Fact or Fiction Overall Mental Health Helping Hand SI vs SIB Diagnosis
100
Mental Health issues are rare
Fiction
100
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
100
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.
100
Name 3 risk factors for SI
age, gender, SUD, past attempts, current mental illness, plan, rehearsal behaviors, chronic medical issues, lack of natural supports
100
Name 3 symptoms of anxiety
Lack of concentration, racing thoughts, unwanted thoughts, fatigue, overwhelming feeling of nervousness or worry, restlessness, sweating
200
People with mental illnesses will not get better
Fiction. Once diagnosed, mental illness is treatable.
200
True or False: Over half of people diagnosed with mental illness do not seek/receive treatment
True
200
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
200
Name 3 signs that a person could be suicidal
direct threats, indirect threats, personality changes, isolation, withdrawn behavior
200
What are false beliefs that seem very real to the person experiencing them but in reality they are impossible or untrue?
Delusions
300
Mental disorders are a consequence of bad parenting and/or personal weakness
Fiction
300
When do most people develop a mental illness?
Between 16 and 30 years old (most common early to mid twenties for "first breaks"
300
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
300
Name 3 examples of SIB
Cutting, burning, head banging, pulling out hair, over eating, withholding food, over exercising
300
Flashbacks and hyper-vigilance can be signs of what diagnosis?
PTSD
400
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
400
True or false: Stress, trauma, alcohol and/or drug use can worsen mental health symptoms
True
400
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
400
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
400
Blunted emotions, hallucinations, isolation, delusions and disorganization can be signs of this diagnosis
Schizophrenia
500
Males attempt suicide more often than females do
Fiction-females attempt approximately 4 times more often
500
True or False: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death within the U.S.
True-
500
Name 3 reasons why people hesitate or refuse to get help
Feel like a burden, hard to talk about, stigma, fear of being judged
500
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
500
Name 2 diagnosis that psychosis can be a symptom of
PTSD, Bi-polar, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Depression, substance induced






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