Ending the Stigma

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Ending the Stigma: Mental Health Quiz

Test your knowledge about mental health and help raise awareness! This quiz will challenge your understanding of mental health issues, their causes, and the impact they have on individuals and society.

Learn about the factors contributing to mental illness.
Understand the misconceptions surrounding mental health.
Discover how mental health affects physical well-being.

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringMind245

Mental health is:

An important part of overall health and well-being.

Only important for those who have or assume they have a mental illness

What causes mental illness? Select all that apply

Genes and family history

Traumatic experiences (Adverse childhood experiences)

Drug and alcohol use

Exposure to toxins and/or virus in utero

Having serious medical diagnosis

Traumatic brain injury

Biological factors such as chemical imbalances in the brain

Mental illness are caused by character flaws and people who are lazy and weak are more at risk

True

False

Poor mental health increases the risk for long-lasting (chronic) physical conditions like

Heart disease

Stroke

Cancer

All of the above

Suicide is the ________ leading cause of death among people ages 15-34 in the United States.

10th

24th

4th

2nd

The vast majority of people with mental illness are no more likely to be violent than anyone else and people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population.

True

False

Half of all mental illness occurs before a person turns ______ years old, and three-quarters of mental illness begin before age 24.

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