Mental Health
A sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason is an example of this.
What is a Panic Attack?
TRUE or FALSE: Stress is always bad
FALSE
What is anything that causes stress called
Stressors
A person who's job is to listen to other people's problems
what is a therapist
Recurring feelings of fear, sudden intense feelings of terror, causes panic attacks
What is anxiety disorder?
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: Optimal stress is natural
What is TRUE?
What is important to remember when you become angry?
STOP and think before acting.
Respond, don't react
Practice coping skills (deep breathing, counting, self-talk, etc.)
Walk away and remove yourself from the situation if needed
they live with you and hope you talk to them about your troubles
what is your parents
recurring thoughts of traumatic events after they ended
What is PTSD? (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Mental illness
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.
What would help a person that is having a panic attack?
Relaxation techniques
Deep breathing
Talking it out
Meditation
people who are close to you
your friends and family
Random mood swings, such as sudden feelings of depression or elevated mood
What is Bipolar Disorder?
26% of Americans ages 18 and older - about 1 in 4 adults - suffers from what?
Mental Health Disorder
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is FALSE?
This simple technique is excellent for managing emotions and is easy to use at any time and anywhere.
Breathing exercises
someone you hangout with
what is a friend?
having disorganized behaviours or thoughts, hallucinations, delusions
What is Schizophrenia?
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?
Hopelessness and helplessness can lead to what?
What is suicidal ideation?
While these particular things are compelling, they're not always reliable because they distort reality and may negatively affect how we behave.
What are Feelings?
The people who are behind a phone to help.
what is kid's help-line?
What is BDD? (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)