Mental Health Disorders
The mind and body's reaction to stressful, dangerous, or unfamiliar situations. It's categorized by the feeling of worry or fear that are strong enough to interfere with daily life
What is anxiety disorder?
These can be used to reduce stress and improve our mental wellness
What are coping skills?
True or False: Medication is the only treatment for mental health disorders
What is False?
What is a stressor?
The only state in the U.S. that has a one syllable name
What is Maine
Characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities
What is depression?
A natural way to get in shape and increase the level of endorphins in your body.
What is exercise or physical activity?
The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health
What is self-care
When a person is viewed in a negative way for having a mental health diagnosis
What is stigma?
Challange!
Pick a member of your team. You will pick a category and say an item that belongs in that category until a member stumbles or cannot think of an answer
A tool our bodies use to protect us from imminent danger. When you feel threatened, this automatic response is triggered. When you are constantly in this response, that is when it becomes and issue.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
This coping skill requires you to write your thoughts down on paper
What is journaling?
These professionals work in school environments helping students with education and emotional needs
What is a school psychologist/ social worker
The two most common mental health disorders among teens?
What is anxiety and depression
What has 13 hearts but no other organs
What is a deck of cards?
This diagnosis is a mix of a manic phase and a depressive phase
What is bi-polar disorder?
This is the practice of focusing the mind to achieve a mentall clear and emotionally calm state
What is meditation?
These professionals are qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological problems and prescribe medication
What is a psychiatrist?
This is the negative kind of stress, it can cause a person to feel overwhelemed
What is distress?
I have cites, but no house. I have mountains but no trees. I have water but no fish. What am I
What is a map?
Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits
What is an eating disorder?
This is a relaxation technique that focuses on slowly tensing and then relaxing each muscle group
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
This form of psychotherapy helps a person learn how to recognize negative patterns of thought and replace them with healthier ways of thinking
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
This many americans will suffer from a mental illness within a given year
What is 1 in 5
The largest bone in the human body
The femur (thigh bone)