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with an OPEN mind :: Mental Health Quiz

How much do you know about mental health?

Getting appropriate treatment for mental illness can reduce needless suffering. Unfortunately, there are a number of commonly held beliefs about mental illness which can often prevent sufferers and their loved ones from getting appropriate care.

Take this quiz to find out your Mental Health IQ. Answer True/False to the following statements, click Submit, then scroll down to the end of the page to see how you did.



1. People with mental illness are people who are weak, unbalanced and/or cannot manage stress.
 
True False
2. People with severe mental illness are dangerous and violent.
 
True False
3. People who seek counselling are mentally ill.
 
True False
4. People who seek medical attention for their mental problems must be pretty "far-gone" and in a desperate state.
 
True False
5. A person who is diagnosed with a mental illness will be "mental" forever.
 
True False
6. People who are mentally ill can't help or take care of themselves.
 
True False
7. People who are successful have never suffered from mental illness.
 
True False
8. Everyone will think that I am "crazy" if I seek specialist assessment for my mental concerns.
 
True False
9. A diagnosis of mental illness will be on a person's record and accessible for all to read.
 
True False
10. Seeking help means losing my independence and giving myself up to others.
 
True False
11. Taking medication means that there is something fundamentally wrong with me and that I am not in control.
 
True False