What's Your Mental Health in the Workplace IQ?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  An employee comes to talk to you about feeling depressed.  What's your immediate response?

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  • A.
    Empathize by telling the employee you understand and know exactly what they're going through
  • B.
    Listen non-judgmentally to the employee
  • C.
    Share information on the organization's Employee Assistance Program
• 2.
  An employee is missing work without notice, having trouble meeting deadlines and has become irritable with colleagues. What do you do?

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  • A.
    Check-in with the employee, express concern and offer support
  • B.
    Give them space, they will likely improve soon
  • C.
    Remind the employee of the organization's disciplinary policy for such behavior
• 3.
  You're in a non-urgent Zoom meeting with a colleague and you notice them struggling to manage the needs of an infant while on the call. What's the best response?

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  • A.
    Give the colleague suggestions about how they can calm the child
  • B.
    Ask the colleague to speak louder because you can't hear them on the call
  • C.
    Casually wrap up the call, iterating that the meeting isn't urgent and you can touch base later in the day
• 4.
  During an offsite meeting, an employee is hearing voices that you don't hear. What's your response?

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  • A.
    Help the employee to understand that the voices are not real
  • B.
    Move the employee to a dim area to minimize over stimulation
  • C.
    Listen to what the employee is saying and validate their feelings

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Mental Health In the Workplace Enthusiast

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  You care about mental health in the workplace, which is great! However, you lack some of the core skills to effectively recognize the signs of distress or manage a mental health crisis in the workplace should it arise.But have no fear, most professionals aren't equipped to manage and respond to mental health in the workplace, but you can learn!So glad you will be taking the Mental Health in the Workplace training!
• 2.
  Budding Mental Health In the Workplace Practitioner

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  Well alright! You have good gut instincts about what to do in the event of a mental health crisis in the workplace, you're on the right path. But there were one or two questions that you didn't get right, so there's still room to sharpen your skills.The truth is you never know what mental health crisis or distress may arise in the workplace and as a professional, manager or caring colleague, being as prepared as possible, with the right skills is important. Becoming more confident to respond to mental health in the workplace is possible with the right training.So glad you will be taking the Mental Health in the Workplace training!
• 3.
  Mental Health in the Workplace Guru

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  You have a lot to smile about! You got all of the answers right. Here's a virtual fist bump coming your way!But, did you know that this quiz is only a snapshot of the potential ways that mental distress can show up in the workplace? As a professional, manager or caring colleague, building a broad skillset to address the diversity of potential mental health crises that can emerge in the workplace is important. Receiving appropriate training on mental health provides you with the confidence and the tools to respond!So glad you will be taking the Mental Health in the Workplace training!