Mental Health Awareness Flashcards

Which mental health condition is characterized by alternating episodes of mania or hypomania and depression?

Answer: Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is defined by mood episodes that cycle between mania/hypomania and depression.

When supporting a client who takes psychiatric medication, a CRS peer specialist's appropriate role is to:

Answer: Encourage adherence and support communication with their prescriber

Peer specialists support medication adherence and communication with prescribers but do not make clinical medication decisions.

Stigma related to mental health in recovery communities most commonly manifests as:

Answer: Shame, discrimination, and reluctance to seek help

Mental health stigma leads to shame, social discrimination, and a reluctance to seek needed care.

Which approach best describes motivational interviewing (MI) as it applies to mental health support?

Answer: Using empathic listening to enhance a person's motivation to change

MI is a collaborative, person-centered approach that uses empathic listening and strategic questions to strengthen motivation for change.

In the DSM-5, a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) requires excessive worry occurring for at least:

Answer: Six months

DSM-5 criteria for GAD require excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for at least six months.

A client in recovery reports hearing voices that are not there. A peer specialist should recognize this as a symptom of:

Answer: Psychosis

Auditory hallucinations (hearing voices without external stimuli) are a hallmark symptom of psychosis.

Self-stigma in mental health recovery refers to:

Answer: A person internalizing negative beliefs about their own mental health condition

Self-stigma occurs when individuals internalize society's negative stereotypes about mental illness and apply them to themselves.