WGU D579 Mental Health Awareness and Education: Final
Exam (Comprehensive)
50 questions
1. Which statement best summarizes mental health awareness?
A. Understanding that mental health affects everyone, recognizing signs of problems and knowing
how to get help
B. Knowing every DSM diagnosis
C. Avoiding discussion of mental illness
D. Believing only professionals need knowledge
Correct Answer: A. Understanding that mental health affects everyone, recognizing signs of
problems and knowing how to get help
Rationale: Awareness reduces stigma and supports early help.
2. About what proportion of U.S. adults live with a serious mental illness?
A. About 1 in 2
B. About 1 in 20
C. About 1 in 1,000
D. About 1 in 3
Correct Answer: B. About 1 in 20
Rationale: SMI involves major functional impairment.
3. Label avoidance occurs when people:
A. Seek care quickly
B. Avoid seeking care to escape being labeled as having a mental illness
C. Use person-first language
D. Share recovery stories
Correct Answer: B. Avoid seeking care to escape being labeled as having a mental illness
Rationale: It is a form of stigma-driven delay.
4. Which media practice reduces mental health stigma?
A. Linking mental illness mainly to violence
B. Showing people with mental illness living full lives and recovering
C. Using slang labels
D. Sensationalizing suicide
Correct Answer: B. Showing people with mental illness living full lives and recovering
Rationale: Balanced portrayals improve attitudes.
5. Which factor is an example of an adverse childhood experience?
A. Living with a parent who has a substance use problem
B. Moving to a new school with support
C. Joining a sports team
D. Having a pet
Correct Answer: A. Living with a parent who has a substance use problem
Rationale: Household dysfunction is an ACE category.
, 6. Norepinephrine is mainly involved in:
A. Muscle growth
B. Digestion only
C. Arousal, alertness and the stress response
D. Hair color
Correct Answer: C. Arousal, alertness and the stress response
Rationale: SNRIs target serotonin and norepinephrine.
7. Fear of situations where escape might be difficult, such as crowds or public transportation, is:
A. Agoraphobia
B. Social anxiety disorder
C. OCD
D. PTSD
Correct Answer: A. Agoraphobia
Rationale: It often co-occurs with panic disorder.
8. Which is a core symptom cluster of PTSD?
A. Grandiosity
B. Compulsive checking
C. Decreased need for sleep
D. Avoidance of trauma reminders
Correct Answer: D. Avoidance of trauma reminders
Rationale: Avoidance maintains symptoms.
9. Hypomania differs from mania because hypomania:
A. Is shorter and less severe, without marked impairment or psychosis
B. Always requires hospitalization
C. Lasts at least 2 years
D. Only occurs in children
Correct Answer: A. Is shorter and less severe, without marked impairment or psychosis
Rationale: Hypomania lasts at least 4 days.
10. Which treatment can help depression with a seasonal pattern?
A. Antibiotics
B. Bed rest
C. Avoiding sunlight
D. Bright light therapy
Correct Answer: D. Bright light therapy
Rationale: Light therapy is evidence-based for seasonal depression.
11. Which statement about suicide is a myth?
A. Most people show warning signs
B. Suicide can be prevented
C. Asking directly can help
D. Talking about suicide puts the idea in someone's head
Correct Answer: D. Talking about suicide puts the idea in someone's head
Rationale: Direct questions do not increase risk.
Exam (Comprehensive)
50 questions
1. Which statement best summarizes mental health awareness?
A. Understanding that mental health affects everyone, recognizing signs of problems and knowing
how to get help
B. Knowing every DSM diagnosis
C. Avoiding discussion of mental illness
D. Believing only professionals need knowledge
Correct Answer: A. Understanding that mental health affects everyone, recognizing signs of
problems and knowing how to get help
Rationale: Awareness reduces stigma and supports early help.
2. About what proportion of U.S. adults live with a serious mental illness?
A. About 1 in 2
B. About 1 in 20
C. About 1 in 1,000
D. About 1 in 3
Correct Answer: B. About 1 in 20
Rationale: SMI involves major functional impairment.
3. Label avoidance occurs when people:
A. Seek care quickly
B. Avoid seeking care to escape being labeled as having a mental illness
C. Use person-first language
D. Share recovery stories
Correct Answer: B. Avoid seeking care to escape being labeled as having a mental illness
Rationale: It is a form of stigma-driven delay.
4. Which media practice reduces mental health stigma?
A. Linking mental illness mainly to violence
B. Showing people with mental illness living full lives and recovering
C. Using slang labels
D. Sensationalizing suicide
Correct Answer: B. Showing people with mental illness living full lives and recovering
Rationale: Balanced portrayals improve attitudes.
5. Which factor is an example of an adverse childhood experience?
A. Living with a parent who has a substance use problem
B. Moving to a new school with support
C. Joining a sports team
D. Having a pet
Correct Answer: A. Living with a parent who has a substance use problem
Rationale: Household dysfunction is an ACE category.
, 6. Norepinephrine is mainly involved in:
A. Muscle growth
B. Digestion only
C. Arousal, alertness and the stress response
D. Hair color
Correct Answer: C. Arousal, alertness and the stress response
Rationale: SNRIs target serotonin and norepinephrine.
7. Fear of situations where escape might be difficult, such as crowds or public transportation, is:
A. Agoraphobia
B. Social anxiety disorder
C. OCD
D. PTSD
Correct Answer: A. Agoraphobia
Rationale: It often co-occurs with panic disorder.
8. Which is a core symptom cluster of PTSD?
A. Grandiosity
B. Compulsive checking
C. Decreased need for sleep
D. Avoidance of trauma reminders
Correct Answer: D. Avoidance of trauma reminders
Rationale: Avoidance maintains symptoms.
9. Hypomania differs from mania because hypomania:
A. Is shorter and less severe, without marked impairment or psychosis
B. Always requires hospitalization
C. Lasts at least 2 years
D. Only occurs in children
Correct Answer: A. Is shorter and less severe, without marked impairment or psychosis
Rationale: Hypomania lasts at least 4 days.
10. Which treatment can help depression with a seasonal pattern?
A. Antibiotics
B. Bed rest
C. Avoiding sunlight
D. Bright light therapy
Correct Answer: D. Bright light therapy
Rationale: Light therapy is evidence-based for seasonal depression.
11. Which statement about suicide is a myth?
A. Most people show warning signs
B. Suicide can be prevented
C. Asking directly can help
D. Talking about suicide puts the idea in someone's head
Correct Answer: D. Talking about suicide puts the idea in someone's head
Rationale: Direct questions do not increase risk.
