Mental Health
the broad term used to describe a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions can impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
What is mental illness?
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
True
Name two HEALTHY ways you can help your own mental health
Any
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False
What is more useful when it's broken?
An egg
TRUE or FALSE: around 1 in 4 Americans have a diagnosed mental illness.
TRUE (approx. 26.2% of Americans)
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
False
True/False: It is essential to learn coping strategies.
True
What are two things that can promote positive mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, participating in a hobby or leisure activity you enjoy, eating healthy
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
This is a medical illness characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities
Depression
A person with this diagnosis has a hard time focusing and sitting still making finishing things very hard.
ADHD
Where can you go for support in a crisis?
What is hospital, supportive family/friends, therapist, call/text hotline, clinical team, support staff
Expressing good things from your day/life is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
Impulsively making decisions and staying up for days is commonly associated with this.
Mania or bipolar manic disorder
A symptom of depression is a persistently ____ mood.
SAD or DEPRESSED or UNHAPPY
Name 3 of your own coping strategies
Any
True or false: all stress is bad.
False. Some stress can be motivating and is a natural reaction your body has to certain events. It can sometimes give us an "extra push". When stress becomes too much to handle, that might be an indication to start making some positive mental health changes
Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Corn on the cob
A mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thoughts, speech or behavior.
What is Schizophrenia
A sudden surge of severe discomfort that peaks within minutes, expected or unexpected to include chest pains, chills, SOB, fear of loss of control
Panic attack
What is an example of an unhealthy coping strategy?
Not sleeping well
Overuse of device
Undereating/overeating
Isolation
Poor habits (nail biting, clenching teeth)
This is a therapeutic technique where you focus your awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
mindfulness
I cannot talk, but I always reply when spoken to. What am I?
An echo