Quiz 4: How to help people with mental health conditions

Please choose the one, most correct answer to each question or statement.

1. Can some people with a mental health condition be treated in the community?
   • Many can be helped within the community
   • They all should be referred, but only some need urgent referral
   • A few can be helped in the community
2. What is the first step in helping someone with a mental health condition?
   • Noticing that the person is struggling
   • Telling them to pull themselves together and get over their problem
   • Ignoring them so that they can sort out their problems
3. When should pregnant women with a mental health condition be offered help?
   • As soon as possible
   • Only when they tell their family that they are pregnant
   • Only when they book for antenatal care
4. What makes infants feel safe and not stressed?
   • Let them sleep in a dark room with no noise
   • Feed them as often as possible
   • Skin-to-skin contact
5. How should adults respond to an adolescent who is behaving badly?
   • Only address their behaviour when they have calmed down
   • Hit them or lock them in their room
   • Throw them out of the house
6. How should care workers take care of their own mental health?
   • They should not work night duties
   • Make sure they can speak to people they trust
   • Eat sweets while on duty
7. What should you do if someone tells you they have a plan to commit suicide?
   • Stay with them and arrange urgent referral
   • Lock them in a room until they calm down
   • Tell them not to be stupid
8. What is active listening?
   • Speaking loudly to people who do not want to listen to you
   • Using face expressions and your hands when speaking
   • Trying to understand non-verbal and body language as well as what is being said
9. What is affirmation?
   • Giving advice and telling people what to do
   • Encouraging or rewarding a person for what they have attempted
   • Praising a person for what they have achieved
10. What is an example of behavioural activation?
    • Encourage someone to do activities that they enjoy
    • Teaching a person a new language
    • Encourage a fellow health carer to work faster