THE BRAIN
Goal Setting
"RIDDLES"
Coping Skills
BHU
100

What is the heaviest organ in the human body? 

Brain, Liver, Heart, Lungs

Liver

The largest solid internal organ is your liver. It weighs approximately 3–3.5 pounds or 1.36–1.59 kilograms and is about the size of a football.

https://www.healthline.com/health/largest-organs-in-the-body

100

True or Fales? 

You only create goals once in your life?

FLASE 

100

What's the capital in Washington?

W

100

What is a coping skill? 

(Provide a definition)

The methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations. These may help a person face a situation, take action, and be flexible and persistent in solving problems.

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/coping-skills

100

Where can you locate the schedule for the day? 

Across from Nursing Station, beside the day room.

200

What part of the brain is responsible for thought, learning, and problem solving?

 The Frontal lobe, The Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe

200

What often requires breaking or adding when setting new goals?

HABITS

200

What would you say if everyone in the country sneezed at the same time?

God Bless America

200

True or False?

All you will need is one coping skill to fix/solve any problem and any situation you will ever have. 

FALSE



200

If extreme feelings of anxiety occur or the need to be "alone", where can you go? 

Your room, the dining room, the quiet room. 

The  quiet room

Located beside the water fountain and before the dining room.  

300

Identify 3 ways to positively increase ones level of happiness. 

Meditate, Exercise, Sunlight, Laugh/Cry, Music, Art, Etc.

300

Provide 3 examples of how to build new habits.

Differentiate between goals and habits.

Start with small changes.

Update your environment. 

Tie new habits to other activities. 

Some practice is better than no practice. 

Tell someone you’re starting a new habit. 

Track your habit. 

Celebrate your successes. 

300

What is the smartest state?

Alabama—it has four A’s and one B!

300

Identify one unhealthy coping skill you saw someone use today (DO NOT USE NAMES) and what healthy coping tool could have been utilized. 

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300

What time is scheduled phone times during the weekdays? 

10am-10:30am

3:30pm-4:30pm

400

At what age is the brain considered to be "fully developed"? 

15, 25, 35, 40

400
Please provide an example of a S.M.A.R.T. GOAL

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400

What dance was very popular in 1776?

Independ-dance!

400

Identify 5 healthy coping skills.

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400

How many visitors may you have during a scheduled visitation?  

1 adult visitor is allowed, and must be 18yrs of age or older. 

500

What are the 4 HAPPY "feel good" chemicals we can create?

Dopamine 

Oxytocin 

Serotonin 

Endorphins

500

Identify the S.M.A.R.T. GOAL acronym.  

Specific 

Measurable 

Attainable 

Relevant

Timely  

500

What are the 4 most commonly grilled foods Americans often grill on the 4th of July?

Burgers (85%), steak (80%), hot dogs (79%), chicken (73%) are the most popular foods for the grill.


https://blog.aghires.com/16-facts-fourth-of-july-foods/

500

DAILY DOUBLE

What is nami.org and what do they do? 

National Alliance on Mental Illness

We educate. Offered in thousands of communities across the United States through NAMI State Organizations and NAMI Affiliates, our education programs ensure hundreds of thousands of families, individuals and educators get the support and information they need.

We advocate. NAMI shapes national public policy for people with mental illness and their families and provides volunteer leaders with the tools, resources and skills necessary to save mental health in all states. 

We listen. Our toll-free NAMI HelpLine allows us to respond personally to hundreds of thousands of requests each year, providing free information and support—a much-needed lifeline for many.

We lead. Public awareness events and activities, including Mental Illness Awareness Week and NAMIWalks, successfully fight stigma and encourage understanding. NAMI works with reporters on a daily basis to make sure our country understands how important mental health is.

https://www.nami.org/Home

500

Identify 5 leisure/recreation resources available while on the BHU. 

- Calk Board, books, journals, bibles, puzzles, board games, card games, music, coloring supplies, cornhole, football/frisbees, etc. 

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