Myths and Facts of mental health Flashcards
The average person does not have mental illnesses.
Doesn’t matter who you are. Can affect anyone.
It is impossible to help someone with a mental disorder.
There are treatments that exist an caregivers can be assisted.
With mental health problems, needs hospitalization.
No, most people are treated outside of hospitals, community help, and many other ways.
Mental health illnesses cannot be treated or cured.
If you could get treatment, you will have significant improvement.
Most people do not recover from mental illnesses.
Most people do recover. To call up normal is not right.
Mental ill people cannot live normal lives.
The majority can live normal lives.
People with mental illnesses can cope on their own.
Need help rehabilitation, Social rehab of the stigma, extra encouragement.
People who have recovered from a mental in illness or have been treated cannot work successfully at a job.
It could affect other jobs, but most jobs are unaffected.
Most mentally ill people are dangerous.
The truth is that people who have been or are being troubled with mental issues are usually anxious, timid and passive.
Those who have recovered from mental illnesses have easy lives, so you do not need to do anything to help them.
Yes, they need help. You act to help treat them as a person.
Mental illness only occurs among adults in rich countries.
It affects everyone.
Mental illness is just a figment of one’s imagination.
It is a real illness.
Mental illness is brought about by a weakness in character.
Biological, physiological and social factors.
The mentally ill should be locked up.
No, they can function.
People should be able to handle their emotional problems on their own.
They can’t sometimes.
