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Accessing Support
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What setting allows the most engagement with students?
Schools (Elementary through College)
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What is the most common issue that high school students want to talk about?
Problems in relationships with others (friends, family, partners).
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What is the most common mental health problem in adolescents and adults?
Anxiety
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What is the Big Ten College that Ms. J attended as an undergraduate that has a Buckeye as its mascot?
Ohio State University
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What is the easiest way to access support from psychologists at school?
Come to our offices!
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What is one setting that focuses on patients (children, adolescents, and adults) with mental health issues, such as severe depression and anxiety?
Hospitals
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What mental health issue do we screen for in Health classes that relates to things such as sadness, sleep issues, difficulty concentrating, and suicidal thinking?
Depression
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What is an area of psychological research and support that consists of helping people be less stressed by focusing on the present through meditation, yoga, and thoughtful practices?
Mindfulness
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What is the Big Ten College where Ms. J earned her doctorate degree? Hint: It is very close to you!
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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What can happen if a teacher thinks a student needs help to deal with things in his life that are overwhelming and/or really stressful?
Teachers talk to the student and then often refers him to the psychologist.
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What setting involves supporting adolescents and adults who have been convicted of crimes?
Prisons, jail, Lincoln Hills
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This mental health issue can show itself in such ways as a racing heart, inability to sleep due to excessive thinking, difficulty concentrating, and significant worries.
Anxiety
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What do results from psychological research of adolescents' biological sleep and awake cycles tell us about when the school day should begin? Hint: Use your own experiences!
We should begin the high school day after 9:00!
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What is the city in which Ms. J completed a year-long internship? Hint: It is the largest city in Michigan!
Detroit
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Who might notice and become concerned about certain behaviors outside of school, and then reach out to the School Psychologist?
Parents and/or Guardians
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What setting involves supporting individuals suffering from PTSD and other issues, resulting from combat experiences?
The Military
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This type of thinking is common when adolescents are highly stressed and upset, and often results in ideas like, "It would easier if I weren't here" or "people would be better off if I were gone."
Suicidal thinking
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Current psychological research on adolescents and young adults tells us that the average age for fully using skills like planning, organizing, prioritizing, and anticipating consequences is what?
Mid-twenties
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What is the first school district in which Ms. J worked? Hint: It is right next to Janesville and starts with an "M."
Milton
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This is Ms. J's favorite referral source.
Your friends
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What setting involves the development of psychological profiles of murderers, terrorists, spies, and informants?
The Government (FBI, CIA, Justice Department, NSA)
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Dropping grades, clashes with family, mood swings, and perhaps involvement with police can be the consequences of what activity?
Alcohol and drug issues
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What area of psychological research has significantly affected how trials are conducted? Hint: Has to do with witnesses.
Unreliability of eyewitness recall
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What is the high school in which Ms. J has worked the longest?
La Follette (of course!)
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Who, besides your parents or guardians, might notice and become concerned about behaviors outside of the school setting, and then reach out to the School Psychologist?
Examples are coaches, tutors, hospital staff, medical doctors, sometimes other family members besides parents.
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