Mental Health - Learning the Facts

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

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

• counselor

• therapist

• psychiatrist

• psychologist

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

• disorder 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 gibes what you are experiencing a name

• to be told you have a mental illness

• 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?

• labeling someone in a negative way

• saying bad things about a person

• believing things about a person that are not true and then making fun of the person

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

• calling someone names like "crazy"

People with a mental illness will always be ill.

• True

• False