Coping Skills
Myth or Fact: Sleep is a healthy coping skill.
Fact... usually. Taking a nap when you're overwhelmed to relax and recharge is ok. If you're using sleep to avoid your problems for a prolonged period of time, sleep becomes and unhealthy coping skill.
Myth or Fact: All stress is bad stress.
Myth:
Distress describes the negative kind of stress that most people associate with feeling “stressed out." When in distress, the energy provided is excessive or unusable.
Eustress motivates people to work hard, improve their performance, and reach their goals, even in the face of challenges. The energy provided is proportionate to what is needed in the situation.
True or False - You need to know exactly what you're going to say and how you're going to say it before you talk to a counselor/therapist.
False.
Counselors are there to listen to whatever is troubling you, and you can open up to them at a pace that you are comfortable with.
Tip: If you feel like you might get nervous and freeze up, it often helps to write things down before your appointment. This also helps you to organize your thoughts and put things in perspective.
What is the plastic piece at the tip of a shoe lace called?
Aglet
job title defined by "a person skilled in a particular kind of therapy "
a therapist
What is a coping skill?
Coping skills are strategies that help people deal with mental health challenges in order to achieve positive mental health and wellbeing.
Myth or Fact: 1 in 5 American adults have experienced a mental health problem.
Fact
True or False - Asking for help when you're struggling with mental health means you're weak.
False - asking for help is a sign of strength and a desire to get better
What is the stage name of the American rapper with the birth name Marshall Bruce Mathers III?
Eminem
Where are our counselors located?
Montgomery hall
What is listening to music?
Myth or Fact: Stopping psych medications "cold turkey" isn't dangerous.
Myth: The decision to stop taking psych meds unplanned and against medical advice can be dangerous, even life threatening. Withdrawl symptoms can be distressing (naseau, dizziness, shakiness) or even fatal. The biochemical balance of the brain needs time adapt and stabilize to changes over time to prevent a medical crisis.
What does "www" stand for in a website title?
World Wide Web
How many Counselors do we have?
3
Myth or Fact: People with mental health problems are more violent than those without.
Myth! Only 3%-5% of violent acts can be attributed to individuals living with a serious mental illness. In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are over 10 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population.
Name 3 people you can go to to talk to if you are having a hard time while you’re on the MHU.
Doctor – Social Work – Mental Health Worker – Nurses – Activity Therapists – Peers – Calling your support system over the phone
What are the names of our Counselors
Leah, Lisa, and Wade
True or False - Seeking help for mental illness will lead to being ostracized and make symptoms worse.
False.
When you do have the strength, courage and bravery to open up to someone else, you are working to alleviate the stigma, increase awareness, empower yourself, grow as a person, and promote understanding of mental health. So don’t let others perceptions scare you from getting the help you need.
What was the name of Jay-Z's first album?
Reasonable Doubt