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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH? - TEST YOURSELF
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 A  B  C

1  Which group of people is most likely to be unemployed? 

a. blind people

b. deaf people

c. people with mental health problems

 

2  In the last 50 years, the proportion of murders committed by people with mental health problems has:

a) fallen steadily

b) stayed the same

c) risen slightly

3  How many people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year?  

a) one person in every hundred

b) one person in fifty

c) one person in four

4  Which of the following is NOT a symptom of developing or having a mental health problem?

a) loss of appetite

b) sleeping a lot

c) loss of intelligence

5  what percentage of people with mental health problems say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace?

a) 7%

b) 27%

c) 47%

6  It's estimated that since 1985, suicide attempts by young men have:

a) risen by 170%

b) risen by 7%

c) fallen by 20%

7  Which of the following is NOT a mental health problem?

a) anorexia

b) Down's Syndrome

c) Schizophrenia
 

8  In 1996, what percentage of national press coverage linked mental illness to violence and criminality?

a) 46%

b) 16%

c) 4%

9  Which group of people is more likely to be a danger to the public?

a) young men under the influence of alcohol

b) people with mental health problems

c) people with brown hair

10  Which of these groups is unlikely to experience mental health problems?  

a) doctors

b) young people under 25

c) people with high incomes

 


ANSWERS

1) C

2) A

3) C

4) C

5) C

6) A

7) B: Down's Syndrome is a learning disability, not a mental health problem. Learning disabilities occur as a result of genetic factors or damage to the brain, often at birth. Mental health problems, on the other hand, are not thought to result from damage to the brain.

8) A

9) A

10) Trick question ­ Anyone can experience a mental health problem

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