True or False | ||
#1 | Split personality is the same as schizophrenia | False |
#2 | A psychopath is one who does not regret his antisocial behavior | True |
#3 | A person suffering from schizophrenia is out of contact with reality all of the time | False |
#4 | Mental illness is contagious | False |
#5 | Words like "crazy" and "psycho" are never acceptable to use when speaking about people who suffer from mental illness | True |
Terms and spelling | ||
#1 | Another term for bipolar disorder | Manic depression |
#2 | The term "loony bin" is sometimes used to refer to this type of hospital | Psychiatric |
#3 | The number one cause of disability in people 15 and older | Depression |
#4 | Spell the term that is defined as an irrational fear of something | Phobia |
#5 | Spell the illness that John Nash suffered from | Schizophrenia |
People, illnesses, and phobias | ||
#1 | Mark Twain suffered from this mental illness | Depression |
#2 | Mrs. Butler suffers from this phobia | Claustrophobia |
#3 | Irrational fears about an object, place, or situation are called | Phobias |
#4 | your friend is afraid of drinking coffee at a restaurant because he fears it has been poisoned. This is an example of | Paranoid Schizophrenia |
#5 | John Nash suffered from | Schizophrenia |
Treatment and more phobias and illnesses | ||
#1 | One way to treat mental illness is | Therapy and/or medication |
#2 | Abraham Lincoln suffered from | Depression |
#3 | Someone who stays in bed all day and misses a lot of school may suffer from | Depression |
#4 | An irrational fear of heights | Acrophobia |
#5 | A student who avoids taking tests because of chest pains, shortness of breath, and palpitations may suffer from | Panic Disorder |
Mental/Emotional Wellness | ||
#1 | Your heart flutters; you are sweating. You feel fearful and terrorized. You are experiencing | Panic attack |
#2 | A person who washes her hands over and over and over each day might suffer from | OCD |
#3 | This prestigious prize was won by John Nash who suffered from schizophrenia |
Nobel Prize for Economics |
#4 | A common physical symptom of depression in adolescents is | Stomachache and/or headache |
#5 | The medical doctor who diagnoses mental illness | Psychiatrist |
Final Question | |
Multiple personality disorder and split personality disorder are now more commonly referred to as |
Dissociative Identity Disorder |