Name That Diagnosis
Changes in your sleep habits, appetite, concentration, energy level, new aches and pains, and increased anger are some of the less obvious symptoms of this disorder.
Depression
T or F: Having Mental Health problems increases your likelihood to become violent towards others.
False:
The vast majority of people with mental health problems are no more likely to be violent than anyone else. Most people with mental illness are not violent and only 3%–5% of violent acts can be attributed to individuals living with a serious mental illness. In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are over 10 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than the general population.
Explain deep breathing for us. How can we know we are doing it right? Demonstrate a "belly breath".
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This classic coping skill requires nothing but your lungs
Deep breathing
What fruit is technically not vegan?
Figs! Female fig wasps crawl into the fig to pollenate it and get trapped, don't worry enzymes in the fig completely break down the bug and it's venom.
This is the highest reported mental health issue in the US with 42.5 million Americans reporting they suffer from this illness.
Anxiety Disorders.
This includes GAD, Panic disorder, specific phobias, etc.
T or F: depression is the 3rd leading cause of disability for ages 15-44 (after serious injury and cancer)
False: It is the 1st leading cause of disability for ages 15-44
Every relationship has its own norms, rules, and limits. These are the boundaries that tell us what’s okay, and what’s not okay, in the relationship. They are rules and limits we set to keep ourselves safe and respected in our relationships.
Boundaries should be strengthened when we feel unsafe, hurt, embarrassed, drained, or uncomfortable in a relationship or in situations.
This skill can be used at any time in the day but most people prefer to utilize it at night to help them gather their thoughts/emotions on paper.
Journaling
In which country it is illegal to have only one guinea pig?
Switzerland
About 100,000 adolescents and young adults in the US experience a first episode of This condition each year. It can be a symptom of a mental illness or a physical condition, and can include disordered thoughts and speech
Psychosis
T or F:
Each year, serious mental illnesses cost the U.S. almost $200 billion in lost earnings.
True!
What are Cognitive Distortions? Why is it important to challenge cognitive distortions? What can happen if they go unchecked?
Patterns of negative irrational thoughts are called cognitive distortions. These thoughts lack evidence, and tend to have a negative slant (e.g. seeing only the bad side of something, or the worst possible outcomes). Everyone has some cognitive distortions, but they start to become a problem when they are too frequent or too intense. In these cases, they can contribute to problems such as depression and anxiety.
This coping skill helps shift your focus from what's going on in your mind over to your body. It will help you boost your endorphins, helps regulate your sleep, have better physical health, and usually will make you feel accomplished after you've finished
Exercise!
Before being called a "mouse" what animal was the compute hardware named after?
Turtle!
it was first called "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System," then it got the snappier moniker turtle, then rodent, and finally mouse.
This is a chronic, long-lasting anxiety disorder where a person experiences unreasonable, uncontrollable, recurring thoughts followed by a behavioral response.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
T or F:
One in 6 young people experienced a major depressive episode
True
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Explain the basic idea behind how we think, act, and feel.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of talking therapy which can be used to treat people with a wide range of mental health problems.
CBT is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act (behavior) all interact together. Specifically, our thoughts determine our feelings and our behavior.
This coping skill helps us reframe our thoughts in a positive way. Experts suggest practicing this at minimum 3 times per week to experience a boost in our mood. In essence this coping skill helps us appreciate the things/people/experiences around us.
Gratitude!
how many trees are currently on Earth?
3 Trillion
Among the U.S. population, 7-8 percent will have This disorder at some point in their lives. Approximately 10 percent of women and 4 percent of men develop it at some point in their lives. In the past it was seen as a disorder than mostly affected men, however, as our understanding of the disorder increased the gender prevalence flipped.
PTSD
T or F: About 1 of 4 adults in the USA have a diagnosable mental illness.
According to John Hopkins Medicine, an estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older — about 1 in 4 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness each year.
How do anti-depressants (SSRI) work to fight off depression?
SSRI's are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
SSRIs treat depression by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is one of the chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) that carry signals between brain nerve cells (neurons).
SSRIs block the reabsorption (reuptake) of serotonin into neurons. This makes more serotonin available to improve transmission of messages between neurons. SSRIs are called selective because they mainly affect serotonin, not other neurotransmitters.
Meditation
What animal name literally means pig-fish?
Though a porpoise is technically a type of whale, its name actually means pig-fish. According to Merriam-Webster, the Latin porcus (which means pig) was combined with piscis (meaning fish), which then became "porcopiscis" in Medieval Latin, then "porpeis" in Anglo-French, and "porpoys" in Middle English, before becoming "porpoise" today.