Symptoms
Name two symptoms of depression.
Loss of interest, persistent sad/depressed mood, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, worthless/helplessness, tired, over sleeping, over/under eating, etc.
True or false: More teenagers die from prescription drugs than heroin and cocaine combined.
What is True. More than half of all overdoses involve prescription drugs (68%).
A mental illness is not ______ fault.
What is YOUR?
Not enough of this can increase your likelihood of developing mental illness, they recommend teens do it for at least 8 hours.
What is sleep?
This is the name of a well known support group for those who struggle with alcoholism.
What is AA?
Name two symptoms of drug withdrawal.
What is: sweating, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, pain, mood swings, fatigue, seizures, hallucinations.
True or false: Depression is the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder.
What is FALSE. Anxiety is most commonly diagnosed disorder (40 million adults). Depression: 16 million. However, depression is the leading cause of disability in the US.
If these people have a history of mental health issues, you are more likely to have mental health issues as well.
What are family members?
By engaging in this for at least 60 minutes a day, you improve not only your physical health but also your mental health.
What is exercise?
True or False: 10% of the U.S. population are estimated to have an addiction.
What is TRUE. This consists of 23.5 million adults.
What is COPE, IGNORE, or SUPRESS.
True or false: Heroin was created to cure addiction.
What is TRUE. Bayer Company in the 1800s developed heroin to cure morphine addiciton.
Drugs can be addictive because they disrupt your brain's natural ___________ system.
What is reward (i'll also accept pleasure center)?
Someone might tell you to do this when you're angry. It allows for increase of oxygen to your brain, decreasing your heart rate and blood pressure as well.
What is deep breathing?
When a person gradually needs a larger dose of a drug to feel the same effect, it is called _______ .
What is TOLERANCE?
This is the physical or psychological problem occurs when an addictive drug is abruptly discontinued.
What is withdrawal symptoms?
True or false: Males attempt suicide more often than females.
What is false? Females are 2-4 times more likely to attempt suicide, however males are more likely to complete suicide (3-5 times more likely to die).
Name two events that might lead to an individual developing mental health issues.
What is: loss, death, stress, substance use, physical/emotional abuse, trauma, assault, etc.
Many of us enjoy using this coping skill regardless of how we are feeling (happy, sad, angry), it's often done in the car, when we are bored, and while we are doing homework.
What is listen to music?
Crack, cocaine, coffee are a part of this category of drugs.
What is a stimulant?
A racing heartbeat, chest pains, breathing difficulties, sweaty hands, feeling faint/dizzy, numbness, feeling a loss of control are common symptoms of this...
What is a panic attack?
True or false: Drug addiction is not a mental illness.
What is FALSE. Drug addiction changes the mind in fundamental ways: changing a person’s normal needs and desires and replacing them with new priorities connected with seeking and using the drug.
Name two things that might cause someone to develop an addiction problem.
What is family history, poor coping skills, mental health issues, exposure to abuse/trauma, friends who use, easy access to drugs, beginning drug use at an earlier age.
Name three people/places you could do/call if you were ever feeling suicidal.
What is family, friends, counselor, mobile crisis, suicide hotline, 911, go to a hospital?
If your BAC level is over _____ you are considered legally intoxicated.
What is .08 BAC.