Child Mental Health Quiz

Ellie Collier

March 1, 2019

5 min read

How Much Do You Know About Child Mental Health?

Approximately one in ten children has a diagnosable mental health disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or an eating disorder. That's at least three children in every classroom. If you work with, or around, children, then it's essential that you understand common mental health problems and know what you can to help. Would you know how to recognise a problem? Test your knowledge with our quiz below.

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Which of the following is a myth about child mental health?

Children from any background can suffer with mental health difficulties

Children will just grow out of mental health issues

Most mental health problems left untreated in childhood can worsen by the time they reach adulthood

A mental health difficulty is an illness

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To be diagnosed with combined ADHD, a child must display how many traits of each of the other two types?

Eight

Four

Two

Six

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What is a hallucination?

Where someone hears, sees, feels, smells, or tastes things that aren’t there

Where a person has strong beliefs that are untrue

Where someone feels empty and despairing

Where someone talks very rapidly

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What mental health condition might cause frequent flashbacks and nightmares?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Conduct Disorder

ADHD

Schizophrenia

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What type of therapy teaches you to examine and change the way you think, feel, and act?

Calm Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Emotion Focused Therapy

Mindfulness Therapy

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Ellie Collier

Ellie Collier

Ellie Collier is the Content Production Manager at High Speed Training. As well as all areas of compliance, Ellie has always been passionate about mental health and has produced a range of materials to help teachers initiate positive conversations around it. She has featured in publications like Education Today for her work and produced a Mental Health Resource Pack for Schools, which was shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2019.

Her favourite article is Promoting Effective Communication in Health and Social Care