Mental Health-General
Biological factors, family history, and life experiences are some aspects that influence this part of our health.
What is mental health?
This skill is helpful when setting goals. It reminds you to make sure that your goals are clear and reachable.
(Bonus 100 points: name what each letter of the acronym stands for and give an example goal.)
What is SMART goals?
(Bonus: Specific, Measurable, Appealing, Realistic, Time-Bound.)
Name any 2 symptoms of an anxiety disorder.
What is excessive worrying, feeling overwhelmed, increased heart rate, muscle tension, sleep disturbance, ect.?
Name any two symptoms of a depressive disorder.
What is: Sadness, Hopelessness, Loss of Pleasure in Activates, Difficult Concentrating, Lack of Energy, etc.
This therapy uses a triangle diagram to explain the relationship between our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
(Bonus 100 Points: Name one skill that we teach from this therapy.)
What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy or CBT?
(Bonus: Exposures, Cognitive Defusion, Thought Challenging)
This skill separates the mind into 3 different categories to describe how we think, feel, and behave.
(Bonus: Name each category, and give an example for each category)
What is Wise Mind.
(Bonus: Reasonable Mind, Emotional Mind, Wise Mind.)
5,4,3,2,1 is an example of this type of skill to help manage anxiety.
What is a grounding skill?
This skill helps to improve motivation, especially for folks with depression. It can be broken up into 3 primary categories.
(Bonus 100 pts: Name each category and give one example of each)
What is Behavioral Activation?
(routine, enjoyable and valued)
This type of therapy is for people who experience emotions very intensely. The goal is to help individuals manage emotions, improve relationships, and reduce self-destructive behaviors through a balance of acceptance and change.
(Bonus 100 points: Name the 4 main topics covered in this approach)
What is DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)?
(Bonus: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance)
This crisis intervention skill is helpful to provide fast and effective relief during emotional distress by changing body chemistry.
(Bonus 100 points: Name what each letter stands for and gives an example of how to use this skill)
What is TIPP?
(Bonus: Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Paired Muscle Relaxation)
A sudden and intense period of fear or discomfort that can cause physical and mental symptoms
What is a panic attack?
Depression can be caused by these two general factors.
This category of disorders is the most commonly experienced among adults in the U.S. as of 2024 (NAMI).
(Bonus 100 points: Guess the percentage of adults who reported having this disorder within the last year.)
What are anxiety disorders?
(Bonus: 19.1%)
This skill is the ability to accept situations that are outside of your control without judgement.
(Bonus 100 points: Is this a DBT or CBT skill?)
What is Radical Acceptance?
(Bonus: DBT)
This disorder is characterized by fear of judgement, humiliation, or rejection from others.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Depression and ______ tend to go hand in hand for some people.
(Bonus 100 Points: Can you name the technical term for when two mental health disorders occur alongside each other.)
Anxiety
Bonus: comorbidity/co-occuring
Chemicals in the brain are called _________. They are essential for communication between nerve cells.
(Bonus 100 Points: Name 2 types of these chemicals)
(Bonus: Dopamine, Serotonin, Norepinephrine, etc.)
This acronym helps remind you of different skills that help distract and get you through difficult emotional situations one moment at a time.
What is ACCEPTS skill?
This kind of treatment is very affective with individuals who struggle with anxiety disorders, like OCD. It's especially effective in combination with other cognitive restructuring skills.
What is Exposure Therapy?
The International OCD Foundation found that 7 out of 10 people with obsessive-compulsive challenges experience a 60-80% decrease in symptoms when participating in a combination of exposure therapy and cognitive restructuring.
This mood disorder can be experienced by pregnant or postpartum individuals.
What is postpartum depression?