Mental Health on Campus
What is the name of the mental health event we all had to go to in lieu of First Year Experience Class awhile ago?
Fresh Check Day
What is a coping mechanism you use?
Hopefully you said literally anything
Your friend is feeling lost in life and in need of direction.
Tell them to seek advice from their parents, friends, or role models. Explore new things with them or introduce them to something new.
Having a sad or somber mood for a long period of time. Can affect one's appetite, sleep, or energy.
Depression
How do video games affect stress?
Higher energy games such as Call of Duty can increase stress while lower energy games such as Animal Crossing can decrease stress.
What is the name of the event ran by the counsellor's that repeats every so often. It's ran in the Union near the coffee shop.
Coffee with the Counselors
How's it going?
Good, and you?
Your friend is very prone to mood swings and is easily influenced by media they consume. Lately you've seen them listening to music with negative messaging and it is seemingly bring down their mood and get sad out of nowhere.
Put them on peak and/or inform them of how it's influencing them.
This disorder is characterized by impulsivity, restlessness, and a lack of attention.
(Hint: Fidget toys)
ADHD or Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
What mental disorder lists tooth decay as a symptom?
Bulimia
What club on campus has a focus on mental health related matters?
Active Minds
Name a place you like to go when you are stressed out.
BED (Any answer is fine)
Your friend is frequently going to parties and binge drinking. Your worried as they've been skipping classes and when you have seen them around they seem to be hungover frequently.
Intervention/approach them about it while they are sober.
Common symptoms include delusions, hallucinations both visual, and auditory. People can be born with this or acquire it later in life.
Schizophrenia
What famous psychologist of the past is now frequently criticized for having many vague or biased theories?
Sigmund Freud
What program of study here at Northeast is made for students who wish to be counselors?
Human Services/Psychology
Name five common destressing activities.
Biking, walking, lifting weights, hanging out with the boys, listening to my playlist (I have really good taste in music).
Your roommate has come to you looking for advice she says her boyfriend has grown increasingly hostile lately. She even cam back to your dorm with visible bruising.
Call police or call 800-799-7233 (National Domestic Violence Hotline)
This is an eating disorder where someone often overeat and then follow with self-induced vomiting. People with this disorder may also achieve the same result by using laxatives frequently.
Bulimia
What is Men's Mental Health Month?
June
Name one or more of the counselors working on campus.
Alexis Huisman and Gina Krysl
Where is the Counsellor's Office on campus?
Upper floor of the Union, near the entrances closest to us right now.
After your friend experiences a string of traumatic events within a short time period they begin to express feelings of hopelessness. You fear they may be having thoughts of suicide.
Talk to them about how life gets better, inform their family/other friends, or get them put into a mental health facility.
Disorder where one experiences uncontrollable or repetitive thoughts, engages in repetitive behaviors, or both. People with this disorder prefer to keep things very routine and suffer distress when out of their routine.
OCD or Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Studies have shown that happiness does increase with income to a point. At what yearly income does an increase in income not affect happiness.
$240,000 a year