Mental Health Lesson #1

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LESSON #1:

Learning the Facts

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

Please answer a few quick questions to let me know

you understand the basics of Mental Health.

Multiple Choice

Being healthy includes

• a) having a body that feels good and works well

• b) having a healthy mind and body

• c) not being sick

• d) all of these

Multiple Choice

People with a mental illness will always be ill.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Mental illness can occur only after a person has reached adulthood.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Having a mental illness can affect the way that a person

• behaves

• thinks

• feels

• all of these

Multiple Select

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:

A person who is physically sick might go to see a medical doctor. A person with a mental health problem should see a ___________.

• mental health professional

• mental health provider

• counselor or therapist

• brain surgeon

• psychiatrist or psychologist

Multiple Choice

1 in ___ kids in the U.S. have a mental health challenge.

• 6

• 10

• 16

• 20

Multiple Choice

What causes mental illness?

• a) what you eat

• b) being violent

• c) It's contagious! You catch it from other people.

• d) Who knows?!

Multiple Choice

Another way to talk about mental illness is to say:

• a) mental wellness

• b) mental malfunction

• c) mental health challenge

• d) psycho

Multiple Choice

What does the term "diagnosis" mean?

• a) to have a feeling that you know what is wrong

• b) to meet with a mental health professional, who gives you a name for what you are experiencing

• c) to meet with your medical doctor who gives you a prescription for medication

• d) to be told that you have a mental illness

• e) none of these

Multiple Choice

What is the least effective way of dealing with a mental health challenge or mental illness?

• a) keeping your feelings bottled up inside

• b) telling a trusted adult how you feel

• c) staying at a hospital for a short period of time

• d) meeting with a mental health professional

Multiple Select

Which of the following ARE examples of experiencing "stigma":

• a) calling someone "crazy"

• b) making someone feel bad for their mental illness

• c) laughing at someone for behaving differently

• d) trying to help someone with a mental health challenge

• e) believing that a person's mental illness is contagious