MENTAL HEALTH UNIT TEST

If a person with mental illness 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

• All of these apply to stigma

What kinds of people get mental illness

• only young people

• only people that look ill

• only old people

• all groups of people can get mental illness

Mental illness may significantly disrupt a person’s ability to (Check all that apply)

• think/feel

• have a high IQ

• relate to others

• meet the demands of daily life

Mark all of the following statements that are TRUE about mental illness.

• often caused from chemical imbalances in the brain

• usually strikes people that have “weak” personalities

• may have a genetic link, therefore may run in families

• may experience disturbances in thinking and feelings

Mental illnesses are believed to have both a ________________and ________________cause.

• societal/personal

• personal/family

• psychological/personal

• psychological/biological

Which one of the following is NOT a symptom of TEEN depression?

• Insomnia

• Eating to much or too little

• Feelings of inappropriate guilt

• Increased social connections

Which one of the following is not an accurate statement about suicide?

• A suicide attempt is just a way of getting attention and shouldn't be taken as a sign of mental illness

• There are specific warning signs for suicide

• Any talk of suicide should be taken seriously

• Someone experience suicidal thoughts is having a medical emergency

Discussing suicide openly with a clinically depressed person is dangerous because it might push them closer to suicide.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Jaylen tells Sophia he wants to kill himself. Sophia should:

• encourage him to get more exercise.

• assume he is joking unless he says it several more times.

• Acknowledge how he feels, tell him she cares, and then encourage him to get help, stay with him or call 911 if necessary, and tell an adult who is in a position to help.

• tell him she will stop being friends with him if he talks like that again.

Your friend begs you not to tell ANYONE about their suicidal thoughts. You should

• Keep it to yourself so you don’t make them any more upset than they already are.

• Tell an adult at your school or in their family so that they can get them help.

• Tell your mutual teenage friends and set up a 24-hour watch system.

• Tell people in an anonymous on-line chat room to get their advice.