Definitions
Conditions involving significant changes in thinking, emotion, and/or behavior, AND distress and/or problems functioning in social, work, or family activities
Mental illness
This percentage of American adults have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year.
18% - nearly 1 in 5 Americans, that's about 44 million Americans!
Multiracial individuals - 25%
LGBTQIA+ - 37%
This involves creating any form of art to process thoughts, feelings, and emotions
Art Therapy
This Olympic swimmer spoke up about his struggles with depression and ADHD
Michael Phelps
True or false: It is possible to be happy all of the time
False
A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential
Recovery
This percentage of Americans will meet criteria for a mental health diagnosis sometime in their life
46%
This involves the use of dance and movement to improve mental health and well-being
This U.S. president (16th) struggled with clinical depression.
Abraham Lincoln
True or False: Substance use disorders — the repeated misuse of alcohol and/or drugs — often occur simultaneously in individuals with mental illness, usually to cope with overwhelming symptom
True
The branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders
Psychiatry
This mental health disorder is the leading cause of disability worldwide
Depression
This involves recognizing incorrect and irrational thoughts, emotions, or behaviors, and substituting them with correct and rational thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This Olympic gymnast chose not to compete at the Olympics due to poor mental health
Simone Biles
This is the month when Mental Health Awareness is celebrated
May
A word to describe negative or discriminatory attitudes towards people with mental illness
Stigma
**Self-stigma - shame
This state has the lowest prevalence of mental illness
Georgia
(South Carolina, Texas, New Jersey, North Carolina)
This involves validating and accepting uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is most often used with people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.
DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)
Some historians and psychologists believe that Beethoven struggled with this mental health disorder
Bipolar disorder
According to a study on this racial/ethnic group, mental illness is seen as an opportunity to receive divine messages, a means of forgiveness, and to improve their souls
Jewish people
The ability to adapt to stress, challenges, uncertainty, adversity, and trauma
Resilience
This state has the highest prevalence of mental illness
Oregon
(Kansas, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, Utah)
This involves repetitive eye movements to replace difficult thoughts or memories with more positive and healthy thoughts or memories
EMDR (Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy)
This singer of "Rocketman" has spoken out about the challenges of living with bulimia nervosa.
Elton John
List as many mental health disorders as you can think of