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Mental Health Awareness

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Once you have a mental illness, you have it for life.

a)

In many cases, yes.

b)

Yes

c)

No

d)

I'm not sure

2.

Females are more likely to have a mental illness than males.

a)

They are pretty equally affected.

b)

Yes

c)

No

d)

Not sure

3.

Medicine is the best way to treat mental illness.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Medicine can help to manage it but it is not the only way.

d)

Not sure

4.

People with a mental illness are usually violent and dangerous.

a)

No, that's part of the stigma and it's not good to think that.

b)

Yes

c)

Of course

d)

Not sure

5.

Adults are more likely then teens to have a mental illness.

a)

No

b)

Yes; many mental illnesses begin to appear in teens and early adulthood.

c)

No

d)

Not sure

6.

People with a mental illness are generally quiet and shy.

Pick the best answer.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not sure

d)

This answer comes from a stigma and is not correct.

7.

Mental illness only happens to certain kinds of people.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It can happen to anyone.

d)

I'm not sure

8.

Most people will never be effected by a mental illness.

Pick the best answer.

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Not sure

d)

You can be effected by a mental illness without being mentally ill yourself.

9.

Bermuda does have mentally ill people.

a)

Yes, there are mentally ill people in Bermuda.

b)

No

c)

Yes, but no children in Bermuda are mentally ill.

d)

Yes, but they are all at Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute.

10.

People with mental illness don't have any feelings so you can tease them and make fun of them.

a)

Yes

b)

No they do have feelings and get hurt when you tease them.

c)

No, you can make jokes about them.

d)

No, it's not ok to tease them or make jokes about them.

11.

You should not be friends with a person who has a mental illness.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No, you may become mentally ill too.

d)

No

12.

You should be embarrassed and ashamed if you have a family member who is mentally ill.

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Of course

d)

Yes, and you sure don't want other people to find out.

13.

If you have a mentally ill family member you probably have a mental illness too.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Probably

d)

More than likely

14.

Lots of mentally ill people are afraid to get treatment because of what people will think about them. You can help prevent this by showing respect to all people.

a)

Yes, I guess.

b)

No

c)

True

d)

False

15.

Something tragic or horrible could happen to you and you could become mentally ill as a result of it.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

No way

16.

Which term is not related to Stigma?

a)

Stereotype

b)

Discrimination

c)

Prejudice

d)

Treating mentally ill people with respect.

17.

You can just look at a person and tell if they are mentally ill.

a)

Yes

b)

False

c)

impossible

d)

true

18.

Absolutely anyone can become mentally ill.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

It's fun to make jokes about mental illness and make funny actions to mock mentally ill people, like on T.V.

a)

True

b)

False, its nothing funny about doing that!