Mental Health
What is a mental disorder characterized by all-encompassing low mood and loss of interest in activities?
Depression
Exercise is good for your body and _______.
Mind
A well known support group associated with Alcoholism is called?
AA/Alcoholics Anonymous
I am full of holes yet I still hold water, what am I?
a sponge
A natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness is to ____________.
exercise
What is a period of intense apprehension that is sudden onset and relatively brief duration, and includes, sweating, tingling, sensations?
Panic attack
How many minutes of exercise should you include in your daily routine?
30 minutes
A strong desire to consume a particular substance is a __________?
Craving
How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the arc with him?
Moses did not take any animals on the arc, Noah did.
Who could you talk to about your feelings of depression/addiction?
family, friend, counselor, therapist, social worker, teacher, etc.
Symptoms of this disorder include excessive washing or cleaning, repeated checking, extreme hoarding, aversion to particular numbers, etc.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Exercise helps relieve _______.
stress
When a person gradually needs a larger dose of a drug to feel the same effect is called ___________.
Increased tolerance
If you have only 1 match and you entered a room to start a kerosene lamp, an oil heater or a wood burning stove, which would you light first?
The match; otherwise you would not be able to light anything else.
What are 2 ways of improving self-esteem?
Learning a new skill, new interests/activities, writing, saying good things about yourself.
PTSD, Panic and OCD are all part of what category of disorders?
Anxiety
What chemicals does your body release when you exercise?
Endorphins
______Is a chronic relapsing disorder that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.
Addiction
Some months have 30 days; some have 31. How many have 28?
all of them
What are benefits of having good coping skills?
Ability to decrease symptoms of depression or cravings, better management of emotions, a better mood, higher self esteem, etc.
What id meant by the term Dual Diagnosis?
Mental Illness Combined with Drugs/Alcohol
Which type of aerobic exercise burns the most calories?
Running
Most drugs of abuse target the brain's reward system by flooding it with________.
Dopamine
You have a dime in an empty wine bottle. The bottle is corked. Your job is to get the dime out of the bottle without taking the cork out. You must do this about damaging the bottle in any way. How do you do it?
Push the cork in the bottle
Name 3 coping skills you use and the benefits of each.
Answers will be specific to individual.