Unit 9: Mental Health

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This unit discusses general mental health vocabulary.

Did you know? The following activities can be customized as desired by the teacher or school pedagogue.

Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Mental Health

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

One of the greatest challenges faced by mental health workers, in recent years, has been breaking down the stigma attached to mental illness. A stigma which didn't only affect the general public, but also patients and other healthcare professionals. A patient's reluctance to admit to suffering from a mental illness, a mere 50 years ago, is hardly surprising when you consider the treatments that… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

Many people worry that the pressure on teenage girls to look like models causes anorexia.

Thousands of soldiers returning from the Gulf War suffered from post traumatic stress disorder so badly that it was impossible for them to go back to a normal life.

During her time at medical university, Jane developed an interest in mental health and decided to become a psychiatrist.

John had suffered from anxiety for several years before he sought treatment.

Nowadays, people usually say 'psychiatric hospital' instead of 'asylum' as it sounds better.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Why do you think there was so much stigma attached to mental illness?

Do you think creative therapies can replace traditional pharmacological treatments? Why?

Can you think of any conditions which are both physical and mental?

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