3.2.4.1.3 Modern living challenges and lessening of social stigma Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 8

The 20 questions

1. Which is an example of an increased challenge of modern living that may affect mental health?

   • Regular shared meals with family members at the same table each evening
   • Joining a local choir and singing with others every single week
   • Keeping a stable routine of sleep and work across the working week
   • Social isolation caused by spending long periods of time alone

2. How might social isolation affect mental health?

   • It can reduce support from others and increase feelings of loneliness
   • It has no link with any mental health outcome that has been studied
   • It removes all stress from daily life for everyone who experiences it
   • It always improves coping skills and self-confidence in every person

3. What does 'lessening of social stigma' mean?

   • A rise in the use of medication for depression across the population over time
   • A reduction in negative attitudes and judgement towards people with mental health problems
   • A change in the way doctors measure activity in the brain with scans and brain imaging
   • An increase in the number of people who have mental health problems in the population

4. Which of these would most clearly show increased recognition of mental health problems?

   • Closing of all support services in local areas to reduce costs for the state
   • Fewer articles and discussions about mental health appearing in the media
   • Public campaigns that encourage people to talk openly about their feelings
   • Removing all mental health topics from the lessons taught in school classes

5. How can reduced stigma help people with mental health problems?

   • It removes the symptoms of every mental health problem in a single week
   • It stops people from ever being diagnosed with a mental health problem
   • It may make them more willing to seek help and talk openly
   • It means people with problems never need any help from anyone at all

6. A school runs a lesson to challenge myths about mental health. Which concept does this most directly target?

   • Social stigma and misunderstanding of mental health problems
   • The physical growth rate of the children who sit in the classroom
   • The scanning technique that is used in hospital research laboratories
   • The chemical structure of serotonin molecules in the brain's synapses

7. Which best explains why modern living may increase challenges to mental health?

   • People today never face any stress in their daily lives at all
   • Modern living has no effect on any aspect of a person's health or wellbeing
   • Mental health problems only occur in rural areas and never in cities
   • Changes in lifestyle, such as isolation and pressure, can add stress to daily life

8. Why is stigma considered a barrier to seeking help?

   • People may fear being judged and avoid asking for support
   • Stigma only affects people who have physical injuries and not mental health
   • Stigma makes every treatment more effective for the people who receive it
   • People are always encouraged by stigma to talk openly about their problems

9. Which statement about social stigma is most accurate?

   • Stigma is a social attitude that can be reduced through education and open discussion
   • Stigma is a biological condition that cannot be changed by any action
   • Stigma exists only in the frontal lobe of the brain and nowhere else
   • Stigma is a type of medication that is used to treat depression

10. A researcher finds that people who feel isolated report more mental health difficulties. Which conclusion is most appropriate?

    • Isolation proves that people are born with a mental illness that cannot change
    • Isolation definitely causes every mental health problem that exists in people
    • Isolation has no relationship with mental health in any of the people studied
    • Isolation is associated with mental health difficulties, though this does not prove cause

11. Which of these is a modern living challenge rather than a traditional one?

    • Constant online contact that can reduce face-to-face time
    • Sharing a meal with extended family members each evening at home
    • Working alongside others in the same local village over many years
    • Attending regular religious gatherings in person with the local community

12. Why might increased recognition of the nature of mental health problems change attitudes?

    • People decide that problems can only ever be treated by one single method
    • People conclude that problems are always caused by a lack of personal strength
    • People stop believing that mental health problems exist in the population
    • People come to understand that problems are common and treatable

13. Which of these is an effect of stigma on a person with a mental health problem?

    • Reluctance to share symptoms with family, friends or a doctor
    • Immediate recovery from every symptom they have been experiencing so far
    • Greater interest in attending work every day regardless of how they feel
    • Improved self-confidence in every social situation they find themselves in

14. A government wants to reduce stigma. Which approach best fits the specification?

    • Banning all discussion of mental health in public places across the country
    • Removing all support services in order to save money in the budget
    • Public education campaigns that increase understanding of mental health
    • Requiring people to hide their diagnoses from their family and colleagues

15. Which change would be a result of lessening social stigma?

    • More people refuse any kind of treatment because they fear being judged
    • More people feel able to talk about a problem with a GP
    • More people keep their problems completely secret from everyone they know
    • More people avoid speaking with their friends about any personal issues

16. Which statement best explains why modern living can affect mental health?

    • Modern life has removed all sources of stress for people in every country
    • Modern life has no difference from the past in any respect at all
    • Modern life only affects physical rather than mental health in any way
    • Fast-paced lifestyles and less community contact can increase stress for many people

17. Which factor is an example of increased recognition of mental health problems rather than a challenge of modern living?

    • Long working hours with little time for rest or family life each week
    • Frequent use of social media that replaces face-to-face contact with others
    • Greater public discussion of mental health in the media and in schools
    • Growing isolation experienced by people who live in city apartments

18. Why might social isolation be harder to notice than other challenges?

    • It only affects people who live in large families with many members
    • It is recorded automatically by every scanner used in hospitals across the country
    • It always causes obvious physical symptoms straight away in the person affected
    • It can develop gradually and be hidden behind busy routines and screens

19. Which evidence would best support the claim that stigma reduces help-seeking?

    • Help-seeking depends only on the weather on the day that help is needed
    • People who fear judgement delay help-seeking for longer than others
    • Stigma has no measurable effect on how long people take to seek help
    • People who fear judgement report seeking help more quickly than others do

20. Which change in modern living can influence mental health in a positive direction?

    • Closing of all local health services in every area of the country at once
    • Greater access to information and online support for people in need
    • A complete lack of information about mental health for people in every area
    • A decline in people talking about their feelings with those around them

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