Chemicals in the Brain
Is marijuana addictive?
Yes, although it is not physically addictive, it can be emotionally addictive.
Name and explain the two phases of bipolar disorder.
Manic and depressive episodes. In manic episodes, people do reckless and risky behaviors and experience an uncontrollable amount of energy. In depressive episodes, people are upset, drowsy, lost interest, abuse of alcohol or other substances.
What is one symptom of anorexia?
An intense fear of gaining any weight, being considerably underweight compared to your peers of the same age, and a relentless pursuit of thinness.
True or false: Everyone dreams.
True.
Name three steps you can take to be considered an ally.
Supporting someone, standing up for someone, listening to someone, not speaking over, recognizing your own privilege.
What is the best way to sober yourself up after drinking?
There is no way to sober up. The only remedy is time. It approximately takes 3 hours per drink to get alcohol out of one's system.
What percentage of teens live with a mental health disorder, according to NAMI?
20%
True or false: ¼ of the people with eating disorders also meet the qualifications for depression.
False: It’s actually ½
True or false: the average adolescent needs 8 hours of sleep every night.
False, it is nine and a quarter hours for adolescents.
Name what each letter in LGBTQIA+ stands for.
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual/Allies.
What is the punishment in the DA Handbook for juuling at school?
2 day suspension immediately, have to do all of the school work you miss and turn it in on the day you come back, depends on how DA wants to handle the situation.
Is PTSD statistically more prevalent in women or men?
Women \
What is binge eating?
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a severe, life-threatening, and treatable eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food (often very quickly and to the point of discomfort); a feeling of a loss of control during the binge; experiencing shame, distress or guilt afterwards; and not regularly using unhealthy compensatory measures (e.g., purging) to counter the binge eating.
Does your brain turn off when you are asleep?
Your brain is actually more active when you are sleeping. Ideas are organized and reorganized and connections are made that turn short term memories into long term memories.
What’s the difference between gender identity and gender expression?
Gender identity is how you feel internally that you identify, but your expression is how you choose to outwardly show that, and it may or may not match pu with your gender identity because of social/family factors.
Classify alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana as stimulants, depressants, or hallucinogens.
Alcohol is a depressant. Nicotine is a stimulant. Marijuana is a depressant and a hallucinogen.
What is the most common mental health disorder in the United States?
Anxiety disorders
What are three signs that someone you know has bulimia?
Going to the bathroom after eating; bloated; discolored teeth; raspy voice; cuts/scabs on fingers; swollen cheeks
How long should the ideal nap last?
An ideal nap should not be an hour long. This is a common misconception, and naps should actually last 20-30 minutes. Taking an hour long nap can cause you to go into a deep sleep and when you wake us you will feel more drowsy.
What are three clubs on campus that are focused on a particular aspect of identity?
SHE; RAISE; GSA, Affinity Groups; He for She
Name three signs of alcohol poisoning and describe what steps to take.
They can either be unconscious, clammy, blacking out, slurred speech, increasing pulse, and aggression.
First call 911 or Poison Control. Turn them on our side and pay attention to them.
What is the difference between Generalized Anxiety and a Phobia?
People who experience phobias have anxiety about something specific. Those who have Generalized Anxiety have exaggerated worries about everyday life...free-floating anxiety.
What percentage of people who have an eating disorder actually seek treatment?
1/10
Is sleeping in on the weekend good for you?
You have one biological clock, not one for the week and one for the weekends. You should wake up at the same time Monday through Monday.
One sign of being sleep deprived is waking up significantly later on weekends than during the week.
Name five aspects of identity that we discussed on the first day of class.
Race; ethnicity; socioeconomic status; religion; gender; sexuality; age; ability; values