Mental and Emotional Health

Being healthy includes

• having a body that feels good and works well

• b. having a healthy mind and body

• c. not being sick

• d. 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

If a person who is physically sick goes to see a medical doctor, a person who has a mental health problem sees a ________________?

• mental health professional

• psychologist

• all of the above

What causes mental illness?

• diet

• catching it from someone else

• being violent

• d. 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 what is wrong

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

• to meet with a mental health professional and he or she gives what you are experiencing a name

• to be told you have a mental illness

• all of the above