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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 only occur 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 docotr, a person who has a mental health problem see's a

What causes mental illness?

• diet

• catching it from somone

• being violent

• no one knows

Another way to talk about mental illness to to say

• mental health challenge

• mental wellness

• mental malfunction

• 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 meet with a mental health professional and he or she give you what you are experiencing a name

• to be told you have a mental illness

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 is experiencing "stigma", what does that mean?

People with a mental illness will always be ill

• True

• False