Question

Read the passage given below:

Mental health comprises our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects our thinking, feelings, perception of the world around us and our actions. It helps us to determine how one handles stress, relationships with others, and making healthy choices. Individual psychological and biological factors such as emotional skills, substance use and genetics can make people vulnerable to mental health issues. Millions of people are affected by mental illness each year. Across the country, many people just like you work, perform, create, compete, laugh, love and inspire every day.

Following is a table representing the percentage of adults suffering from different types of mental disorder in the U.S.

Age Group	Year	Percentage	Illness
Adults	2021	22.8%	Mental illness
Adults	2021	5.5%	Serious mental illness
Adults	2021	7.6%	Co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness
6-17 Youth	2016	16.5%	Mental health disorder

Following is a table of Annual prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults, by demographic group-

Demographic Group	Percentage
Non-Hispanic Asian	16.4%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18.1%
African American	21.4%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%
Non-Hispanic White	23.9%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native	26.6%
Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial	34.9%

Following is a table of Annual prevalence among U.S. adults, by condition:

Condition	Percentage
Schizophrenia	<1%
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	1.2%
Borderline Personality Disorder	1.4%
Bipolar Disorder	2.8%
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	3.6%
Major Depressive Episode	8.3%
Anxiety Disorders	19.1%

Based on your reading of the passage answer FOUR of the five questions given below.

1. Which of the following demographic groups has the highest annual prevalence of mental illness in the U.S., according to the data presented?   (1)
   1. Non-Hispanic White
   2. Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial
   3. Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native
   4. Hispanic or Latino
2. Why is it important to know about mental health disorders?   (1)
3. State TRUE or FALSE -   (1)
   Mental health impacts our mindset, emotions, view of the world, and behaviours.
4. Provide evidence for the following-   (1)
   Substance use and genetics is most likely to make individuals vulnerable to mental health issues, as discussed in the passage.
5. What percentage of U.S. youth aged 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2016, according to the data?   (1)
   1. 7.6%
   2. 22.8%
   3. 16.5%
   4. 5.5%

Answer 1

1. Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial
2. It helps us to determine how one handles stress, relationships with others, and making healthy choices.
3. The given statement is true.
4. Individual psychological and biological factors such as emotional skills, substance use and genetics can make people vulnerable to mental health issues.
5. 16.5%