quiz

1.        How many Americans have a clearly diagnosable mental disorder involving a degree of incapacity that interferes with employment, attendance at school or daily life?

a.        One in three

b.        One in five

c.        One in ten

d.        One in twenty

2.        Which group of famous people had mental illnesses:

a.        Beethoven, Abraham Lincoln and Vincent van Gogh

b.        Mike Wallace, Churchill and Jessica Lange

c.        Tipper Gore, Eric Clapton and Art Buchwald

d.        All of the above

3.        Which best describes the association between mental illness and violent behavior?

a.        Mental illness greatly increases the risk of violent behavior.

b.        Mental illness increases the risk of violent behavior about 50% of the time.

c.        Mental illness does not significantly increase the risk of violent behavior.

d.        Mental illnesses that lead to psychosis always increase the risk of violent behavior.

4.        Which of the following mental illnesses has a better treatment success rate than heart disease:

a.        Schizophrenia

b.        Major depression

c.        Bipolar disorder

d.        All of the above

5.        Mental illnesses (biologically-based brain diseases that profoundly disrupt a person's ability to think, feel & relate) may be caused by:

a.        A reaction to environmental stresses

b.        Genetic factors

c.        Biochemical imbalances

d.        A combination of the above

e.        None of the above

6.        According to the U.S. Surgeon General, approximately what percentage of adults with a diagnosable mental illness seek treatment:

a.        33%

b.        50%

c.        66%

d.        75%

7.        About how much more expensive is the average daily cost of a Minnesota psychiatric hospitalization than the average daily cost for Vail Place's preventive and support services:

a.        2 times more

b.        15 times more

c.        100 times more

d.        350 times more

8.        Vail Place is named after:

a.        The Colorado ski resort

b.        Dr. David Vail, a Minnesota pioneer for the humane treatment of people with mental illnesses

c.        Dr. Howard Vail, an engineer who developed a technique of “mind control”

d.        Dr. Donna Vail, a psychologist who always wore wedding veils when treating her patients