What causes mental health problems?
- childhood abuse, trauma, or neglect.
- social isolation or loneliness.
- experiencing discrimination and stigma, including racism.
- social disadvantage, poverty or debt.
- bereavement (losing someone close to you)
- severe or long-term stress.
- having a long-term physical health condition.
- Etc…

Some of the most common unhealthy coping mechanisms are:
Avoiding issues.
Sleeping too much.
Excessive drug or alcohol use.
Impulsive spending.
Over or under eating.
Etc…

Marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious clinical problems including: depression, marital problems, anxiety, individual psychological problems, and child-parent problems.

Massachusetts with an 18.4%

False! Mental health disorders can begin in childhood.

person with anxiety may be labelled as being cowardly rather than having an illness.

People with depression may be told to 'snap out of it'. People living with schizophrenia are incorrectly described as having a 'split personality'. These are all examples of stigma against people with mental illness.

Some common coping strategies are:
Lowering your expectations.
Asking others to help or assist you.
Taking responsibility for the situation.
Engaging in problem solving.
Maintaining emotionally supportive relationships.
Maintaining emotional composure or, alternatively, expressing distressing emotions.
Etc…

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False! Good stress is vital for a healthy life. You may think any type of stress is bad, but that isn't the case. Good stress, or eustress, is the type of stress you feel when you're excited. Your pulse quickens and your hormones surge, but there is no threat or fear.You might feel this type of stress when you ride a roller coaster, compete in a game, or go on a first date. Good stress is short-term and it inspires and motivates you, focuses your energy and enhances performance.

a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.

the stages of grief are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.

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In 2020, around 24.4 percent of white adults received some form of mental health treatment in the past year compared to 15.3 percent of black adults and 12.6 percent of Hispanics.

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living.

Answer: self stigma

You can access the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.

Doctors must be board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in order to practice psychiatry. They also must be licensed as an MD or OD by the state in which they practice.

1 in 6 U.S. children aged 2–8 years (17.4%) had a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder.

The last recorded lobotomy in the United States was performed by Dr. Walter Freeman in 1967 and ended in the death of the person on whom it was performed. In Europe, the Soviet Union banned lobotomies in 1950 , a year after inventor Dr. Egas Moniz won the Nobel Prize for medicine.