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True or False:
Warning signs are generally grouped into three
categories: thoughts, actions, and situations.
False!
words, actions, and situations.
True or False:
Throughout the QPR process, it is ok to convey care through statements like, “I want you to live,” or “I’m on your side. We’ll get through this.”
True!
True or False:
Most people who have suicidal thoughts don’t end up choosing suicide.
True!
The typical response to suicidal ideation is recovery.
As Hope Squad members, there are ways you
can help at-risk peers choose a safer path.
Name the mental illness.
Everyone feels sad now and then, but _______ is diagnosed when negative emotions becomes persistent and start affecting daily life.
Depression
Describe the difference between fixed and growth mindset.
A fixed mindset is the belief that abilities and intelligence are fixed and unchanging. A growth mindset is the belief that abilities and intelligence can grow.
Which of the following is NOT a pre-disposing risk factor?
1.Mental or physical illness
2.Family history of suicide
3.Previous suicide attempt
4.Victim of bullying
Victim of bullying
True or False: Asking someone directly about suicidal intent can cause anxiety and will increase the likelihood that their suicidal ideation develop into a plan.
False!
Asking someone directly about suicidal intent lowers anxiety, opens up communication, and lowers the risk of an impulsive act.
Fact or Myth:
OCD is another word for “germaphobe.”
Myth
Only a portion of people with OCD are overly concerned with germs and disorganization. OCD can manifest from many obsessions, such as fear of a loved one dying or fear of certain words or numbers.
Other common obsessions include fear of contamination, symmetry and orderliness, and aggressive thoughts.
Name the mental illness.
Someone with _______ has uncontrollable and obsessive thoughts that cause anxiety, which leads to compulsive behavior to make the anxiety go away.
OCD
Fact or Myth:
90% of individuals who attempt suicide do not end up dying by suicide at a later date.
Fact
Approximately 7% (range: 5-11%) of attempters eventually died by suicide, approximately 23% reattempted nonfatally, and 70% had no further attempts.
About 1 in ______ children ages 13-18 have, or will have, a mental illness -but many of these children go undiagnosed and untreated.
1 in 5
True or False: It is estimated that less than 30% of people who die by suicide have a mental health condition.
False - it is estimated that 46%-90% of people who die by suicide have a mental health condition.
Fact or Myth: Loneliness has the same impact on mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, making it even more dangerous than obesity.
Fact
Name the mental illness.
__________ can occur after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. Trauma is not the event itself, but rather the reaction to the event.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Consider the following scenario: Henry broke a bone in his arm while playing football and won’t be able to play the rest of the year. You know he has access to pain pills from the broken bone.
Describe what kind of questions you'd have to ask Henry in order to rate him as low, moderate, high, or severe suicide risk.
Answer will vary
The Three-Step Theory is a model that explains why people may die by suicide.
What is the third step?
1. Are you in pain AND hopeless?
2. Does your pain exceed your connectedness?
3. ??????
Do you have the capacity to attempt suicide?
You can learn to talk about suicide by using the acronym BELIEVE!!!
Believe stands for, "Believe, Engage, L_____, Investigate, Empathize, Validate, Encourage/Escort."
Listen
Is loneliness the same thing as being alone? Explain your thinking.
Loneliness occurs when someone perceives that they do not have satisfying or meaningful connections.
For example, someone might appear to have many friends but begin to feel lonely due to conflict in their home. Or someone may have many superficial friendships but lack relationships with deep connections.
Being alone, is not always a bad thing! It gives you time to do self-care!
One thing you can do to help a peer who is lonely is to boost their self-esteem.
If someone looks lonely, you can give them a compliment. The most meaningful compliments are not on appearance (though those are nice too) but on the person’s efforts or personality.
Give someone in the room a meaningful compliment.
Answers will vary.
An NVISS study of firearm suicides found that ____ used a firearm belonging to a family member, usually a parent. When storage status was noted, about two-thirds of the firearms had been stored unlocked.
1. 62%
2. 82%
3. 72%
82% used a firearm belonging to a family member!
Define social media envy.
Comparing our lives to those we identify with, and feeling a painful longing to have what others have.
Remember that social media is like a movie,where the “director” carefully chooses and edits the content.
Rather than fixating on your peers’ accomplishments, looks, or lifestyle - be happy for them, be inspired by them, and focus on what is good about your life!
Fill in the blank.
“__________ is sometimes described as the
ability to adapt to stress and adversity.”
Resilience
Loneliness can result in all of the following except...
1. the brain goes on high alert for signs that
someone is dissatisfied or upset.
2. withdrawal
3. sleep problems
4. low blood pressure and a poor immune system
low blood pressure
It actually causes high blood pressure!
Fill in the blank. (Each blank uses the same word)
__________ is a chemical our brains create that gives us a burst of pleasure. We get it through things like exercise, eating, learning, social interaction, and laughter. Our brains produce ________ when we see something that makes us happy on social media. The problem is, when a person seeks these rewards too often; the brain rewires itself to prioritize the immediate __________ hit from social media.
Dopamine
Last quarter we talked about DABDA, the 5 emotions associated with grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance).
This quarter we learned about The Dual Process Model of Grief. This model was developed to recognize the complexity of coping. There are two types of grief: loss-orientation and restoration- orientation. Give me an example of each.
Loss-oriented grief deals with concentrating on and processing the loss (e.g., talking about a loved one who died or looking at old photos).
Restoration-oriented grief deals with the consequences of the loss (e.g., getting more responsibility over siblings after a parent has died). Restoration-oriented grief may produce new emotions, such as feelings of independence or fear of failure.