Mental Health

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

A mental health challenge and/or illness can occur in a person of any age (e.g., children, adolescents, adults, etc.).

• True

• False

Having a mental health challenge and/or illness can affect the way that a person

• behaves

• thinks

• feels

• all of the above

A person who is physically sick goes to see a medical doctor. A person who has a mental health problem goes to see a

• mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, etc.)

• counselor or social worker

• therapist

• medical doctor

• any of the above

What causes mental challenges/illnesses?

• no one knows

• diet

• catching it from someone else

• being violent

Another way to talk about mental illness is to say

• mental malfunction

• mental wellness

• mental health challenge

• 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 be told you have a mental illness

• to meet with a mental health professional who gives a name to what you are experiencing

• all of the above

What is the least effective way

of dealing with a mental health challenge or mental 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 a mental illness or mental health challenge experiences "stigma", what does that mean?

• Stereotyping a person or a group of people

• Labeling someone in a negative way

• Making someone feel different or picking on someone because they aren't like you

• Believing things about a person that aren't true

• All of the above

People with a mental challenge/illness will always be ill.

• True

• False