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Worksheet 1: Myths about mental illness

Do you think the following statements are true or false? Fill in the quiz below and compare your answers with someone else's.

True False Don’t know
1 Most mental illnesses are a form of intellectual disability.

2 Once you have a mental illness, you have it for life.

3 Anyone can develop a mental illness.

4 Some people seem more at risk of mental illness because of genetic factors.

5 Clinical depression is another term for unhappiness.

6 Many mental illnesses are associated with a chemical dysfunction of the brain.

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