Mental Health Basis
This is the term for a prolonged feeling of sadness or loss of interest.
What is depression?
| 2 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness each year.
What is a myth?
A common symptom of anxiety involving constant worry.
What is overthinking?
Taking slow, deep breaths can help manage this.
What is stress or anxiety?
This animated movie character struggles with emotions like Joy and Sadness.
Who is Riley from Inside Out?
This type of mental health professional studies behavior and mental processes and often provides evaluation and therapy, but does not prescribe medication.
What is a psychologist?
Nearly 50% of all lifetime mental illnesses begin by age 14.
What is a fact?
This is a lack of interest or pleasure in activities.
What is anhedonia?
Writing down thoughts and feelings is called this.
What is journaling?
This singer opened up about bipolar disorder in her documentary Simply Complicated.
Who is Demi Lovato?
| This disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings.
What is bipolar?
Mental illness can affect anyone regardless of age, race, or income.
What is fact?
A person with OCD may perform this type of repetitive behavior.
What is compulsion?
Spending time in this natural environment has been shown to boost mood.
What is nature or outdoors?
This movie stars Will Smith as a father trying to help his son cope with a serious mental illness, based on a true story.
What is The Pursuit of Happyness?
The brain chemical often linked to happiness.
What is serotonin?
About 20% of U.S. adults will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives."
What is a myth?
This sleep disturbance is a common sign of depression.
What is insomnia?
Setting this type of boundary helps maintain mental health.
What is personal boundaries?
This public health campaign uses a green ribbon to raise awareness.
What is Mental Health Awareness Month?
This type of therapy, often used to treat PTSD, involves patients repeatedly and safely confronting traumatic memories to reduce their impact.
What is exposure therapy?
Before ADHD became the accepted term, hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood was the name used in the 1960s and 1970s to describe children with hyperactivity and attention problems.
What is a fact?
Excessive energy and rapid speech may indicate this mood phase.
What is mania?
This daily habit can greatly impact mood and energy levels
In the movie The Hangover, the characters experience severe memory loss and high stress after their wild night, illustrating how excessive alcohol use can impact this aspect of mental health
What is cognitive function or memory?