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Conversations about Mental Health

Terms and Definitions

1. Prevention is a step or set of steps along a continuum to:

A. Promote individual, family, and community health.

B. Prevent mental and substance use disorders.

C. Support resilience and recovery.

D. All of the above.


2. Reducing or eliminating substance use is critical for recovery from addiction.

A. True

B. False


Session 1: Sharing Personal Experiences

3. Anxiety disorders include all of the following, except for:

A. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

B. Eating disorders

C. Phobias

D. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder


4. Most people who experience mental illnesses will improve if they receive appropriate supports, services, and treatment.

A. True

B. False


5. All of the following apply to cognitive behavioral therapy, except for:

A. CBT helps people mange the cravings and relapse associated with addictions.

B. CBT helps people learn how to identify unhelpful thinking patterns.

C. CBT helps people recognize and change inaccurate beliefs.

D. CBT helps people relate to others in more positive ways.


6. People with mental illnesses are much more likely to be the perpetrators of crime than victims.

A. True

B. False


7. Providing for and supporting good mental health is a public health issue just like assuring the quality of drinking water or preventing and managing infectious diseases.

A. True

B. False


8. Unaddressed mental health issues can have a negative influence on:

A. Homelessness

B. Poverty

C. The local economy

D. All of the above


9. Individuals with substance use conditions often have a mental health condition at the same time, and persons with mental health problems often abuse substances or experience addiction at the same time.

A. True

B. False


10. Individuals with mental illnesses die on average 8.5 years earlier than the general population, due mostly to preventable health conditions such as all of the following, except for:

A. Heart disease

B. Diabetes

C. Liver failure

D. Tobacco use


Session 2: Discussion of Challenges

11. Youth transitioning to adulthood often have low perceptions of risk, although they have the highest rate of:

A. Suicide

B. Homicide

C. Unplanned pregnancy

D. All of the above


12. Treatment admissions aged 15 to 17 most frequently reported tobacco use as their primary substance of abuse.

A. True

B. False


13. Which of the following is among the top reasons that people with unmet needs reported for not seeking treatment?

A. Lack of ability to afford care.

B. Do not believe they need help.

C. Do not know where to seek help.

D. Family and/or friends do not support seeking help.


Session 3: Exploration of How to Respond

14. The negative impacts of early experiences, sometimes referred to as “toxic stress” can be prevented or reversed when a child has a relationship with a supportive, responsive, and caring adult at an early age.

A. True

B. False


15. A person who experiences four or more Adverse Childhood Experiences is 4.6 times more likely to report:

A. Being depressed

B. Considering themselves an alcoholic

C. Having chronic bronchitis or emphysema

D. Developing cancer


16. Students with poor social skills are more likely to:

A. Experience difficulties in interpersonal relationships with teachers and peers.

B. Show signs of depression, aggression, or anxiety.

C. Have a higher incidence of involvement in the criminal justice system as adults.

D. All of the above.


17. Half of adult mental health problems begin before age:

A. 30

B. 18

C. 14

D. 10


18. Delays in receiving treatment after the first onset of symptoms of schizophrenia or psychosis are found to be related to all of the following, except for:

A. Poorer response to antipsychotic medications.

B. Presence of more severe symptoms.

C. Higher homicide risk.

D. More frequent recurrences and hospitalizations.


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