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?
This medical professional is trained to diagnose mental illnesses and they can prescribe medication.
What is a psychiatrist?
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.
List three coping skills that can be used for dealing with depressive disorder?
Be kind and patient with yourself.
Reach out to supports
Exercise or going for walks
Journaling
Call someone to talk
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.
What is FALSE?
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...??
This neurotransmitter is involved primarily in depressive and anxiety disorders and possible eating disorder.
What is seratonin?
A symptom of depression is a persistently ____ mood.
WHAT IS SAD or DEPRESSED or UNHAPPY
This is a coping strategy where you notice the good things that happened in your day.
What is practising gratitude?
This youth-led organization encourages young people to share their experiences of mental health challenges and they also have the Be There Certificate.
What is Jack.org?
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
What would help a patient that is having a panic attack?
Deep slow breathing
Remind yourself you are safe
Journaling
Talking it out
Impulsively buying things on Amazon and not sleeping for days is commonly associated with this.
What is mania or bipolar disorder?
This type of mindfulness practise allows us to focus the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
What is meditation?
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
Name things 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
A person with this mental illness sometimes 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?
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.
Deep Breathing
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 emotions or feelings?
This individual experiences moods that alternate between depression and elation.
What is someone who has Bi-Polar Disorder?
List 3 coping skills?
1= Listen to music
2= Talk to someone
3= Go for a walk
what is physical injury, infection, toxins from environment- drugs or alcohol, prolonged or chronic stress, genetic predisposition, or chemical imbalance
This is something that causes stress
What is a stressor?
Describe the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding activity
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.
Hopelessness and Helplessness can lead to what?
What is suicidal ideation?