QUIZ 1

What can be defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain?

Stress can be short-term or long-term, lead to a variety of symptoms, while chronic stress can have long-lasting effects. T OR F

Name 3 common symptoms of stress

What can sometimes be mistaken for anxiety as a great deal of it can contribute towards anxiety?

Black churches tend to offer a fewer number of community programs and mental health services than white churches: T or F?

Stress can remain once the threat resolves, whereas anxiety can also be present even after the original stressor is gone. T or F?

Name two types of treatments for stress

Religion can indirectly influence mental health by operating as a stress-buffering or stress-coping source: T or F?

What is a complex illness that can affect someone’s relationships, mental wellbeing, and physical health?

Racial and ethnic minorities experience disproportionately better health outcomes for almost all chronic diseases: T or F?

What are the most common causes of depression (besides race)?

Healthcare providers sometimes fail to notice and treat depression in Black people. True or False?

Some studies suggest clinicians are less likely to recognize or take a wide range of health symptoms seriously, when they involve Black people. True or False?

Mental health stigma is prevalent everywhere. Some research shows it is more influential in the Black community, particularly among Black men. True or False?

Medication is the only way to treat depression: There are no treatment options, and people who wish to avoid drugs may not find any relief with it. True or False?

Depression is sadness: While many people with depression feel sad, it can also cause anger, physical pain, and changes in the way they think. True or False?

People should be strong enough to overcome depression: You can think or pray your way out of this condition. True or False?

Therapy might not help a person process negative emotions, cultivate coping skills, heal their relationships, and understand the connection between their thoughts and feelings. True or False?

People with severe depression may need residential treatment. True or False?

Popular media can have a ______ impact on whites’ perception of people of color and racial stereotypes in film television can exacerbate pre-existing racist fears.

_____ is the general term for a group of diseases or conditions that cause impairment to a person’s thinking, memories, or decision-making.

___ is a condition in which people have memory or other thinking problems greater than normal for their age and education, but their symptoms are not as severe as those seen in people with Alzheimer’s.

When there is a lack of contact between racial groups, people tend to rely on media stereotypes to formulate ideas about people outside their own race. This often relates to what is referred to as the?

_____ is the most common form of dementia among older people.

Name two health conditions that increase the risk of developing dementia:

Black people are twice as likely as white people to develop type 2 diabetes: T or F?

____ are the differences in the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of a disease and the related adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups.

Mental health conditions occur in B/AA people in America at the same frequency than in White Americans: T or F?

B/AA experience in America has and continues to be characterized by trauma and violence more often than for their White counterparts and impacts emotional and mental health of both youth and adults: T or F?

Obesity in the AA community has been a growing concern in recent decades and can be attributed to a multitude of societal elements: T or F?

Researchers have found that prolonged television exposure predicts a ____ in self-esteem for all girls and for black boys, but an ____ in self-esteem for white boys: T or F?

As for depression, researchers have not identified a single cause that triggers this condition: T or F?

AA are overrepresented among drug abusers in the US and are also less likely to seek treatment for their drug addiction: T or F?