Mental Health
these can be used to reduce stress and improve our mental health wellness
coping skills
The broad term used to describe a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, behavior or mood, these conditions can impact day-to-day living and may also affect the ability to relate to others
Mental illness
An ancient system of practices used to balance the mind and body through exercise, meditation (focusing thoughts), and control of breathing and emotions.
Yoga
Which McHenry County organization offers a safe environment for teens to connect and find acceptance?
Crystal Lake Teen Center The Break
Which age group is most likely to struggle with mental health challenges?
Teenagers and young adults.
What is the name of the McHenry County app that allows teens to text or talk to a licensed counselor confidentially?
MCHELP
What illness causes manic and depressive symptoms
Bipolar Disorder
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions. Not only is it effective, but it is also discreet and easy to use at any time and place
deep breathing
What team is the best team in all of the history of LGMC?
The Purple Team, Class of 2025
Promoting comparison.
Name two healthy coping skills
Various answers accepted.
Mental health __________ is when a person is viewed in a negative way for having a mental health diagnosis
Stigma
this type of meditation is where you focus on a real or imagined place:
Safe Place or Inner Peaceful Place
Which Grammy award winner and advocate shared that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and said: “I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day.”
Which is not a symptom of anxiety?
Improved concentration
Excessive worry
Shortness of breath
Restlessness
Improved Concentration
True or False: all stress is bad?
False....Eustress is good stress
Stress can be good when it is used for motivation to get a goal completed.
What is the mental health hotline #?
988
True or False: you have to stay focused during meditation for it to work?
FALSE: accepting that your mind will wander is beneficial and allowing yourself to do so is okay. Just acknowledge it and bring yourself back to the meditation.
What local organization provides support and advocacy for individuals with mental health conditions in McHenry County?
NAMI McHenry County
Which mental health professional can prescribe medication?
Psychiatrist
True or False: People with mental illness are violent.
False.The vast majority of people with mental illness are no more likely to be violent than anyone else. In fact, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population.
True of False? Mental Illness can be treated?
TRUE Mental illness can be treated. Research shows that people with mental illness can get better and many recover completely.
This type of meditation is where you work on tensing different parts of your body:
(PMR) Progressive Muscle Relaxation
What is the primary function of McHenry County Mental Health Board?
Finding and coordinating services in the county.
Why is it important to reduce the stigma around mental health?
Feel comfortable seeking help.