CALMHSA Peer Support Certification
Questions with Complete Answers-Latest
2024/2025
What is financial wellness? - ANSWER Successfully managing expenses to affect
overall health and academic performance.
What is physical wellness? - ANSWER Daily habits and behaviors that impact
overall health and quality of life.
What is social wellness? - ANSWER Meaningful and supportive relationships that
encourage communication, trust, and conflict management.
What is spiritual wellness? - ANSWER Finding meaning in life and defining
individual purpose.
What does occupational wellness focus on? - ANSWER Finding job satisfaction,
enrichment, and meaning.
What does environmental wellness value? - ANSWER The relationship
between ourselves, our community, and the environment.
What does financial wellness involve? - ANSWER Successfully managing expenses to
affect overall health and academic performance.
What does physical wellness encompass? - ANSWER Daily habits and behaviors that
impact overall health and quality of life.
,What is spiritual wellness? - ANSWER Being in sync with our inner selves.
How can we establish personal purpose in spiritual wellness? - ANSWER By
giving significance to occurrences in our lives.
What factors contribute to spiritual wellness? - ANSWER Beliefs, religion, values, ethics,
or moral principles.
What are the benefits of having a healthy spirit? - ANSWER Resilience and better
equipped to handle life's problems.
Do all aspects of well-being need to be perfectly balanced? - ANSWER No, finding
what works best for the client is the main objective.
Can one area of well-being place more stress on the other? - ANSWER Yes.
How are different topics related to well-being interconnected? - ANSWER Most topics
impact several dimensions.
What should you do if you feel you can't handle a situation? - ANSWER Call a
supervisor or mentor for assistance.
What is the benefit of seeking assistance from a multidisciplinary team? - ANSWER
Effective interaction.
What kind of specialist can assist with housing? - ANSWER Housing specialist.
,What kind of coach can assist with vocational needs? - ANSWER Vocational coach.
What kind of assistance can a social worker provide? - ANSWER Funding source for
food or transportation.
What is seeking assistance from a supervisor or mentor considered? - ANSWER A
growth and learning opportunity.
What are the warning signs of mental health issues? - ANSWER excessive fear or worry,
overly depressed or sad, confusion in the mind or issues learning and paying attention,
extreme mood swings, including exhilaration or uncontrollable 'highs', long-lasting or
intense irritation or rage, avoiding social interactions and friends, having trouble
understanding or relating to others, alterations in sleeping patterns or fatigue and poor
energy, alterations in eating patterns, such as increased or decreased appetite,
alterations in sex drive, having trouble recognizing reality (delusions or hallucinations, in
which a person feels and perceives things that are not true in reality as it is), a lack of
insight or anosognosia is the inability to recognize changes in one's emotions, conduct,
or personality, excessive consumption of alcohol or other drugs, several bodily
conditions with no clear origins (such as headaches, stomachaches, and generalized
'aches and pains'), considering suicide, unable to handle challenges and stress from
daily life or do daily chores, a severe phobia of gaining weight or worry about looks.
What is AMI? - ANSWER Any Mental Illness
What is SMI? - ANSWER Serious Mental Illness
What percentage of adults with AMI received mental health services or medication?
- ANSWER 46.2%
What percentage of adults with SMI received mental health services or medication? -
ANSWER 64.5%
, What percentage of adults with AMI perceived an unmet need for mental
health services? - ANSWER 30.5%
What percentage of adults with SMI perceived an unmet need for mental
health services? - ANSWER 49.7%
What percentage of adolescents with a co-occurring SUD and MDE received either
substance use treatment or mental health services? - ANSWER 69.0%
What percentage of adults and adolescents perceived negative effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on their mental health? - ANSWER 18.3%
Are adults with AMI or SMI more likely to have a co-occurring SUD? - ANSWER Yes
What percentage of people received either substance use treatment or mental
health services in the past year? - ANSWER 50.5%
What percentage of people who received mental health services received only
mental health services? - ANSWER 42.3%
What percentage of people who drank alcohol in the past year perceived that
they drank 'about the same' amount? - ANSWER 31.3%
What percentage of adults who received mental health services in Q4 of 2020
had appointments moved from in-person to telehealth? - ANSWER 58.3%
What percentage of people who used drugs other than alcohol in the past year
perceived that they used these drugs 'about the same' as pre-pandemic? -
ANSWER 57.5%
Questions with Complete Answers-Latest
2024/2025
What is financial wellness? - ANSWER Successfully managing expenses to affect
overall health and academic performance.
