Mental Health Flashcardizz

Front

What is a healthy way to redirect the cognitive distortion of "mind reading?"

Back

Asking for clarification and checking assumptions.

Front

Poor mental health increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions such as: Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, All of the Above

Back

All of the Above

Answer explanation

Mental and Physical health are connected and can effect each other.

Front

People with Mental Illnesses are Violent

Back

False

Answer explanation

The vast majority of people with mental illness are no more likely to be violent than anyone else. In fact, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population.

Front

Half of all mental illness occurs before a person turns ___ years old. Three-fourths of mental illness begins before age 24.

Back

14

Front

Mental illness is caused by...

Back

All of the Above

Front

Someone with positive mental health can need counseling sometimes.

Back

True

Answer explanation

Having positive mental health does not mean that a person won’t face struggles in their life, and they may need the support of a friend, a family member, or counselor to overcome some of these struggles.

Front

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters?

Back

short

Front

There is no hope for people with mental health problems, it will never get better and you cannot recover. True or False?

Back

False

Answer explanation

Research shows those with mental health issues improve and may fully recover via treatment, support systems, and community inclusion, which enables them to live, work, learn, and engage with their communities. (Humans are social beings!)

Front

Which of the following can help you manage ADHD symptoms?
Options:
Eating lots of sugar,
Drinking caffeine,
Getting enough sleep,
Playing video games for hours

Back

Getting enough sleep

Answer explanation

ADHD brains need more sleep, but find it difficult to achieve restfulness. As ADHD makes it harder to get enough sleep, and being sleep deprived makes it harder to manage your ADHD (or anything else).

Front

What travels around the world, but stays in the corner?

Back

stamp