

What is Sirius?

500

This high-level career involves researching human history through artifacts and excavation sites, often requiring years of specialized study.

What is an archaeologist?

500

Name the therapeutic technique developed by Sigmund Freud that involves exploring unconscious thoughts and desires.

What is psychoanalysis?

500

TRIO programs were created as part of this landmark set of laws and initiatives aimed at eliminating poverty and promoting equality.

What is the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964?

500

Mental illness is more common in teenagers now than it was 20 years ago.

What is a fact? (Due to increased awareness, diagnosis, and social pressures)

500
The ancient writing system of the Egyptians, made up of symbols and pictures.

What is hieroglyphics?