Coping Skills
Mental Health and Addiction
Therapy and Treatment
Mental Health Disorders
Mental Health in Movies
100

This simple breathing technique involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 4 seconds, and exhaling for 4 seconds.

What is Box Breathing.

100

This term describes the uncomfortable physical or emotional symptoms that can occur when someone stops using a substance.


What is withdrawal

100

This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thinking patterns and behaviors.


What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

100

This condition involves persistent feelings of worry, tension, and nervousness.


What is Anxiety

100

In this Pixar movie, emotions like Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust live inside a young girl’s mind.


What is Inside Out

200

This coping skill involves focusing attention on the present moment by noticing your surroundings, breathing, or bodily sensations.

What is grounding.

200

This recovery concept encourages people to focus only on staying sober for the present day.


What is one day at a time

200

This therapy created by Marsha Linehan teaches mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.


What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

200

This condition may include symptoms like low mood, loss of interest, fatigue, and hopelessness.


What is Depression

200

This film starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence follows two people coping with mental health struggles who bond through dance.


What is Silver Linings Playbook

300

This coping skill involves intentionally focusing on the present moment without judgement.

What is mindfulness.

300

This term describes situations, emotions, or environments that increase the risk of relapse.


What is triggers

300

This type of therapy involves multiple people sharing experiences and supporting each other in a facilitated session.


What is group therapy

300

This mental health condition can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.


What is PTSD

300

This psychological thriller stars Natalie Portman as a ballerina experiencing intense pressure and mental distress.


What is Black Swan

400

This DBT distress tolerance skill encourages changing body chemistry through temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, and progressive relaxation.

What is TIPP.

400

This coping strategy involves planning ahead for high-risk situations that might lead to relapse.


What is relapse prevention

400

This therapy approach focuses on exploring how past experiences and unconscious thoughts affect current behavior.


What is Psychodynamic Therapy

400

This disorder involves difficulties with attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.


What is ADHD

400

This movie starring Robin Williams tells the story of a therapist helping a troubled math genius work through trauma and emotional barriers.


What is Good Will Hunting

500

This coping strategy involves intentionally replacing negative or unhelpful thoughts with more balanced and realistic ones.

What is cognitive restructuring/reframing

500

This condition occurs when someone struggles with both a substance use disorder and another mental health disorder.


What is co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis

500

This evidence-based treatment helps people process traumatic memories through guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation.


What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

500

This personality disorder often involves intense emotions, fear of abandonment, and difficulty with relationships.


What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

500

This film starring Russell Crowe portrays a brilliant mathematician living with schizophrenia.


What is A Beautiful Mind

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