What's My Diagnosis
The two most common mental health diagnosis
What are Anxiety & Depression?
The number you can call or text for immediate mental health help
What is 9-8-8?
Recognition of good happenings or expressing good thoughts from your day is a coping strategy known as
What is gratitude?
Who is Ellen?
This class of medications are commonly used to treat depression and anxiety by increasing Serotonin levels in the brain
What are SSRI's?
Extreme shifts in mood and energy, with activity levels that alternate between highs and lows might be diagnosed at this
What is Bipolar?
Name 3 different types of Depression
What are:
MDD or clinical
SAD
Postpartum or Perinatal
Psychotic Depression
Situational
Getting our daily D.O.S.E of these "happy brain chemicals" and neurotranmitters plays an essential role in regulating our mood, motivation and well-being. Name these chemicals
What are:
Dopamine
Oxytocin
Serotonin
Endorphines
This Olympic althelte established a non profit in 2008 not just to educate about water safety, but as an advocate for youth healthy living and mental health education
Who is Michael Phelps?
This classification of drugs is the most commonly prescribed and can take 4-8 weeks to be fully effective
What are anti-depressants?
This diagnosis affects a person perception of reality, often involving hallucinations, delusions, and distorted thinking
What is Schizophrenia?
When setting goals for yourself, it is recommended to use the SMART format. What does the acronoym stand for?
What is:
Specific (clearly state what you are trying to achieve)
Measureable (how to know if progress is being made)
Attainable (barriers, resources, etc)
Relevant (why is it important)
Time-bound (when will you reach?)
Establishing clear personal rules and setting limits for your own behavior to protect your time, energy, and emotional well-being is known as
What is Setting Boundaries?
This Disney channel beauty used her "Wizardly" knowledge to educate the public of her Bipolar Diagnosis
Who is Selena Gomez?
This group of medications help to increase alertness, attention, and energy but can also cause side effects such as dry mouth, decreased appetite, and insomnia
What are Stimulants?
This condition involves recurrent, unwanted thoughts or repetitive, ritualistic behaviors that are performed to ease anxiety
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
In the United States 1-in-5 adults live with a diagnosed mental illness yet many do not seek help. Even when cost and accessibility are not a concern, those afftected with mental health illness site this as a major barrier for not getting the help they need
What is Stigma?
The practice of paying intentional, non-judgmental attention to the present moment, including your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment
What is mindfulness?
This Presidental man suffered from severe, long-term depression; historically known as "meloncholy"
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This specific group of anti-anxiety drugs provide fast-acting relieve but carry risks of tolerance, dependency and sedation, making them generally suited for short-term use
What are Benzodiazepines?
Falling into the OCD category, this DSM-5 diagnosis is characterized by recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in noticeable hair loss (which may occur on the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, or other body areas
What is Tictillomania?
There are 5 stages of grief and they are:
What is:
Anger
Denial
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Although one can be successful without the other, statistics show that doing both of these concurrently yield the greatest outcomes for those with mental health concerns
What are medication & therapy?
This famous person had a long-term history of severe anxiety, hallucinations, paranoia, insomnia, memory loss and Parkinson-like movement issues (tremors & stiffness) and later died of suicide. It was discovered at autoposy that these symptoms were compounded by Lewy-Body Dementia (LBD)
Who is Robin Williams?
Withdrawal, a return of symptoms and possible medical complications including physical and neurological problems can result when you do this with your medications
What is stop abruptly?