Mental Wellness
What is the emotional dimension of wellness
How we feel; how we manage and express our emotions
What is stress?
The bodys response to any demand or challenge, whether it be physical, emotional, or mental.
Can trigger the fight, flight, freeze, fawn or faint response
What number, mentioned in the presentation, can you call for support in your community
211
What are coping strategies?
Techniques and methods used to handle stress, difficult emotions, and challenging situations
In the Illness to wellness continuum, what is on both ends of the spectrum
premature death and high level of wellness
What are the 2 different types of stress
Short term and long term
Name 2 supports offered by the phone number mentioned in the presentation
Mental health, Housing, Employment, crisis line, psychotherapy, disability, spiritual supports, 2SLGBTQ, Recreational
What is emotional inteligence
The ability to recognize, understand, and manage your emotions in relationships with yourself and others
What is mental wellness
Mental wellness is an internal resource that helps us think, feel, connect, and function; it is an active process that helps us to build resilience, grow, and flourish.
essential for memory, can help us problem solve by assessing past experiences, can help us grow and become wiser,
builds resilience, can motivate us, boosts creativity, gives a sense of accomplishment
What is resilience and why is it important
The ability to adapt well to adversity, capability to bounce back from challenges and tough times
Without resilience, it is incredibly difficult to grow and move past difficult times in our lives
What are the 3 types of coping tool categories
Physical, emotional, social
What are the 4 dimensions of wellness? (100 points per correct answer)
Mental, social, emotional, psychological
Name 4 healthy strategies to manage stress (100 points for each correct answer)
Sleep Hygiene, physical activity, setting boundaries, nutrition, limit screen time, problem solving skills, seeking support, time management, hobbies etc.
What is the name of the mental health organization mentioned in the presentation?
Canadian Mental Health association (CMHA)
Which of the following is NOT a coping tool
1. Stress ball 2. weighted blanket. 3. setting boundaries 4. cuddling a pet
Correct answer: 3. Setting boundaries
What is the difference between mental and psychological dimensions of wellness
Mental: How we think; how we process, understand, and use information. (Step 1)
Psychological: How we act or function, or how we “put the pieces together;” taking external inputs along with our internal capacity and then making decisions or doing things. (step 2)
Name the 3 parts on the left side of the illness to wellness continuum (The red side)
Signs, symptoms, disability
Name 5 supports offered by the mental health organization mentioned in the presentation
Youth services, addiction support, shelters, family support, food banks, counselling services, bereavement, crisis lines,
cultural services, employment, IPV, senior services, legal support etc
What is the difference between coping tools and coping strategies
Coping strategies are mental strategies used to deal with stressful situations.
Coping tools are physical items used to de-stress