What is physical wellness? - ANSWER Daily habits and behaviors that impact
overall health and quality of life.
What is social wellness? - ANSWER Meaningful and supportive relationships that
encourage communication, trust, and conflict management.
What is spiritual wellness? - ANSWER Finding meaning in life and defining
individual purpose.
What does occupational wellness focus on? - ANSWER Finding job satisfaction,
enrichment, and meaning.
What does environmental wellness value? - ANSWER The relationship
between ourselves, our community, and the environment.
What does financial wellness involve? - ANSWER Successfully managing expenses to
affect overall health and academic performance.
What does physical wellness encompass? - ANSWER Daily habits and behaviors that
impact overall health and quality of life.
,What is spiritual wellness? - ANSWER Being in sync with our inner selves.
How can we establish personal purpose in spiritual wellness? - ANSWER By
giving significance to occurrences in our lives.
What factors contribute to spiritual wellness? - ANSWER Beliefs, religion, values, ethics,
or moral principles.
What are the benefits of having a healthy spirit? - ANSWER Resilience and better
equipped to handle life's problems.
Do all aspects of well-being need to be perfectly balanced? - ANSWER No, finding
what works best for the client is the main objective.
Can one area of well-being place more stress on the other? - ANSWER Yes.
How are different topics related to well-being interconnected? - ANSWER Most topics
impact several dimensions.
What should you do if you feel you can't handle a situation? - ANSWER Call a
supervisor or mentor for assistance.
What is the benefit of seeking assistance from a multidisciplinary team? - ANSWER
Effective interaction.
What kind of specialist can assist with housing? - ANSWER Housing specialist.
,What kind of coach can assist with vocational needs? - ANSWER Vocational coach.
What kind of assistance can a social worker provide? - ANSWER Funding source for
food or transportation.
What is seeking assistance from a supervisor or mentor considered? - ANSWER A
growth and learning opportunity.
What are the warning signs of mental health issues? - ANSWER excessive fear or worry,
overly depressed or sad, confusion in the mind or issues learning and paying attention,
extreme mood swings, including exhilaration or uncontrollable 'highs', long-lasting or
intense irritation or rage, avoiding social interactions and friends, having trouble
understanding or relating to others, alterations in sleeping patterns or fatigue and poor
energy, alterations in eating patterns, such as increased or decreased appetite,
alterations in sex drive, having trouble recognizing reality (delusions or hallucinations, in
which a person feels and perceives things that are not true in reality as it is), a lack of
insight or anosognosia is the inability to recognize changes in one's emotions, conduct,
or personality, excessive consumption of alcohol or other drugs, several bodily
conditions with no clear origins (such as headaches, stomachaches, and generalized
'aches and pains'), considering suicide, unable to handle challenges and stress from
daily life or do daily chores, a severe phobia of gaining weight or worry about looks.
What is AMI? - ANSWER Any Mental Illness
What is SMI? - ANSWER Serious Mental Illness
What percentage of adults with AMI received mental health services or medication?
- ANSWER 46.2%
What percentage of adults with SMI received mental health services or medication? -
ANSWER 64.5%
, What percentage of adults with AMI perceived an unmet need for mental
health services? - ANSWER 30.5%
What percentage of adults with SMI perceived an unmet need for mental
health services? - ANSWER 49.7%
What percentage of adolescents with a co-occurring SUD and MDE received either
substance use treatment or mental health services? - ANSWER 69.0%
What percentage of adults and adolescents perceived negative effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on their mental health? - ANSWER 18.3%
Are adults with AMI or SMI more likely to have a co-occurring SUD? - ANSWER Yes
What percentage of people received either substance use treatment or mental
health services in the past year? - ANSWER 50.5%
What percentage of people who received mental health services received only
mental health services? - ANSWER 42.3%
What percentage of people who drank alcohol in the past year perceived that
they drank 'about the same' amount? - ANSWER 31.3%
What percentage of adults who received mental health services in Q4 of 2020
had appointments moved from in-person to telehealth? - ANSWER 58.3%
What percentage of people who used drugs other than alcohol in the past year
perceived that they used these drugs 'about the same' as pre-pandemic? -
ANSWER 57.5%
