Mental Health 2.0
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is false?
Positive statements or thoughts, often used by those in recovery?
What are affirmations?
What is Learned Helplessness?
This term refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.
What is empathy?
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or vegetable?
What are fruit?
These are guidelines you communicate to others to help you feel comfortable and safe.
What are boundaries?
Any behavior an individual uses to regulate their emotional state by themselves
What is Self-soothing?
The ability to speak and interact in a manner that considers and respects the rights and opinions of others while also standing up for your rights, needs, and personal boundaries
What is assertive communication?
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.
What is mindfulness?
Everyone knows a jack-o-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin, except originally in the British isles, this vegetable was used.
What is a turnip?
The most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder in the world?
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
What is 4 square breathing?
This is the belief that a person's abilities can be developed and improved through effort, learning, and persistence. Permanence, Pervasiveness and Personalization.
What is growth mindset?
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, eating healthy...
Where is Transylvania, otherwise known as home to Count Dracula, located?
What is Romania?
This term is used to describe taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical health and mental health.
What is self-care?
Explain "Leaves on a Stream."
Noticing a thought and acknowledging it, letting it float away.
Name all 5 Love Languages.
What is one positive characteristic about 3 members of your group?
Various answers
Which US state produces the most pumpkins?
What is Illinois?
What country has the most psychologists per capita?
What is Argentina?
Show everyone a yoga pose.
Do it.
Name the 4 Horsemen. These are negative communication or behavioral patterns that lead to end of relationships; these escalate conflict and damage a relationship.
Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling
How have you used something you learned in group to improve your daily life?
Various answers
What year was the song "Monster Mash" released?
What is 1962?