Types of Mental Illnesses
Coping Skills
Random Trivia
Symptoms of Mental Illness
Fun Riddles
100

What mental illness is associated with a decrease of some chemicals in the brain? (Serotonin and Norepinephrine)

What is depression?

100

What are two ways to practice mindfulness? 

What is meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, using grounding objects?

100

Name two treatments for mental illness?

Therapy, Mediation, In/Out patient hospitalization,  

100

What are symptoms of anxiety?

What is lots of stress, inability to set aside worry, inability to set aside restlessness?

100

What can you catch but not throw?

What is a cold?

200

What mental illness is associated with both depression and mania? (Deluca from Grey's Anatomy)

What is Bipolar Disorder?

200

What are the five sense used during self-soothing?

What is touch, hear, see, taste, and smell?

200

Name three types of eating disorders?

What is bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, pica, rumination disorder?

200

What are symptoms of bipolar disorder?

What is high energy, reduced need for sleep, and loss of touch with reality?

200

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

What is a mushroom?

300

What mental illness is associated with hallucinations and delusional thinking?

What is Schizophrenia?

300

Name two people/places you can reach out to when other coping skills are not enough?

What is a parent, a therapist, friends, teachers, 911, a hotline, a BBYO advisor?

300

How many teens in the US have a mental illness?

What is 4 million teens?

300

What are symptoms of clinical depression?

What is persistent feeling of sadness, loss of interest in usual activities, feeling of restlessness?

300

What goes around the world, but stays in a corner?

What is a stamp?

400

What mental illness is associated with having difficulty recovering from a traumatic event or sets of events?

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

400

What are ways to distract yourself when you are dealing with mental illness?

What is puzzles, books, movies, TV, music, sewing, hanging with friends?

400

What is the tenth leading cause of death in America?

What is suicide?

400

What are symptoms of OCD?

What is fear of germs, hyper obsession around a specific thought or feeling, need to arrange items a certain way?

400

What is full of holes, but still holds water?

What is a sponge?

500

What mental illness is associated with excessive thoughts leading to repetitive behaviors?

What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

500

Name three of the six major categories of coping skills?

What is self-soothing, distraction, opposite action, emotional awareness, mindfulness, crisis plan?

500

What is the leading cause of disability in the world?

What is depression?

500

Symptoms of Schizophrenia?

What is decreased participation with normal activities, seeming out of touch with reality, disorganized speech and behavior?

500

I am tall when I am young, and short when I am old. What am I?

What is a candle?

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