Newsela: Mental Health and Chronic Diseases

What are chronic diseases?

• Illnesses that can be easily passed from person to person

• Health conditions that only affect the elderly

• Sudden illnesses that go away within a week

• Ongoing illnesses that usually cannot be completely cured

What does the reading state is a common cause of chronic diseases?

• Lack of physical activity

• Too much sleep

• Eating too many fruits and vegetables

• Being old

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What connections are mentioned between mental illnesses and injuries?

• Mental illnesses decrease the likelihood of injuries

• People with mental illnesses are less likely to get injured

• People with mental illnesses are more likely to get injured

• Mental illnesses have no impact on injury risk

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

According to the reading, what can increase a person's risk of developing a mental illness?

• Eating healthy foods

• Family history, stress, and traumatic experiences

• Too much exercise

• Sleeping for long hours

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What do chronic diseases and mental illnesses have in common?

• They are both untreatable

• They are both very rare

• They are both treatable

• They are both contagious

How do mental illnesses impact a person?

• They have no impact on a person's thoughts or feelings

• They cause extreme happiness at all times

• They change a person's thinking, feelings, and mood

• They only affect children

How treatable are chronic diseases and mental illnesses?

• They cannot be managed or treated

• They are not preventable or treatable

• They can usually be managed with medication and therapy

• They can always be cured

Which of the following is NOT an example of a chronic disease mentioned in the reading?

• Heart disease

• Influenza

• Diabetes

• Cancer

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

How common is it for mental illness to co-occur with chronic disease?

• It never happens

• 1% of people with chronic diseases also have mental illness

• 100% of people with chronic diseases also have mental illness

• 17% of people with chronic diseases also have mental illness

What does the graph in the reading show?

• The number of people affected by illnesses worldwide

• The relationship between mental illness and chronic diseases

• The different types of mental illnesses

• The number of doctors available for treatment

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CCSS.RI.1.6

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.1.7

CCSS.RL.3.7