| Types of Mental Health Issues | Insomnia and Depression | True or False? | Myth or Fact? | Signs and Symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anxiety
Which mental illness is often associated with a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness.
|
Insomnia is a sleep disorder, which is mainly caused by difficulty in falling asleep, waking up early and difficulty in sustaining sleep.
What is insomnia?
|
True
Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave.
|
Myth. About 20% of the Canadian population sufferers from some type of mental disorder.
Mental Health Issues are rare.
|
Depression
Which mental illness has symptoms of feelings of sadness, hopelessness angry outbursts, ad irritability or frustration, even over small matters?
|
|
Depression
Which mental illness is associated with a feeling of extensive sadness or hopelessness
|
Insomnia due to depression is characterized by early awakening, decreased interest, lack of self-confidence and no hope for the future.
What are the characteristics of insomnia in depression?
|
False
Mental health problems are uncommon.
|
Myth. Most people with mental illness are not violent and only 3%–5% of violent acts can be attributed to individuals living with a serious mental illness.
People with mental health problems are violent and unpredictable.
|
Anxiety
Which mental illness has symptoms of feelings of restless, wound-up, on-edge, being easily fatigued or having difficulty concentrating?
|
|
Post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD)
Which mental health disorder develops after a traumatic experience or event
|
Post-stroke depression is a common complication after stroke. Mainly refers to the manifestation of depression after cerebrovascular disease.
What is post-stroke depression?
|
False
People with mental health conditions cannot work.
|
Myth. According to the WHO, schizophrenia “is characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.”; not a split personality.
People with schizophrenia have a split personality.
|
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Which mental illness has symptoms of intrusive memories, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions?
|
|
Eating Disorders (Binge-eating, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa)
Which mental illnesses involve severe problems with your thoughts about food and eating behaviors and can cause people to eat much less or much more than they need?
|
Low mood, loss of appetite, and decreased will activity. More serious patients will have suicidal ideas and behaviors.
What are some signs and symptoms of depression?
|
False
Only people without friends need therapists.
|
Fact. It is more likely for you to develop a mental illness that someone in your family already has.
If someone in your family has a mental illness, you are more likely to develop one as well.
|
Bipolar disorder
Which mental illness has symptoms of mood swings, increased activity, energy or agitation, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts and distractibility?
|
|
Schizophrenia
Which mental illness results in hallucinations, delusions, trouble organizing thoughts, and strange movements
|
It needs to be diagnosed and treated by a professional doctor. Once you start, you need to stick to medication every day.
How should depression be treated?
|
False
Mental health problems are permanent.
|
Fact. Women are roughly three times more likely to attempt suicide than men.
Women are more likely to attempt suicide than men.
|
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD)
Which mental illness has symptoms of fear of being contaminated by germs or dirt, repeating activities multiple times, and fear of losing control?
|
Support Us on Ko-fi