Mental Health
A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
What is mental illness?
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
TRUE
THIS MENTAL DISORDER IS COMMON TO MILITARY FORCES
What is POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False: medication can be helpful, but therapy and counseling are also effective forms of overcoming mental illness.
Deep sorrow, specifically caused by someone's death
What is Grief
A sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety; intense fear or anxiety along with physical symptoms
What is Panic Attack
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is FALSE?
PTSD, Panic, and OCD are all part of what category of disorders?
What is Anxiety
What are two things that can promote positive mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy...??
A mental health condition including schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms; combination of symptoms that may include delusions, hallucinations, depressed episodes, etc.
What is schizoaffective disorder
Disorder associated with episodes of mood wings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs
What is Bipolar disorder
TRUE OR FALSE SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A DISORDER THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY EXCESSIVE WEIGHT GAIN OR LOSS
FALSE
The most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in the world
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Name 3 things you can do to help a friend who thinks they may have a mental health problem.
Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help, help them make appointments/go with them. If it is serious then tell someone else
Changes in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect health
When depression is on a daily basis, characterized by persistent sadness, despair and hopelessness.
What is Major Depressive Disorder
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness with medication and behavioral interventions.
What is Psychiatrist
Mental health disorder and a substance use disorder diagnosed simultaneously
What is dual diagnosis
THIS IS ALSO CALLED TALK THERAPY
What is Counseling
A chronic sleep disorder that causes overwhelming daytime drowsiness; sudden attacks of sleep
What is Narcolepsy
Symptoms of this disorder include excessive washing or cleaning, repeated checking, extreme hoarding, aversion to particular numbers, etc.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions. Not only is it effective, but is also discreet and easy to use at any time and any place.
What is Deep Breathing
What is a cause (event or situation) that leads to someone feeling upset, frightened, angry, etc. (potentially setting off a flashback or leading to continued substance abuse).
What is a Trigger
A mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year; occurs in climates where there is less sunlight at certain times of the year.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder
A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness
What is Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)