Mental Health Awareness
This is the month when Mental Health Awareness is celebrated.
What is May?
Develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm. Flashbacks of the incident occur frequently cause intense stress.
What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?
After obtaining a degree in medicine, this professional will evaluate a patient’s mental condition along with their physical condition. In most states, they are allowed to prescribe medication.
What is a Psychiatrist?
The practice of focusing the mind to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
What is meditation?
A person's overall sense of worth or value
What is self esteem?
The leading mental health diagnosis in America
What is Depression?
Condition identified by periods of intense depression that alternate with periods of manic moods
What is Bipolar Disorder?
These professionals typically obtain a Ph.D. and aid people with cognitive, emotional, and social needs. They observe, interpret, and record how people relate to one another and their environments.
What is a Psychologist?
Doing this can be a reliable coping skill for stress. Biking, Walking, & Yoga are included in this category.
What is exercise or physical activity?
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What is the suicide prevention hotline
Fill in the blank with the correct age:
50% of all mental illness begins by age _________ and 75% by age 24.
What is 14 years old?
Massive binge eating, use of laxatives, and vomiting
What is Bulimia?
The main function of this professional is to aid in problem-solving and promote social change. They work with people to enhance their ability to function in society.
What is a Social Worker?
This self-soothing technique is useful when trying to address racing heart rate when anxious.
What is controlled breathing?
A stressor that can increase anxiety/depression
What is (up to the discretion of person)
______ is the leading mental health disorder in teens
What is anxiety?
A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
What is clinical depression?
A distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media.
What is a Art Therapist
These coping skills can help you process feelings and emotions that are hard to describe or understand in a creative way.
What are Art, Music, Dance, Movement?
Doing this for 8 hours a day can make you feel energized and help boost your mood.
What is sleep
The three main responses to stress
What is fight, flight, or freeze?
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and or repetitive behavior
What is Obsessive-Compulsive disorder?
These professionals work with people to address their mental health needs, develop healthy and effective daily routines to promote well-being, and teach various life skills and promote strategies to navigate the stressors of life.
What is a Counselor, Occupational Therapist, etc.
A group of people with common experiences or concerns who provide each other with encouragement, comfort, and advice.
What is a support group?
Being in the present; being aware of our thoughts and feelings in the moment
What is mindfulness?