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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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