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Being healthy includes

• a. 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

• a. behaves

• b. thinks

• c. feels

• d. 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?

• a. being violent

• b. no one knows

• c. diet

• d. catching it from someone else

Another way to talk about mental illness is to say

• a. mental health challenge

• b. mental wellness

• c. mental malfunction

• d. disordered mentality

What does the term "diagnosis" mean?

• a. to have a feeling that you know what is wrong

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

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

• d. to be told you have a mental illness

• e. all of the above

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

• a. keeping feelings bottled up inside

• b. telling a trusted adult how you feel

• c. staying at a hospital for a brief period of time

• d. 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 aren't 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