Mental Disorders Pre-Test

There are many different symptoms for many different mental disorders.

IN GENERAL, health experts look for these signs:

• Abnormal Thoughts

• Abnormal Feelings

• Abnormal Behaviors

• All the Above

Who is your favorite teacher of all time?

• Mr. Larson

• Any other teacher

What is a possible cause of a Mental Disorder?

• Damage to the brain such as an accident, growth, tumor, poison, or prolonged use of alcohol or drugs

• Heredity: a person may inherit a tendency to develop a mental disorder

• Early experiences: extremely negative experiences that occur early in life (such as neglect orabuse)

• Recent Experiences: trauma that happens in life, such as a death of a loved one can trigger a mental illness

• All the Above

Fact or Myth:

Eating disorders affect only females

• Fact

• Myth

Which of the following is NOT a type of eating disorder?

• Anorexia Nervosa

• Munchies

• Bulimia

• Binge Eating

What is the most important class you will take at SHS?

• Math

• Science

• Health

• English

Common symptoms of anorexia nervosa include:

• intense fear of gaining weight or persistent behaviors to avoid gaining weight, despite being underweight

• a heavy influence of body weight or perceived body shape on self-esteem

• a distorted body image, including denial of being seriously underweight

• All the Above

What are you looking forward to the most next year?

• Surpentine

• Basketball Games

• Band Concerts

• School Play

• Being in a class taught by Mr. Larson

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10,200 deaths each year are the direct result of an eating disorder—that’s one death every...

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