MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔As mental health first aiders, why is it important that we remember the connection
between health and culture? - ✔✔So we can support people experiencing a mental
health challenge from the cultural spaces they occupy, instead of the cultural spaces
that we occupy.
✔✔True or false? First aiders do not diagnose or treat themselves or others. - ✔✔True.
✔✔What types of professionals CAN diagnose and/or treat? - ✔✔Doctors, advanced
practitioners, psychologists, and mental health clinicians.
✔✔True or false? It is the role of first aiders to observe changes in behaviors. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false? First aiders should be careful not to assume that all challenges they
notice are always connected to mental health or substance use challenges. - ✔✔True
✔✔Tru or false? It is the role of a first aider to listen non-judgmentally. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false? It is the role of first aiders to respect people's privacy. - ✔✔True
✔✔If there is risk of harm to self or others we need to do what? - ✔✔Report it
✔✔True or false? Mental health first aid does not replace any professional
responsibilities, legal responsibilities, or organised organizational procedures a first
aider has as a mandatory reporter, first responder, clinician, or government employee. -
✔✔True
✔✔Are individuals obligated to apply mental health first aid skills? - ✔✔No. The safety
of all involved is paramount.
✔✔Do first aiders diagnose or treat? - ✔✔No
✔✔First aiders serve as a vital link between a person experiencing a challenge and
whom? - ✔✔Appropriate professional support
✔✔True or false? Recovery from a mental health or substance use challenge is
possible. - ✔✔True
✔✔Stigma can lead to what? - ✔✔Discrimination
, ✔✔What can make it hard for people to talk about their problems and get help? -
✔✔Stigma
✔✔One way to reduce stigma is to use what type of language? - ✔✔Person-first
✔✔What type of language is used to acknowledge that the diagnosis, mental health
challenge, or disability is not as important as the person's individuality and humanity? -
✔✔Person-first language
✔✔Instead of saying a person is a schizophrenic, person-first language might say
what? - ✔✔A person living with schizophrenia.
✔✔Instead of referring to someone as a drug addict, person-first anguage might save
what? - ✔✔A person who uses drugs
✔✔A state of well being in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with
the normal stress of life, can work productively, and is able to contribute to their
community. - ✔✔Mental health (According to the World Mental Health Organization)
✔✔The term for when there is a major change in a person's thinking, feeling, or acting;
the change interferes with the person's ability to live their life; and the interference does
not go away quickly and lasts longer than typical emotions or reactions would be
expected to. - ✔✔Mental health challenge
✔✔The term mental health challenge is an umbrella term that includes what? - ✔✔Early
or worsening signs and symptoms, as well as signs and symptoms of a crisis
✔✔What is the term for a diagnosable illness that affects a person's thinking, emotional
state, and behavior and disrupts the person's ability to work or attend school, carry out
daily activities, or engage in satisfying relationships. - ✔✔Mental health disorder or
mental illness
✔✔What is the term for a diagnosable pattern of using a substance that results in
impairment in daily life or noticeable distress? - ✔✔Substance use disorder
✔✔What is the term for having more than one substance use disorder? - ✔✔Co-
occurring disorders
✔✔True or false? Mental health and mental disorders are separate but can be
connected. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false? A person may have a diagnosis of a severe mental illness but copes
well and has positive mental health. - ✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔As mental health first aiders, why is it important that we remember the connection
between health and culture? - ✔✔So we can support people experiencing a mental
health challenge from the cultural spaces they occupy, instead of the cultural spaces
that we occupy.
✔✔True or false? First aiders do not diagnose or treat themselves or others. - ✔✔True.
✔✔What types of professionals CAN diagnose and/or treat? - ✔✔Doctors, advanced
practitioners, psychologists, and mental health clinicians.
✔✔True or false? It is the role of first aiders to observe changes in behaviors. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false? First aiders should be careful not to assume that all challenges they
notice are always connected to mental health or substance use challenges. - ✔✔True
✔✔Tru or false? It is the role of a first aider to listen non-judgmentally. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false? It is the role of first aiders to respect people's privacy. - ✔✔True
✔✔If there is risk of harm to self or others we need to do what? - ✔✔Report it
✔✔True or false? Mental health first aid does not replace any professional
responsibilities, legal responsibilities, or organised organizational procedures a first
aider has as a mandatory reporter, first responder, clinician, or government employee. -
✔✔True
✔✔Are individuals obligated to apply mental health first aid skills? - ✔✔No. The safety
of all involved is paramount.
✔✔Do first aiders diagnose or treat? - ✔✔No
✔✔First aiders serve as a vital link between a person experiencing a challenge and
whom? - ✔✔Appropriate professional support
✔✔True or false? Recovery from a mental health or substance use challenge is
possible. - ✔✔True
✔✔Stigma can lead to what? - ✔✔Discrimination
, ✔✔What can make it hard for people to talk about their problems and get help? -
✔✔Stigma
✔✔One way to reduce stigma is to use what type of language? - ✔✔Person-first
✔✔What type of language is used to acknowledge that the diagnosis, mental health
challenge, or disability is not as important as the person's individuality and humanity? -
✔✔Person-first language
✔✔Instead of saying a person is a schizophrenic, person-first language might say
what? - ✔✔A person living with schizophrenia.
✔✔Instead of referring to someone as a drug addict, person-first anguage might save
what? - ✔✔A person who uses drugs
✔✔A state of well being in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with
the normal stress of life, can work productively, and is able to contribute to their
community. - ✔✔Mental health (According to the World Mental Health Organization)
✔✔The term for when there is a major change in a person's thinking, feeling, or acting;
the change interferes with the person's ability to live their life; and the interference does
not go away quickly and lasts longer than typical emotions or reactions would be
expected to. - ✔✔Mental health challenge
✔✔The term mental health challenge is an umbrella term that includes what? - ✔✔Early
or worsening signs and symptoms, as well as signs and symptoms of a crisis
✔✔What is the term for a diagnosable illness that affects a person's thinking, emotional
state, and behavior and disrupts the person's ability to work or attend school, carry out
daily activities, or engage in satisfying relationships. - ✔✔Mental health disorder or
mental illness
✔✔What is the term for a diagnosable pattern of using a substance that results in
impairment in daily life or noticeable distress? - ✔✔Substance use disorder
✔✔What is the term for having more than one substance use disorder? - ✔✔Co-
occurring disorders
✔✔True or false? Mental health and mental disorders are separate but can be
connected. - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false? A person may have a diagnosis of a severe mental illness but copes
well and has positive mental health. - ✔✔True
