Depression & Suicide Awareness

How many teens in the United States have experienced a mental illness at some point in their lives?

• 80%

• 5%

• 50%

• 25%

Mental illness interferes with ______

• spiritual wellbeing

• social and family relationships

• daily responsibilities

• all of the above

Discussing suicide openly with someone struggling with depression is dangerous because it might push them closer to suicide.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following can help develop positive self-esteem?

• Having realistic expectations of yourself

• Practicing positive self-talk

• Volunteering to help others

• All of the above

Your physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental health are all related and make up your overall health.

• True

• False

Depression can affect your _____, causing you to lose or gain weight. 

• vision
• appetite
• sleep
• breathing

What is it called when someone is marked, discredited, or reduced somehow from being a whole person to being stereotyped according to a shameful circumstance or quality?

• Opinion

• Stigma

• Negativity

• Mental health

Only people without friends and other social support need therapists/counselors.

• True

• False

A sign that a person is thinking about taking their own life would be _____.

• withdrawing from friends and family

• increased risk-taking behaviors

• talking about being a burden to others

• giving away several prized possessions

• All of the above.

The majority of suicides are planned weeks, even months, in advance. In other words, individuals rarely just end their life on the spur of the moment.

• True
• False