Mental Illness Review

Having a mental illness can affect the way a person:

• thinks

• behaves

• feels

• all of the above

A cluster of negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate people to fear, avoid, & discriminate people with mental illness

• a fact

• prejudice

• stereotype

• stigma

What is NOT considered a mental health challenge?

• anxiety

• anger

• depression

• eating disorder

Another way to say mental illness is to say

• mental health challenge

• mental malfunction

• disordered mentality

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

• keep feelings bottled up inside

• telling a trusted adult

• meeting with a mental health professional

What factors can cause a mental illness to develop?

• Sustaining a brain injury/Brain chemistry is different

• Genetics (family member has it)

• Environmental Influence (traumatic event)

• All of the above

A mental illness can occur only after has reached adulthood

• True

• False

If a person is physically sick, they see a medical doctor, a person who has a mental health problem can see a

• Therapist/Counselor

• Psychiatrist

• Psychologist

• All of the above

What is NOT a symptom of a mental illness?

• confused thoughts

• social withdrawal

• eating too much or too little

• being upset over a failing test grade

Type of mental illness that is characterized by worrying about everyday life

• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Hypochondria

• PTSD

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder