PL
PL in PLEASE stands for...
What is treating PhysicaL illness?
The first E in PLEASE stands for...
What is balance eating?
A in PLEASE stands for...
What is Avoid mood-altering substances?
The S in PLEASE stands for....
What is sleep?
The last E in PLEASE stands for...
What is Get Exercise?
Most effective ways to prevent illness
Stay up to date on vaccines and wash your hands!!
This common ingredient tastes great, but often causes spikes of energy, a crash, and intense cravings that can affect our mood.
What is sugar?
True or False: Once we're sober, drugs don't affect our mood at all.
False: Drug use alters our brains chemicals, and crucial ones like dopamine and serotonin may drop drastically after drug use.
The amount of sleep recommended for adolescents.
What is 10 hours?
True or False: Our mental health is completely separate and unaffected by our physical health
False: Moving and taking care of our body can drastically improve our mental health and overall ability to manage emotions.
Experiencing high levels of this can lower our immune system, making us more likely to get sick.
What is stress?
It takes this many minutes for your brain to know it is full
What is 20- 30 minutes?
Name two common legal drugs
What is
- alcohol
- caffeine
- marijuana
The aspect of screen time that hinders the release of the natural sleep hormone (melatonin) and can cause difficulties falling to sleep.
What is blue light?
Exercise during the day can help with this other essential step in the PLEASE method.
What is balanced sleep?
Name two barriers that prevents people from treating a physical illness
Embarrassment about the problem
lack of assertive communication skills
lack of money
problems with self-regulation
fear of medical treatment
negative previous experiences of seeking medical care
This neurotransmitter balances our mood, and 95% of it is created in your gut!
What is serotonin?
Two signs that someone has an unhealthy relationship with substances.
- They need it to function normally
- They need it to manage difficulty emotions/stress
- They try to stop but can't
- Their use is causing them negative consequences like with job, school, relationships, etc.
What is 1 risk of poor sleep hygiene or lack of sleep?
Fatigue, irritability, mood swings, decreased immune system
Exercise reduces this nervous feeling and improves mood by releasing endorphins.
What is anxiety?
People who suffer from a chronic physical disease are more likely to also suffer from this mental illness
What is depression?
How many ounces of water are recommended each day?
What is ABOUT half your weight in ounces?
Use of this drug by adolescents has been proven to interrupt brain development (particularly the frontal lobe,) issues with memory, attention and other cognitive functions, depression, anxiety, and sleep problems.
What is marijuana/THC?
This is the name of the natural "rhythm" that the body follows throughout a 24-hour period.
What is the Circadian rhythm?
Name 3 of your favorite forms of exercise.
Various