Depression
The Brain
ADHD
Coping Skills
Biological Impact
100

T/F: therapy is considered a treatment for Depression

True 

100

Part of the brainstem, and plays a major role in controlling cardiac and respiratory function.

What is the Medulla?

100

What ADHD stands for...

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

100

What coping skills are used for.

What is helping us to pause, calm down and step back from our circumstance or concern to create space before tackling the problem.

100

Mood disorders, as most Psychological disorders are considered to be potentially what..

hereditary 

200

The "type" of disorder that depression falls under.

What is A Mood Disorder?

200

Involved in emotional processing, including the ability to recognize certain facial emotions (especially fear), and play a role in the formation of emotional memories.

What is the Amygdala

200

Children with ADHD generally ____. a. get pleasure from feeling out of control b. want to do well but have difficulty due to limited self-control c. can behave appropriately when they try hard enough d. do better with strict rules

B

200

The different types of coping skills. (Name at least 1)

What are sensory coping skills (or physical), cognitive (or mental), active (or creative)?

200

What are at least 2 of the 3 neurotransmitters that are often impacted with depression.

Dopamine, Norepinephrine and Serotonin

300

how many symptoms are in depression?

9

300

The main relay through which incoming sensory information passes before being sent to the cerebral cortex, and other parts of the brain.

What is the Thalamus?

300

ADD used to be a diagnosis.  It is now...

ADHD - Inattentive Type

300

An example of cognitive coping skills (give 1)

What are: Journaling, writing, meditation, mindfulness, prayer, coloring, guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation.

300

individuals with mood disorders are often caught in a cycle of low self esteem and self doubt usually does what to their symptoms.

Worsens their symptoms 

400

The difference between feeling depressed and depression.

Depression is persistent and not necessarily related to circumstances. Feeling depressed happens to most everyone at different times based on difficult or hard circumstances.

400

Is responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, sleep and body temperature through the release of hormones, in conjunction with the pituitary gland.

What is the Hypothalamus?

400

!!Daily Double!! Both Teams may answer in writing.

Name a Famous Person with ADHD

Who is Jim Carey, Micheal Phelps, Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, Howie Mandel, Ty Pennington, Adam Levine, Simone Biles, Sir Richard Branson, Walt Disney, Michael Jordan, John F Kennedy and likely Albert Einstein. (Others are accepted pending google search to verify.)

400

An example of a sensory or physical coping skill.

What is exercise, feeling a soft blanket, petting a dog or cat, massage, shower, face wash, sport etc.

400

Physical changes a person may experience due to mood disorders. (name 1 or 2)

What are weight changes, sleep disturbances, lethargy or heaviness of the body for movement or increased muscle tension.

500

Main symptoms of Depression (Give at least 3)

What is?

  1. Depressed Mood most of the time.

  2. Loss of interest of pleasure almost all activities

  3. Significant weight Loss/Gain or appetite change

  4. Insomnia or Hypersomnia

  5.  Psychomotor agitation or retardation most of the time

  6. Loss of energy or fatigue

  7. Diminished ability to think, concentrate or make decisions.

  8. Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt.

  9. Thoughts of suicide.

500

Part of the brainstem, and it plays a role in controlling sleep, respiratory function, hearing, as well helping to relax.

What is the Pons?

500

Rapid cycling between manic and depressive episodes are considered what stage in the stage process of bipolar disorder? 

4) Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (NOS)

500

An example of Active or "creative" coping skills.

What is creative writing, making something, cooking, baking, building a structure, helping others with a project, any type of art etc.

500

An impact on whether or not someone will have ADHD or not. (name 1)

What is heredity, early childhood trauma or in-utero exposures.

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