Mental Health
True or False: Coping skills are only needed when a person is struggling with negative emotions.
False
The name or diagnosis for excessive anxiety and worry on most days.
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
True or False: Women are 2x more likely to develop depression
True
Is there more or less brain activity in the brain of a depressed person compared to a non-depressed brain?
There is less activity in the brain of someone who is experiencing depression
True or False: Medication management and psychotherapy are the most successful tools in handling mental health challenges.
True
The practice of __________ involves paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way, which can help manage stress and improve mental well-being.
Mindfulness
What do you call the fear of being in open places.
Agoraphobia
What percentage of people fully recover from depression after being treated or helped professionally?
80-85%
The part of the brain responsible for thinking, planning, and analyzing (The logical part of our brain)
The prefrontal cortex (front brain)
A professional who is trained and aids in problem-solving, living arrangements and promotes individual well-being as well as social change. They work with individuals to enhance their ability to function in society.
Social Worker
Follow this ritual or specific calming routine allows us to focus the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state. This helps promote mindfulness.
Meditation
A sudden, overpowering fright/flight response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.
Panic Attack
Approximately how many people around the world are affected from depression each year?
Nearly 121 million people worldwide feel the effects of depression each year.
This chemical in our brain regulates our mood. It’s often called the body’s natural “feel good” chemical.
Serotonin
A profession who is trained in and practices one or more types of therapy to treat mental/psychological disorders. Involved in diagnosing mental health conditions and using various therapeutic techniques to facilitate healing and personal growth.
Therapist
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Coping Strategy
A technique that asks you to find things you can see, touch, hear, smell, and taste (5 senses) to calm down when feeling anxious or distressed.
A cycle of negative thinking that often involves repetitive thoughts about past events or worries about the future.
Rumination
True or False: Mood disorders, including depression, are the third most diagnosed mental health illness in the world.
False. Mood disorders are the #1 most diagnosed mental health illness in the world.
An area of your brain responsible for emotional processing, especially fear and anxiety. It also connects emotions to memory and your senses. (Fight Flight Freeze)
The amygdala
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and must complete medical school
Psychiatrist
Ally felt embarrassed at school when her classmates made fun of her for messing up her words when it was her time to read. Ally accepted that she was feeling embarrassed, asked her teacher to help her after school, and listened to music to feeling better
What healthy coping skills did Ally use?
Named her emotion, asked for help, and listened to music
Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that individuals feel driven to perform in response to anxiety, an obsession or according to rigid rules.
Compulsions
Name three different types/forms of depression.
Major Depression, Minor Depression, Dysthymic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Postpartum Depression, Psychotic Depression
The brain has the remarkable ability to rewire itself in response to learning and experiences, a phenomenon known as ________. This means that the brain can adapt and change throughout a person's life.
Neuroplasticity
What are the names of your staff here at LBHH?
Courtney, Sam, Christine, Kim, Megan, Dr. Pressley
Tony was feeling angry at school today and claimed that everyone was giving him dirty looks. What type of unhealthy coping skill was Tony using?
Projection
These medication classes are considered first line of treatment in generalized anxiety disorders.
SSRIs and SNRIs antidepressants
What is the meaning of Anhedonia?
Absence of happiness
In DBT Therapy, what are the 3 States of Mind? (not parts, but states)
Emotion, Reasonable, and Wise Minds