Mental Health
This is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood. These deeply impact day-to-day living.
Mental illness
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges.
True
Why do some people not share their negative feelings with others?
Stigma. They may be worried about being judged, laughed at, or seen as vulnerable.
These can be used by a person to reduce stress, manage emotions, and improve our mental wellness.
Coping skills
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.
This condition's symptoms are frequent feelings of sadness, difficulty getting out of bed, crying, and loss of interest in things you used to enjoy.
Depression
Why self-care is important?
Helps us to be more resilient, gives us a break so we can reenergize, helps us cope when times are harder, releases endorphins (happy hormones), reduces stress, feels good, can help us have more energy to be helpful to others
What is the mental health crisis/suicide hotline number?
988
Name two things that can promote good mental health.
Exercise, mindfulness, positive friendships, talking about your problems, having an outlet for anger and frustration, getting enough sleep, eating healthy, staying hydrated, etc.
Keeping to yourself, stopping communication with friends and family, and wanting to be alone most of the time is called what?
Isolating/withdrawing
Name 3 people you can go to talk to if you are having an increase in symptoms.
Psychiatrist, counselor/therapist, primary care physician, social worker, case manager, supportive family member or friend
Expressing good things from your day is a coping strategy known as ________
Gratitude
What did the bison say to his son when he left the ranch?
Bi-son.
Name one thing you can do to help a friend who is having a difficult time with their mental health.
Listen to them, spend time with them, encourage them to seek help, etc.
What is important to remember when you become angry?
STOP and think before acting, practice coping skills, walk away and remove yourself from the situation if needed
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason, often mistaken for a heart attack, is an example of this.
A panic attack
______ is a treatment widely used by doctors to help people in dealing with their mental health issues.
Medication
Name one celebrity that struggles with mental illness.
Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez, Justin Beiber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, etc.
What month is Mental Health Awareness Month?
May
What is it called when someone's awareness is on the present moment, they are fully aware of what is happening at the time, and they calmly acknowledge and accept their feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations?
What is mindfulness?
True or False: all stress is bad stress
False. Stress can be good at levels that help motivate us, called "Eustress"
This is a simple coping skill that is discreet and easy to use at any time and in any place that helps our body calm down.
Deep breathing
1 in how many adults in the US experience symptoms of a mental illness each year
1 in 5 adults (20%)
Describe the 5-4-3-2-1 coping skill.
A technique that asks you to find things you can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste (5 senses) to calm down when feeling anxious or distressed.
This practice involves repeating positive statements to yourself to encourage self-compassion and improve mood.
Positive affirmations