Mental Illness
What are two types of mental illness we covered during our time together?
Bi-Polar & Anxiety
True or False: Most people have positive self talk.
False
taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, esp. when feeling stressed
◦Self-care is important to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself as it produces positive feelings and boosts your confidence and self-esteem.
◦ Also, self-care is necessary to remind yourself and others that you and your needs are important too.
What is color blindness?
the disregard of racial characteristics in social interaction.
Name the 3 members of the clinical team. All of us have presented.
Shanika, Jayna, Anne
Name two types of anxiety
•panic disorder
•Phobia
•social anxiety disorder
•obsessive-compulsive disorder
•separation anxiety disorder
•illness anxiety disorder
•post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What is Mindfulness?
becoming aware in the present moment without judgement
-coming back to the breath
When you're attune with your emotions what can that help?
decision making, day to day interactions, relationship success, self-care
Describe aversive racism in your own words and give an example.
a person's unconscious negative evaluations of racial or ethnic minorities are realized by a persistent avoidance of interaction with other racial and ethnic groups.
Bias w/o intention
Example: Can I touch your hair? Where are you from?
True or False: Someone can only experience grief if they lost someone due to death.
False
loss of a job, event, no longer friends with someone
COVID 19 losses
Describe Bi Polar disorder in your own words. What are the 2 main stages
manic stage & depressive stage/mood
What are 2 benefits of practicing Mindfulness?
-improves impulse control...decision making
-improves mood
-physical benefits (immune system, heart rate)
-can decrease stress
Name 3 aspects of self-care.
Psychological (mental), physical, emotional, spiritual, relationship
What are the 3 things that are interconnected and make up the cognitive triangle?
What are 2 stages of grief? Do the stages go in order?
Denial --> Anger--> Bargaining--> Depression--> Acceptance
What is 1 symptom of anxiety and 1 cause of anxiety
Symptoms: increased heart rate, rapid breathing, trouble concentrating, difficulty falling asleep, racing thoughts, etc.
Causes: stress, trauma, genetic or environmental factors, drugs or alcohol, family members with hx
Change this negative self-talk into positive self-talk
I bombed that test. I'm stupid.
I didn't do well on that test. I can do better next time. I'm still smart.
What is it called when you hold in or try to ignore an emotion?
■When you suppress or repress emotions, you’re preventing yourself from experiencing and expressing feelings. This can happen consciously (suppression) or unconsciously (repression).
Name 3 risk factors for community violence.
Access to weapons, poverty, violence in the home (domestic violence, abuse)
Describe visualization in your own words and how can visualization benefit you?
Using visualization triggers hormones and synapses that make it easier to achieve those goals. When you've already envisioned the scenario, the real thing will feel familiar and much more feasible.