True or False
Positive Coping Skills
Negative Coping Skills
Stress Management
Riddles
100

Every one has mental health.

True. Your mental health can change day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, but everyone has mental health. 

100

Writing your thoughts and feelings on paper.

Journaling?

100

Using substances to help cope with emotions 

Substance abuse.

100

True or False: Stress is an unnatural reaction 

False. Stress is a natural, normal part of life. It is important to note that the experience of stress varies greatly among the individual. What constitutes overwhelming stress for one person may not be perceived as stress by another.

100

 What can you catch, but not throw?

A Cold

200

If someone in your family has a mental illness, you will also be diagnosed with a mental illness.

False. Although some illnesses seem to have a genetic link, just because someone in your family has a mental illness does not mean that you will have one, too. Everybody has their own genetic makeup and you are an individual.

200

Being active can boost your feel-good endorphins and distract you from daily worries.

Exercise.

200

A state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society.

Social isolation.

200

Name two positive stressors 

Receiving a promotion or raise at work.

Starting a new job.

Marriage.

Buying a home.

Having a child.

Moving.

Taking a vacation.

Holiday seasons.

Retiring.

Taking educational classes or learning a new hobby.

200

What kind of band never plays music?

A rubber band 

300

If you’re feeling sad one day, you are depressed.

False. If you’re sad one day you are having a poor mental health day and you can do things to cheer yourself up like exercising, getting outside and doing something you love to do. One day of feeling sad does not mean you are depressed.

300

Making light of a stressful situation may help people maintain perspective and prevent the situation from becoming overwhelming.

Humor

300

For some people, this takes the form of overeating whereas, for others, it takes the form of severely restricting their calorie intake.

Eating disorders

300

True or False: Stress can save your life

True In emergency situations, stress can save your life giving you extra strength to defend yourself

300

What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?

A stamp 

400

It’s easy for children and young people to talk about their feelings

False. Nearly ¾ of young people or 20 in every class of 30 are afraid of the reaction of their friends if they talk about their feelings.

400

 This coping mechanism involves identifying a problem that is causing stress and then developing and putting into action some potential solutions for effectively managing it.

Problem-Solving

400

Jumping to conclusion 

Catastrophizing

400

Name one things that your body goes through during the flight or fight response

Heart rate increases, You begin breathing heavier, Palms get sweaty, Adrenaline Kicks in, Senses sharpen

400

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

A mushroom

500

There’s not much you can do to help a friend with a mental health problem.

False. It’s important to be a good friend and be kind, even when our friends are grumpy or sad. It will help them a lot to know that you are still their friend. 

500

A set of techniques that are intended to encourage a heightened state of awareness and focused attention.

Meditation.

500

the action of delaying or postponing something.

Procrastination 

500

 Stress is usually thought of as a negative experience, but it can be a positive one. True or False

True. Stress in small doses can be beneficial for us in terms of increased energy and mental alertness. This type of stress is considered good. For example, feeling mildly stressed when carrying out a project or assignment often compels us to do a good job, focus better, and work energetically.

500

When is a door no longer a door?

When it’s ajar. 

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