Mental Health
A condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These conditions deeply impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others.
What is mental health
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with depression and mental health disorders
TRUE
Why don’t some people share negative feelings such as sadness, being hurt, frustration?
Worried about being judged, or laughed at or seen as vulnerable. This can be due to the stigma around dealing with our mental health.
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False: medication can be helpful, but therapy and counseling are also effective forms of overcoming mental illness.
Aside from medications and counseling what else can we use to help improve ones mental health
coping skills
This is a common and serious mental health issue that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
What is depression
Name 3 ways we can take care of ourselves and improve our mental health
Medication
Counseling
Coping skills
self-care
boundaries
This is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Mindfulness
What are two things that can improve and promote ones mental health?
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy
Suicide is among the top causes of death for people in this age group (10–19).
What are teens or adolescents?
Name 3 people you can go to talk to if you are having a hard time while you are here
APN's- Nurses – Therapist – and Support Staff
Mental health is as important as physical health
True
What is Catastrophizing?
It is a common cognitive distortion that involves blowing situations out of proportion and assuming the worst possible outcome.
Does everyone in the world experience anxiety or only people suffering with other mental health disorders?
Everyone
This disorder includes extreme mood changes between highs and lows.
What is bipolar disorder?
This professional can prescribe medication for mental health disorders
What is a psychiatrist?
What behaviors can happen when you suppress feelings?
Emotional outbursts (yelling, fighting, crying)
Self-harm
Isolation
Negative attitudes or discrimination toward people with mental illness is called this.
What is stigma
What is important to remember when you become angry?
STOP and think before acting - Respond don't react - Practice coping skills (deep breathing, counting, self-talk, etc.) - Walk away and remove yourself from the situation if needed
What are 3 symptoms of depression ?
sadness, crying spells, loss of interest, fatigue, change in sleep or appetite, feeling of being irritable or frustrated
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
What are symptoms of anxiety?
overthinking, overwhelmed, racing heart persistent worry
What is mindfulness?
being aware being in the present moment
Name five coping skills.
Exercise
Meditation
Journaling
Listening to music
Spending time in nature
This disorder can develop after experiencing trauma.
What is PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)?