WGU D579 Mental Health Awareness and Education: Exam 1
50 questions
1. Mental health includes which aspects of well-being?
A. Emotional, psychological and social well-being
B. Physical strength only
C. Intelligence only
D. Income only
Correct Answer: A. Emotional, psychological and social well-being
Rationale: Mental health affects how we think, feel and act.
2. A mental illness is characterized by:
A. Occasional bad moods
B. Normal grief
C. Significant changes in thinking, emotion or behavior with distress or impaired functioning
D. Personality differences only
Correct Answer: C. Significant changes in thinking, emotion or behavior with distress or
impaired functioning
Rationale: Distress or impairment is key.
3. Resilience refers to:
A. Never experiencing stress
B. Having a mental illness
C. Avoiding all challenges
D. The ability to adapt and recover from adversity
Correct Answer: D. The ability to adapt and recover from adversity
Rationale: It can be strengthened with support and skills.
4. Stigma is best defined as:
A. Negative attitudes and beliefs that lead to prejudice and discrimination
B. A diagnosis
C. A treatment
D. A type of medication
Correct Answer: A. Negative attitudes and beliefs that lead to prejudice and discrimination
Rationale: Stigma creates barriers to care.
5. Which is a consequence of mental health stigma?
A. Faster recovery
B. Better job opportunities
C. Delays in seeking treatment
D. More social support
Correct Answer: C. Delays in seeking treatment
Rationale: Fear of labels keeps people from care.
6. Person-first language means:
A. Describing the person before the condition
B. Using the diagnosis as a label
C. Avoiding discussing conditions
D. Using medical jargon
Correct Answer: A. Describing the person before the condition
Rationale: For example, 'a person with depression.'
, 7. Which factor is biological?
A. Family history of mental illness
B. Job loss
C. Divorce
D. Discrimination
Correct Answer: A. Family history of mental illness
Rationale: Genetics is a biological factor.
8. Which factor is psychological?
A. Genetics
B. Poverty
C. Hormone levels
D. Negative thinking patterns
Correct Answer: D. Negative thinking patterns
Rationale: Thought patterns influence mood.
9. Which factor is social?
A. Brain chemistry
B. Genetics
C. Lack of social support
D. Hormones
Correct Answer: C. Lack of social support
Rationale: Relationships and community affect mental health.
10. GABA is a neurotransmitter that:
A. Has calming, inhibitory effects
B. Causes excitement only
C. Controls muscle growth
D. Regulates blood sugar
Correct Answer: A. Has calming, inhibitory effects
Rationale: Low GABA activity is linked to anxiety.
11. Anxiety disorders are:
A. Among the most common mental health conditions
B. Rare
C. Untreatable
D. The same as normal worry
Correct Answer: A. Among the most common mental health conditions
Rationale: They respond well to treatment.
12. A panic attack typically peaks within:
A. Days
B. Weeks
C. Months
D. Minutes
Correct Answer: D. Minutes
Rationale: Symptoms rise quickly and then subside.
50 questions
1. Mental health includes which aspects of well-being?
A. Emotional, psychological and social well-being
B. Physical strength only
C. Intelligence only
D. Income only
Correct Answer: A. Emotional, psychological and social well-being
Rationale: Mental health affects how we think, feel and act.
2. A mental illness is characterized by:
A. Occasional bad moods
B. Normal grief
C. Significant changes in thinking, emotion or behavior with distress or impaired functioning
D. Personality differences only
Correct Answer: C. Significant changes in thinking, emotion or behavior with distress or
impaired functioning
Rationale: Distress or impairment is key.
3. Resilience refers to:
A. Never experiencing stress
B. Having a mental illness
C. Avoiding all challenges
D. The ability to adapt and recover from adversity
Correct Answer: D. The ability to adapt and recover from adversity
Rationale: It can be strengthened with support and skills.
4. Stigma is best defined as:
A. Negative attitudes and beliefs that lead to prejudice and discrimination
B. A diagnosis
C. A treatment
D. A type of medication
Correct Answer: A. Negative attitudes and beliefs that lead to prejudice and discrimination
Rationale: Stigma creates barriers to care.
5. Which is a consequence of mental health stigma?
A. Faster recovery
B. Better job opportunities
C. Delays in seeking treatment
D. More social support
Correct Answer: C. Delays in seeking treatment
Rationale: Fear of labels keeps people from care.
6. Person-first language means:
A. Describing the person before the condition
B. Using the diagnosis as a label
C. Avoiding discussing conditions
D. Using medical jargon
Correct Answer: A. Describing the person before the condition
Rationale: For example, 'a person with depression.'
, 7. Which factor is biological?
A. Family history of mental illness
B. Job loss
C. Divorce
D. Discrimination
Correct Answer: A. Family history of mental illness
Rationale: Genetics is a biological factor.
8. Which factor is psychological?
A. Genetics
B. Poverty
C. Hormone levels
D. Negative thinking patterns
Correct Answer: D. Negative thinking patterns
Rationale: Thought patterns influence mood.
9. Which factor is social?
A. Brain chemistry
B. Genetics
C. Lack of social support
D. Hormones
Correct Answer: C. Lack of social support
Rationale: Relationships and community affect mental health.
10. GABA is a neurotransmitter that:
A. Has calming, inhibitory effects
B. Causes excitement only
C. Controls muscle growth
D. Regulates blood sugar
Correct Answer: A. Has calming, inhibitory effects
Rationale: Low GABA activity is linked to anxiety.
11. Anxiety disorders are:
A. Among the most common mental health conditions
B. Rare
C. Untreatable
D. The same as normal worry
Correct Answer: A. Among the most common mental health conditions
Rationale: They respond well to treatment.
12. A panic attack typically peaks within:
A. Days
B. Weeks
C. Months
D. Minutes
Correct Answer: D. Minutes
Rationale: Symptoms rise quickly and then subside.
