Mental Health
A Condition that 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.
What is mental illness
True or False: Medication and therapy are the most successful tools in dealing with mental health challenges?
What is True
26% of Americans ages 18 and older - about 1 in 4 adults - suffers from what?
Mental Health Disorder
List 3 coping skills?
1= Listen to music
2= Talk to someone
3= Go for a walk
What are Coping Skills that can be used for Depression?
Self-Care
Reach out to Supports
Get Active
Journal
Call Someone
Watch Something Funny
This is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
Depression
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is False
True or False: People with mental health challenges have to take special tests to get a job or buy a house.
False
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.
Hopelessness and helplessness can lead to what?
What is suicidal ideation?
A symptom of depression is a persistently ____ mood.
WHAT IS SAD or DEPRESSED or UNHAPPY
Assistance from these and being compliant allow us to focus the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
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.
What is A Social Worker.
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...??
What would help a patient that is having a panic attack?
Relaxation techniques
Deep breathing
Journaling
Talking it out
Impulsively buying things on Amazon and staying up for days is commonly associated with this.
What is Mania or Bipolar?
This is a simple technique that is excellent for managing emotions. Not only is it effective, but is also discreet and easy to use at any time and any place.
While these particular things are compelling, they're not always reliable b/c they distort reality and may negatively affect how we behave.
What are Feelings
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
A person with this diagnosis has a very hard time knowing what is real and what is not real
What is Schizophrenia?
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.
What is a Panic Attack
Changes require us to ______ and _______.
Experiencing too many changes within a brief period of time often creates the idea that we aren't in control of events
What is anything that causes stress?
What are Stressors
Name 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
Involved primarily in depressive and anxiety disorders and possible eating disorder. What neurotransmitter am I?
What is Serotonin