Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
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IF someone in your family is diagnosed with mental illness, you will also be diagnosed
False, Although some illnesses seem to have a genetic link, just because someone in your family has a mental illness does not mean that you will have one, too. Everybody has their own genetic makeup and you are an individual.
What is the best way to help with mental health?
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Examples: Coping skills, therapy, medication, etc.
What is the largest state in the United States?
Alaska
There is a 1 story house that is all yellow. The floors are yellow, the walls are yellow, the ceiling is yellow, the furniture is yellow.. what color are the stairs?
There are no stairs in a one story house
This coping skill is a mind and body practice for increasing calmness, physical relaxation, and improves psychological balance
Meditation
IF you have a mental illness, you have it for life
False, Some mental illnesses will need to be managed throughout your life, but some illnesses are treatable and you are able to conquer them.
This mental illness causes constant worry/fear
Generalized anxiety disorder
Who was the 3rd President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
This is as light as a feather, yet no one can hold it for long. What is it?
Your Breath
A therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that reconnect you to the earth
Grounding
A therapist can prescribe medication
What part of the brain does not fully develop until mid 20s?
Pre-Frontal Cortex
How many times a day does the average person blink? Hint: It's a range
14,400 – 19,200
I can be cracked, I can be made, I can be told, I can be played.. What am I?
A joke
How can music help us cope?
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Medication is the only way to cure mental illness
False
This part of the brain is very receptive to stress
Amygdala
How many hours are in a year?
8,760 hours = 1 Year
Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, but sees what is beyond me.. What am I?
A window