Anxiety
This response prepares your body to fight or flee in stressful situations.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
This commonly encouraged activity, often used for weight loss, is effective at managing depressive symptoms.
What is exercise?
This group, formed in 1935, focuses on providing support, structure, and accountability to those seeking to cast off "spirits".
What is AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)?
I'm always moving, but have no legs; you can't see me, but you can feel me.
What is the wind?
This term describes restating what someone said in your own words.
What is paraphrasing?
This organ is affected by anxiety and experiences an increased internal pressure and contraction rate.
What is the heart?
This class of medication is commonly used for treating depressive symptoms (and is named well)!
What are anti-depressants?
This term describes the physical and psychological symptoms that occur when stopping substance use.
What is withdrawal?
The more you take away, the bigger I get.
What is a hole?
This term refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
What is empathy?
This type of therapy focuses on changing automatic negative thought patterns commonly associated with anxiety.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This type of therapy focuses on changing automatic negative thought patterns commonly associated with depression.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
These diagnoses often worsens with substance use. Despite this, some people with this type of condition use substances as a short-term "solution" anyway.
What are mental health / psychiatric diagnoses?
I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; rivers, but no water.
What is a map?
This condition involves intense fear or discomfort in social situations, often due to worries about being judged or embarrassed.
What is social anxiety?
What defense mechanism (or action) provides short-term relief to anxiety symptoms, but makes anxiety worse in the long-term?
What is avoidance?
This neurotransmitter is most commonly linked to depression.
What is serotonin?
Use of this substance, especially in early life, is linked with schizophrenia and other mental health conditions?
What is marijuana?
I am always in front of you, but can never be seen.
What is the future?
This concept refers to a common goal or sense of belonging that unites members of a team or community.
What is shared purpose (or shared identity)?
This therapy gradually exposes you to fears to reduce anxiety over time.
What is exposure therapy?
This region of the brain is under-stimulated when depressive symptoms occur and is the place where morality and decision-making takes place.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Naltrexone is a medication that blocks this type of abused drug.
What are opioids?
I have keys, but no locks; I have space, but no room; you can enter, but not go outside.
What is a keyboard?
This type of skill involves giving full attention to the speaker.
What are (active) listening skills?