Test Your Health I. Q.

1. What percentage of adults in North Carolina have a diagnosable mental health disorder (according to the 2005 report from the DHHS State Health Plan)?
   1. 0.5 %
   2. 1.1 %
   3. 5.4%
   4. 10.5%

   Answer: c. 5.4%
   

2. Is anger management considered one of the treatments for mental health disorders in North Carolina?

1. Yes
2. No

Answer: a. Yes, anger management is considered one of North Carolina mental health treatments.

3. Which of the following are mental health disorders that North Carolinians might deal with on a daily basis?

1. Depression
2. Post-traumatic stress disorder
3. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
4. A and B above
5. All of the above

Answer: e. All of the above. All of these and more, such as anorexia nervosa and anxiety, are mental health disorders that North Carolinians face.

4. How many mental hospitals does North Carolina have?

1. 20
2. 10
3. 5
4. 1

Answer: c. North Carolina has 5 mental hospitals: Dorothea Dix in Raleigh, John Umstead in Buttner, Broughton in Morganton, Cherry near Goldsboro, and another for people with special disabilities such as Alzheimer's.

5. Are any of these hospitals going to close?

1. Yes
2. No

Answer: a. Yes, some will close, which will increase healthcare workers' case management and day services.

6. How does mental illness rank among illnesses that cause disabilities in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe (according to the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health)?
1. 1^st
2. 3^rd
3. 10^th
4. 20^th

Answer: a. Mental illness ranks as the number one illness that causes disabilities. This shows how important it is for us to pay attention to mental illness.

7. Which of the following causes more deaths every year in the world?
1. War
2. Murders or homicide
3. Suicide

Answer: c. Suicide causes more deaths in the world than war or murders.

8. If your teenager has an eating disorder, is it more likely that he or she will commit suicide?
1. No
2. Yes

Answer: b. Yes, eating disorders dramatically increase a teen's chances of committing suicide, according to the National Association of Mental Illness, North Carolina.

9. After a TV show portrays someone committing suicide or after the news covers a recent suicide, suicide rates increase.
1. True
2. False

Answer: a. True. Unfortunately, suicide rates do increase after these types of programs, even though some are designed to help, according to the National Association of Mental Illness, North Carolina.


10. The North Carolina State Employees Health Plan provides mental health treatment equal and at the same level with that provided for other major medical illnesses. This was instituted in 1991.
    1. True
    2. False

Answer: a. Yes, in 1991 this was implemented. It is called "mental health parity.