Mental Health Disorders
Science and Addiction
Approaches to Recovery
Coping Skills
Fun Psych Facts
100
What is the most common mental health disorder in the world?
Anxiety Disorders
According to John Hopkins University
Approximately about 18% of people ages 18- 54, have an anxiety disorder in a given year. Anxiety disorders include: panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and phobias (social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobia).
- Panic disorder typically develops in late adolescence or early adulthood.
- The first symptoms of OCD often begin during childhood or adolescence.
- GAD can begin at any time, though the risk is highest between childhood and middle age.
- Individuals with OCD frequently can have problems with substance use or depressive or eating disorders.
- Social phobia typically begins in childhood or adolescence.
100
In the United States, which substance is most often abused?
Alcohol - about six Americans die from alcohol poisoning every day.
100
This is the practice of regularly taking time to focus on your own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being
Self-care
100
Name 3 healthy coping skills
Some examples -
- Establishing and maintaining boundaries
- Practicing relaxation strategies such as deep breathing, meditation, and mindfulness
- Getting regular physical activity
- Making to-do lists and setting goals
Read a Book, Writing/Drawing/Painting, Listening to Music, Spending Time with Friends/Family, Go for a Walk, Deep Breathing, Meditation
100
Perhaps the most well know composer in history, this famous music writer supposedly suffered with bipolar disorder in addition to going deaf
Beethoven
200
This is the term for a persistent, strong, and irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity.
Phobia
What is the most common phobia? (Arachnophobia) - fear of spiders
200
Once a person becomes addicted to a substance which body organ changes the most as a result?
The brain.
Becoming addicted to a substance changes the balance of the natural chemicals in our brain. This can lead to changes in the way we think, act, and behave.
200
Some people in recovery need help with past difficult life events, distressing experiences, and memories often referred to as a history of
Trauma
200
Healthy coping skills help us
a.) Deal with stressors in our lives
b.) Work through our emotions and problems
c.) Process our thoughts and emotions
d.) All of the above
d.) All of the above
Using healthy coping skills allow us to take a minute and process what is happening with our emotions, stressors, thoughts, and problems.
200
This Dutch painter, known for "Starry Night," struggled with mental health issues, even to the point where he knowingly cut off part of his own ear.
Vincent van Gogh
300
What percentage of Americans are affected by schizophrenia?
Approximately 1% of Americans are affected by schizophrenia.
- In most cases, schizophrenia first appears in men during their late teens or early 20s. In women, schizophrenia often first appears during their 20s or early 30s.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
300
This neurotransmitter is closely linked to the mind's reward system and is commonly associated with pleasure and reinforcement.
Dopamine
300
List two ways to care for yourself physically.
healthy eating, good sleep schedule, good dental hygiene, exercise, drinking water, showering/bathing, getting in the sun
300
What's a difficult situation that came up recently and what coping strategies did you use?
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300
This form of therapy is used most often to treat severe depression that has not responded to other forms of treatment.
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
400
How many people worldwide are estimated to have a mental health problem? (Hint its in the millions!)
450 million! According to estimates, approximately 450 million people worldwide are believed to have a mental health problem.
400
What is tolerance?
When the body becomes used to a drug and needs larger and larger amounts to produce the same effects?
400
The process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
Detox or detoxification
400
Name one example of an unhealthy coping skill.
Avoiding Help; Fighting; Yelling at others; Harming others or yourself; Social media; Procrastinating
400
A substance invented in 1800s Germany by Bayer Company & thought to be a cure for morphine addiction..
Heroin. Scientist who invented & used it reported it made them feel heroic, thus the name heroin.
500
This mental health disorder is characterized by persistent and intrusive thoughts followed by repetitive behaviors or rituals aimed at reducing anxiety.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
500
This highly advanced and complex area of the human brain is associated with decision-making and impulse control, and is strongly impacted by addiction and intoxication
The Prefrontal Cortex
500
What coping skill involves paying full attention to the present moment without judgment?
Mindfullness
500
What is one emotion that often lead people to engage in unhealthy coping skills?
Anger; Sadness; Anxiety; Jealousy; Guilt
500
This street drug is still used as a localized, external anesthetic...
Cocaine