Mental Health Therapies
True or false, the only mode of treatment for mental health conditions are medications.
False
This type of structured group is led by a therapist or facilitator and allows participants to share their experiences in a supportive setting.
What is a Support Group
Who are the SAAC mental health Chairs?
What is Anxiety
Before they became a sport psychologist, this Los Angeles native worked as a meat department butcher for six years.
Who is Fernando Frias?
This form of talk therapy, often used to treat depression and anxiety, focuses on changing negative thought patterns.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
This form of deep breathing involves taking slow, controlled breaths to calm the mind and body.
What is Diaphragmatic Breathing
How do you reach out to someone on the staff?
What is sportspsychology@oregonstate.edu
The average age of diagnosis of this disorder is 25, and it presents with hypomania/mania as well as potentially a depressive episode.
What is bipolar disorder
This Chicago native competed on their high school fencing team.
Who is Jessica Vanderah?
This therapy technique involves exposing a client to their fears in a controlled setting.
What is exposure therapy
This technique involves focusing on positive outcomes and identifying strengths during times of stress.
What is Positive Reframing
This NBA player, who has publicly shared his battles with depression, co-founded the a fund to promote mental health awareness.
Who is Kevin Love?
This disorder is an umbrella term used to describe sad feelings that can affect a person's thoughts, feelings, behavior, and sense of well-being.
What is depression
This clinician appeared on stage with Shaquille O’Neal at a large concert venue.
Who is Alex Goldmeier?
This class of medications is often prescribed to treat symptoms of depression by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain.
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
This well-known grounding exercise helps reduce anxiety by identifying five things you can see, four things you can touch, and so on.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique
Who withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to prioritize their mental health?
Who is Simone Biles
People with this disorder often have auditory hallucinations or rarely have visual hallucinations that are not based in reality.
What is schizophrenia
This clinician hobnobbed with the Clintons at a White House Christmas party – as a baby.
Who is Olivia Kimmel?
This type of therapy focuses on mindfulness and emotional regulation
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
This approach encourages focusing on things within your control and letting go of the need to control external factors.
What is Radical Acceptance
This Olympic swimmer has been open about his battles with depression and anxiety and advocates for athletes to seek mental health support.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This disorder is characterized by a pattern of instability in personal relationships, self-image, and emotions, often including intense fear of abandonment/
What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
This Washington native has 11 tattoos.
Who is Cassandra Chapman?