Mental Health A Walk In Our Shoes

Being healthy includes

• having a body that feels good and works well
• having a healthy mind and body
• not being sick
• all of the above
  

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

• True
• False

Having a mental illness can affect the way that a person

• behaves
• thinks
• feels
• all of the above
  

The physically sick go to a medical doctor, a person who has a mental health problem sees

• counselor
• therapist
• psychiatrist
• all of the above

What causes mental illness?

• diet
• catching it from someone else
• being violent
• no one knows
  

Another way to talk about mental illness is to say

• mental health challenge
  
• mental wellness
• mental malfunction
• disordered mentality

What does the term "diagnosis" mean?

• to have a feeling that you know is wrong
• when your medical doctor gives you a medication
• when a mental health professional gives what you feel a name
  
• to be told you have a mental illness

What is the least effective way to deal with a mental health challenge/illness?

• keeping feelings bottled up inside
• telling a trusted adult how you feel
• staying at a hospital for a brief period of time
• meeting with a mental health professional

If a person with mental challenge/illness experiences a "stigma," what does that mean? 

• labeling someone in a bad way
• saying bad things about a person
• calling someone crazy
• all of the above
  

People with mental illness will always be ill.

• True 
• False