Coping Skills
DBT
CBT
Mental Health Trivia
Mental Health in Media
100

Watching a show or engaging in a craft activity to keep your mind off of a distressing thought is known as what? 

What is distraction

100

The name for the group of skills that helps bring down our suffering and anguish in the moment. 

What is distress tolerance skills

100

The C in CBT 

What is cognitive 

100

TRUE OR FALSE: More people die from suicide in the US than in automobile accidents.

What is TRUE 
100
The movie Rain Man depicts an individual with this mental health diagnosis

What is autism or autism spectrum disorder

200

Engaging in a behavior that is opposite to your emotional urge in order to "turn down" distressing emotions.

What is opposite action to emotion OR behavioral activation

200
This DBT skill works to honor, acknowledge and accept our current circumstances without avoiding/ignoring, or wishing our situation was different

What is radical acceptance

200

A name for maladaptive thought patterns such as Magnifying, Catastrophizing, Fortune Telling and Mind Reading

What is cognitive distortions 

200

People who experience this will complain of physical symptoms such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, sweating and heart palpitations.

What is a panic attack

200

Bradley Cooper's character in Silver Linings Playbook has this mental health diagnosis

What is bipolar disorder

300

Attending to your physical, emotional and safety needs and putting your own needs first is known as what coping skill?

What is self-care

300
Also known as "walking the middle path" between logic and emotion 

What is wise mind

300

Deeply held beliefs that inform how people see themselves and the world around them

What are core beliefs

300

50% of mental health problems will begin at or before this age

What is age 14

300

What grammy-award winning singer called out her struggle with mental illness and suicidal ideation during an acceptance speech.

Who is Lady Gaga? 

400

5,4,3,2,1, touching/laying on the ground, progressive muscle relaxation and using fidgets are all an example of this kind of coping skill

What is grounding 

400

The 4 modules of DBT

Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness 

400

This intervention consists of looking at a negative thought and seeing what evidence there is to support that thought 

What is checking the facts 

400

TRUE OR FALSE: Talking about suicidal ideation with people who experience it will increase the likelihood of them attempting suicide

What is FALSE (the opposite is actually true) 
400

The 2016 horror movie Split inaccurately depicted this mental health diagnosis as dangerous and scary.

What is dissociative identity disorder (formally known as multiple personality disorder)  

500

The coping skill TIPP stands for what? 

What is Temperature, Intense Exercise, Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Paced Breathing

500

The acronym DEAR MAN stands for what? 

What is describe, express, assert, reinforce, mindful, appear confident and negotiate 

500

These three 'points' make up the cognitive triangle

What are emotions, thoughts and behaviors 

500

This age group has the highest rates of mental illness 

What is 18-25

500

Lime green ribbons depicted in the media are raising awareness for this mental health concern

What is suicide awareness 

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