Mental Health
This 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.
Mental Health
A mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration
Bipolar disorder
Name two HEALTHY coping skills
Any
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.
Who can you call for Mental Health Assistance?
The ERC
This is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
Depression
A disorder that develops when a person has experienced or witnessed a scary, shocking, terrifying, or dangerous event
PTSD
True or False: People with mental health challenges have to take special tests to get a job or buy a house.
FALSE
Two things that can promote positive mental health
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy
Your place to start for all of your mental well-being and everyday life needs
Resources for Living
Focuses on helping people with mental health triggers in the here and now
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Are characterized by underlying feelings of extreme fear or worry.
Anxiety disorders
Where can you go for support in a crisis?
What is hospital, supportive family/friends, Counselors/ therapist, call/text hotline
This give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health.
Meditation
A free membership that gives you access to live coaching with certified behavioral health coaches, conversations with a clinician-trained digital assistant to personalize your experience, and the opportunity to engage with other users to receive and provide support.
Twill
After we are triggered or when our symptoms are starting to slip.
When warning signs happen
The most common mental health disorder
Depression
The main function of this professional is to aid in problem-solving, living arrangements and promote social change. They work with people to enhance their ability to function in society.
Social Worker/Case Manager
3 things you can do to help a friend who thinks they may have a mental health problem.
Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help, help them make appointments/go with them. If it is serious then tell someone else
The name of ABE2's Mental Health & Well-being affinity group
Mental Health & Well-being
Flight, Fright, and Freeze is an example of this.
What is a Trauma Response?
A mental disorder defined by abnormal eating behaviors that adversely affect a person's physical or mental health.
An eating disorder
While these particular things are compelling, they're not always reliable b/c they distort reality and may negatively affect how we behave.
Feelings
True or False: Proper nutrition is incredibly important for mental health. If you eat well, you help get proper nutrients to your brain and that helps you get into a positive state of mental health.
True
An area for you to go if you need some quite time that is located by the manager offices.
Mind Calming Studio
1 in every 8 people in the world live with this.
What is a mental disorder
An instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, suspicion, or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality.
Paranoia
What is the recommended treatment for mental health disorders in general?
Psychotherapy and psych medications
True or False: Exercise releases a bunch of “feel-good” chemicals in our body that help us fight against sad days or days when our mental health seems not so positive.
True
The number to call to chat with a Care Partner
1-833-721-2323