Mental Health Stigma
Mental Health in Teens
Self-care
Positive Mental Health
Celebrities
100
Mental Health problems will affect this many people during their lifetime: 1 in 2? 1 in 4? 1 in 5? Or 1 in 10?
1 in 4, 25%
100
This is the most common mental illness in high school students
Anxiety
100
Most adults need this many hours of sleep a night
8 hours
100
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.
100
This daytime talk show host and voice of an animated forgetful fish has opened up about her struggles with depression
Ellen Degeneres
200
What percentage of people with mental illness experience stigma or are discriminated against because of it: 5% 20% 50% or 90%
90%
200
This common mental illness affects 13% of all teens and is characterized by feelings of hopelessness, guilt, irritability, and loss of interest in hobbies or activities
What is depression?
200
What is a consequence of not getting enough sleep
What is lack of concentration, being impatient, not motivated, tiredness, exhaustion
200
What are 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...??
200
This Olympic swimmer was diagnosed with ADHD at age 9 which made it hard for him to concentrate in school
Michael Phelps
300
Name a feeling that stigma causes people with mental health disorders to feel
Shame, not good enough, loneliness
300
Alcohol, marijuana and prescription medication misuse are all potentially part of this mental health challenge
Substance Use Disorder
300
How many 8-ounce glasses of water should an 18 year old drink per day?
8 glasses (64 oz.)
300
True or false: all stress is bad.
False. Some stress can be motivating and is a natural reaction your body has to certain events. It can sometimes give us an "extra push". When stress becomes too much to handle, that might be an indication to start making some positive mental health changes
300
The Oscar-winning star admitted he feels compelled to walk through doorways numerous times and step on sidewalk stains left by used chewing gum.
Leonardo DiCaprio
400
What country has the highest rate of mental health disorders in the world?
The U.S.
400
This is a mental and physical reaction to perceived threats. In small doses it can be helpful. It can protect us from danger, and focus our attention on problems. However, when it is too severe, or occurs too frequently, it can be debilitating
What is anxiety?
400
The practice of focusing the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
What is meditation
400
A person who is physically sick goes to see a doctor of medicine, a person who is mentally sick goes to see a ____?
Therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist or counselor
400
Despite her success in both music and acting, this celebrity spoke openly in 2016 about her struggles with post traumatic stress disorder. “My own trauma in my life has helped me to understand the trauma of others,” she says.
Lady Gaga
500
This percentage of people with mental health issues won't seek help due to stigma surrounding mental health: 5% 20% 60% or 90%
60%
500
This is one of the tools your body uses to protect you from danger. When you feel threatened, this automatic response is triggered and several physiological changes occur
Fight - Flight - Freeze Response
500
Having enough of this vitamin, which we can get from the sun, helps you maintain bone strength, fight diseases and cancer, lose weight, and stay happy.
Vitamin D
500
Positive thinkers and those who are able to adapt to stress and changes of life have a strong level of _____.
What is resilience?
500
This Grammy award-winning artist opened up last year about her battles with postpartum depression following the birth of her son. “I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my son, and it frightened me,” she says. She admits she didn’t take any medication for it, she also didn’t talk to anyone about it. “I was very reluctant,” she said.
Adele