TAMI Jeopardy Game

Statistics

100

_ in _ Canadians will experience a form of mental illness at some point in their life. 

1 in 5

200

Less than _% of Canadians said they would socialize with a friend who has a serious mental illness. 

50

300

Nearly _ of all people who have severe mental illness do not seek treatment. 

Half

400

Young people aged _ to _ are more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group.

15 to 24

500

Suicide rates amongst Indigenous youth are _ to _ times higher than amongst non-Indigenous youth

5 to 6

Definitions

100

A state of well-being. Feeling full of energy, having good social relationships, feeling in control over your life and being able to do the things that you enjoy. 

Mental Health

200

A disturbance in thoughts and emotions that decrease a person's capability to cope with the normal stresses of day to day living. 

Mental Illness

300

Negative, disrespectful and untrue judgments about someone based on what people think they know about them and their situation. 

Stigma

400

The body's response to our ever-changing environment; the physical, mental and emotional response people experience when under pressure. 

Stress

500

A statement that describes the way you would want your life to be at its very best. Repeated over and over again, these can have tremendous power to acts as a very positive force in your life. 

Affirmations

Name the Illness

100

This mental illness is characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and a loss of interest in things you used to enjoy

Depression

200

This mental illness is characterized by a persistent state of worry and nervousness often marked by physiological signs (sweating, increased pulse, tension)

Anxiety

300

This mood disorder is characterized by alternating episodes of depression and mania. 

Bipolar disorder

400

This mental illness may include positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. 

Schizophrenia

500

This category of mental illness has the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses

Eating Disorders

Symptoms

100

Binging and purging are symptoms of this mental illness. 

Bulimia

200

Restricting food intake is a symptom of this mental illness. 

Anorexia

300

This symptom describes when people hear or see things that are not there. 

Hallucinations

400

This symptom describes when people believe things that are not true. 

Delusions

500

Symptoms of mental illness can cause changes to a person's life in four main ways. The first two are thinking and feeling. What are the second two? 

Physical changes and changes in behaviour. 

True or False

100

Mental illness is contagious.  

False

200

People with mental illness tend to be violent.

False

300

Substance use is a large factor in the development of mental illness. 

True

400

A person who has one or both parents with a mental illness is more likely to develop a mental illness. 

True. 

500

In any given week, at least 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work due to mental health problems. 

True 

This includes:

• approximately 355,000 disability cases due to mental and/or behavioural disorders 
• approximately 175,000 full-time workers absent from work due to mental illness.