Mental Health Awareness
This is the month when Mental Health Awareness week is celebrated.
What is October?
Develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm. Flashbacks of the incident occur frequently cause intense stress.
What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?
After obtaining a degree in medicine, this professional will evaluate a patient’s mental condition along with their physical condition. In most states, they are allowed to prescribe medication.
What is a Psychiatrist?
The practice of focusing the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
What is meditation?
FACT- Half of all mental health disorders show first signs before a person turns 14 years old.
What is the leading mental health diagnosis in America?
What is Depression?
Condition identified by periods of intense depression that alternate with periods of manic moods
What is Bipolar Disorder?
These professionals typically obtain a Ph.D. and aid people with cognitive, emotional, and social needs. They observe, interpret, and record how people relate to one another and their environments.
What is a Psychologist?
Doing this can be a reliable coping skill for stress. Biking, Walking, & Yoga are included in this category.
What is exercise or physical activity?
People with mental health issues are violent and unpredictable.
MYTH- the vast majority of people with mental health problems are no more likely to be violent than anyone else.
Fill in the blank with the correct age:
50% of all mental illness begins by age _________ and 75% by age 24.
What is 14 years old?
Massive binge eating, use of laxatives, and vomiting
What is Bulimia?
The main function of this professional is to aid in problem-solving and promote social change. They work with people to enhance their ability to function in society.
What is a Social Worker?
This self-soothing technique is useful when trying to address racing heart rate when anxious.
What is controlled breathing?
Personality weakness or character flaws DO NOT cause mental health issues.
FACT- mental health issues have nothing to do with being lazy or weak and people with mental health issues get better or recover.
______ is the leading mental health disorder in teens
What is anxiety?
Inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
Working under the supervision of a medical doctor, these professionals are able to perform psychological therapies, administer psychiatric medication, and deal with challenging patient behavior.
What is a Psychiatric Nurse?
These coping skills can help you process feelings and emotions that are hard to describe or understand in a creative way.
What are Art, Music, Dance, Movement?
MYTH-Treatment for mental health varies depending on the individual and can include medication, therapy, or both.
According to a 2020 survey in the UK, what percentage of young people agreed that the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health?
40%, 60% or 80%??
80%
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and or repetitive behavior
What is Obsessive-Compulsive disorder?
These professionals provide short-term psychotherapy that focuses on problems occurring within families and marriages.
What is a Family and Marriage Counselor?
A group of people with common experiences or concerns who provide each other with encouragement, comfort, and advice.
What is a support group?
People with mental health needs cannot tolerate the stress of holding down a job.
MYTH- people with mental health issues are just as productive as other employees. When employees with mental health issues receive effective treatment, it can result in increased productivity, lower absenteeism and lower total medical costs.