Mental Health Awareness Quiz

Significant alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior affecting daily life.

The study of the causes and development of a condition.

Suggests that lower socioeconomic status leads to more stress and fewer resources, contributing to mental illness.

Suggests that people with mental illness may experience social and economic disadvantages due to their condition.

The impact of large-scale events (like recessions or pandemics) on mental health.

The negative perception and judgment of individuals with mental illness, often leading to social exclusion and discrimination.

The process of defining, diagnosing, and treating mental illness within a medical framework, often emphasizing pharmacological solutions.

The harmful impact of media portrayals on public perception of mental illness, often presenting individuals as unpredictable, violent, or dangerous.

The internalization of negative societal views about mental illness, leading to self-doubt, shame, and reluctance to seek help.

The legal principle that the prosecution must prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The legal concept of having the intention to commit a crime.

The field of study that explores the lived experiences, cultures, and politics of people who identify as having mental illnesses.

The lack of access to mental health services, often due to factors like cost, availability, or stigma.

A legal defense that argues a person's mental illness prevented them from understanding the wrongfulness of their actions.

A hospital setting for people found NCRMD, often a secure environment with a focus on treatment and rehabilitation.

The potential consequences if you try the NCRMD defense and fail. You could face a longer prison sentence.

The financial and societal costs associated with mental illness. The economic impact includes lost productivity, healthcare expenses, and social services.

A program where mental health professionals ride with police to respond to calls involving people in mental distress.

High healthcare costs in Canada are partly attributed to doctor salaries and drug companies.

The tendency to seek medical solutions for everyday problems, potentially leading to over-diagnosis and over-treatment.

A significant barrier to accessing mental health care, often due to lack of availability, transportation, or childcare.

The idea that there is a small number of individuals responsible for the majority of scientific misconduct, while the rest of the scientific community is generally honest.

The view that scientific misconduct is more widespread than we think, and is due to the structural pressures of science and business.

The study of why individuals engage in deviant behavior. It aims to understand the causes and effects of such actions.

The study of how society defines and reacts to deviant behavior. It emphasizes the social construction of what is considered deviant.

Powerful groups like media, government, and religious institutions that influence social norms and define deviance.

The process by which individuals or groups are labeled, judged, and controlled based on their perceived deviance.

A system of classifying and diagnosing mental disorders, often criticized for its potential to label and pathologize individuals.

The movement to shift mental health treatment away from large institutions and towards community-based services.

The idea that people with mental illness are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators.

This refers to the tendency for white individuals with mental illness to be diagnosed and treated medically, while Black individuals with similar symptoms are more likely to be criminalized.

The practice of addressing the underlying causes of behavior, rather than simply masking symptoms with medication.

The historical transformation of how mental illness has been treated, from religious and spiritual practices to modern psychiatric approaches.

The lack of adequate support networks, community resources, and acceptance can hinder the success of deinstitutionalization.

This refers to the fact that people who were admitted to mental hospitals, even if they feigned illness, were often diagnosed with a mental disorder, highlighting the potential for bias in diagnosis.

The tendency for an increase in one system (like the criminal justice system) to coincide with a decrease in another (like the mental health system).

A set of beliefs about a particular group that can lead to biased interpretations and treatment.

Groups that are considered deviant because of their beliefs or practices.

The tendency for groups labeled as deviant to become more deviant in response to hostility from the dominant society.

A social control mechanism aimed at suppressing groups perceived as dangerous or harmful.

A broader social control mechanism that labels all religions different from its own as deviant.