Mental Health Facts
Depression/Suicide
Mental Health Conditions
Self-Esteem
Resources
100

What are negative attitudes and beliefs that motivate people to fear, reject, avoid and discriminate against people with mental illnesses.  It is the use of negative labels to identify a person living with mental illness. 

What is stigma? 

100

A change in behavior that indicates someone is feeling suicidal and needs help immediately.

What is a warning sign?

100

A mental condition characterized by excessive worry- typically leading to avoidance behaviors and often to physical symptoms such as increased heart rate and muscle tension

What is Anxiety?

100

Are we all born with self esteem?

No!

100

Who at school could you go to for mental health help?

Mental health therapist, counselor, teacher

200

What is a major mood disorder which is characterized by a loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life and severe persistent sadness that lasts for more than 2 weeks

What is depression?

200

Anything in your life that increases the chances of experiencing a mental health condition or suicidal thoughts

What is a risk factor?

200

Attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.

What is ADHD?
200

Name 1 thing that shapes self esteem.

Parents, Friends, Family, Teachers, Social Media, Achievements and Failures, Expectations

200

What is the suicide prevention hotline number?

988

300

How many people experience a mental illness?

What is 1 in 5 people?

300

Something that keeps you safe and decreases or lowers the risk of experiencing a mental condition or suicidal thoughts.

What is a protective factor?

300

Characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead to behaviors.

OCD

300

Define self esteem.

A measure of how much you values, respect, and feel confident about yourself.

300

If you believe someone is immediate danger of taking their life, what should you do?

Call 911

400

Name 1 way mental health illness are similar to a physical illness and 1 way they are different.

Both can have symptoms that can negatively impact your life if not treated properly. Both require a diagnosis and treatment.  

Differences: Physical: symptoms are viable, Mental: Symptoms are not as visible.

400

Name 2 characteristics of someone with good mental health?

Accept the world as it is and are realistic

Like themselves

Act Freely; be themselves and make their own decisions

Can express their feelings and can handle their emotions

Have good relationships and communicate well

Take responsibility for their own actions

Work towards their goals, achieve for the future. 

400

A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event

PTSD

400

What is the difference between your ideal self and your self concept?

Your self concept is how you see yourself and your ideal self is how you would like to be.

400

Who is our Police Liaison Officer?

Officer Hamberg (Bugs)

500

Name 1 cause of mental illness?

Inherited traits, environmental exposures (events), and brain chemistry

500

Name 2 characteristics of someone with poor mental health?

Have changes in their thoughts, feelings, actions and memory 

Experience distress and disruption to life

May lack coping skills

May be unable to express their feelings, thoughts, and emotions

May struggled maintaining relationships 

May feel apathetic (show little interest or concern for self or others)

Lack self confidence 

500

A disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly. It is characterized by delusions and hallucinations

What is schizophrenia?

500
Name 1 way to improve your self esteem

Positive self talk, act with integrity, accept yourself, and choose supportive friends 

500

Name 1 local resource in Holland.

Community Mental Health, Arbor Circle, Children's Advocacy Center, Holland Behavioral Health, Resilience, Pine Rest, Holland Hospital 

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