Sometimes long periods of feeling sad and lonely can be diagnosed as ....
Depression
True or False: Counselors can prescribe medication
False - only medical professionals (psychiatrists) can prescribe medication.
For every one negative thought you need this many positive thoughts to counteract it:
A - 1
B - 2
C - 3
D - 28
C- 3
True or False:
Everyone has mental health
True
Name one form of self care
Walking, journaling, face masks, reading, etc etc
Name 3 Common Phobias
Spiders, Public Speaking, The Dark, Enclosed Spaces, Clowns, BIRDS
Name a time where confidentiality must be broken by a counselor
1. Immediate and imminent risk to self or others
2. Child at risk or vulnerable adult (NS)
3. When a court order has been given
Psychedelics have shown promise in helping to treat which common mental health barrier
Depression, PTSD
True or False
Everyone has stigmas
True!
Name 2 arears of the brain
Corpus Collosum
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Medulla Oblongata
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Brain Stem ETC
PTSD Stands for what diagnosis
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(C-PTSD includes the word 'complex')
True or False:
You can be forced to go to counseling
True - called Mandated clients.
Edge does not mandate clients.
Asperger's is no longer in the DSM. What do we call it now?
Autism Spectrum
Name 2 ways in which structures (buildings) can be stigmatizing
No wheelchair ramp
Office signs only in English
Highlighting items
Having items out of reach
If self care isn't fun in the moment it isn't self care
False
D.I.D has replaced the name for what mental health disorder
MPD - Multiple personality disorder
When you seek help with substance use you would typically see a __________ counselor
Addictions Counselor
Sigmund Freud had this part of his body partially removed (hint...upper half of body)
His jaw
This type of stigma refers to the negative attitudes, including internalized shame, that people with mental illness have about their own condition
Self Stigma
Positive stress has a special word.... what is it?
Eustress
What is the name of the big book of mental disorders used in mental health
DSM - Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders.
We are on the 5th revision. TR - text revision.
Counseling over the phone or online is called?
Tele-counseling.
This mental health diagnosis is linked to the highest mortality rate
Anorexia Nervosa.
How can you fight against stigmas
Speak up
Education
Advocacy
The color in your bedroom has been linked to the highest number of nightmares
Dark Purple