Fact or Fiction | Overall Mental Health | Helping Hand | SI vs SIB | Diagnosis |
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Mental Health issues are rare
Fiction
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True or False: 1 out of 10 people can be diagnosed with a mental health issue
False-Typically it is about 1 our of every 4 adult experiences a mental health issue within a given year
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Are you helping your friend if they come talk to you and you don't have any advice to give them?
Yes- sometimes just listening is all they need.
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Name 3 risk factors for SI
age, gender, SUD, past attempts, current mental illness, plan, rehearsal behaviors, chronic medical issues, lack of natural supports
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Name 3 symptoms of anxiety
Lack of concentration, racing thoughts, unwanted thoughts, fatigue, overwhelming feeling of nervousness or worry, restlessness, sweating
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People with mental illnesses will not get better
Fiction. Once diagnosed, mental illness is treatable.
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True or False: Over half of people diagnosed with mental illness do not seek/receive treatment
True
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True or false-If your friend tells you that they are going to harm themselves & they make you promise to keep it a secret, you should always respect their wishes?
False
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Name 3 signs that a person could be suicidal
direct threats, indirect threats, personality changes, isolation, withdrawn behavior
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What are false beliefs that seem very real to the person experiencing them but in reality they are impossible or untrue?
Delusions
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Mental disorders are a consequence of bad parenting and/or personal weakness
Fiction
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When do most people develop a mental illness?
Between 16 and 30 years old (most common early to mid twenties for "first breaks"
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True or False-if you find the right words or spend enough time with them, you can cause a person experiencing a mental health issue to get better
False-temporarily it can help, the underlying cause remains
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Name 3 examples of SIB
Cutting, burning, head banging, pulling out hair, over eating, withholding food, over exercising
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Flashbacks and hyper-vigilance can be signs of what diagnosis?
PTSD
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If someone in your family has a mental illness, you are more likely to develop one as well
Fact-this does put an individual at higher risk
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True or false: Stress, trauma, alcohol and/or drug use can worsen mental health symptoms
True
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Name 3 things you can do to hep a friend who thinks they may have a mental health issue
listen, spend time, encourage to seek help, go with them to appointments, help make appointments, be nonjudgmental
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Name 2 reasons a person engages in SIB
Sense of control, relief, feeling it is a way "to get back" at others, way to ask for help, express feelings of desperation, feels as though it can change others behaviors, escape from current situation
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Blunted emotions, hallucinations, isolation, delusions and disorganization can be signs of this diagnosis
Schizophrenia
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Males attempt suicide more often than females do
Fiction-females attempt approximately 4 times more often
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True or False: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death within the U.S.
True-
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Name 3 reasons why people hesitate or refuse to get help
Feel like a burden, hard to talk about, stigma, fear of being judged
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True or false-asking someone who is depressed if they want to kill themselves will "give them the idea" and make them more inclined to commit suicide
False
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Name 2 diagnosis that psychosis can be a symptom of
PTSD, Bi-polar, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Depression, substance induced
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