History of Mental Health
What month is recognized as mental health awareness month in the US?
What is May?
This is a sudden, overpowering fright response or feeling of terror for no known reason. Often mistaken for a heart attack.
What is a Panic Attack?
What is Zoloft?
Expressing good things from your day/life is a coping strategy known as:
What is Gratitude?
This 2015 Pixar masterpiece that brings life to emotions—inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley as she navigates a difficult move to a new city, raising awareness of emotional regulation and childhood depression.
What is Inside Out?
In which decade was Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) developed?
What is the 1960s?
Previously known as "multiple personality disorder", this mental health condition is characterized by the presence of at least 2 separate personalities that control your behavior at any time.
What is Dissociative identity disorder?
Gabapentin - an anti-epileptic drug often used off-label for anxiety, insomnia, or bipolar.
What is Neurontin?
These are simple, powerful statements that can help boost self-esteem, challenge negative thoughts, and promote overall well-being.
What are positive affirmations?
The main character in the 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind experiences what mental illness?
What is Schizophrenia?
Where was the first psychiatric hospital in America, established in 1773? (*hint: called Eastern State Hospital')
What is Williamsburg, Virgina?
What is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)?
Aripiprazole - an atypical antipsychotic.
What is Abilify?
This type of breathing is characterized by 4-4-4-4 pattern of inhale, hold, exhale, hold.
What is 'Box Breathing'?
Which Grammy award winner and advocate shared that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and said: “I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day.” - Cher, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, or Rhianna?
Who is Lady Gaga?
What year was Mental Health Awareness Month created in the United States?
What is 1949?
This mental health disorder includes symptoms of both schizophrenia and mood disorders. People with this disorder may experience depression, mania, or psychosis.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
What is Desyrel?
This is a coping skill that can be used during moments of distress to help distract from thoughts and bring yourself back to the present moment. It focuses on connecting with external world to manage traumatic experiences, anxiety, and emotional pain.
What is Grounding?
This drama film from 2018 starring Steve Carrell and Timothee Chalamet is based on the true story of a father and son's struggle with drug addiction.
What is Beautiful Boy?
The National Mental Health Act of 1946 was a law that established and funded the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The law aimed to improve the mental health of the people of the United States through research, training, and assistance. Who was the president to sign this law?
Who is President Harry S. Truman?
This is a mental health condition that affects the way people feel about themselves and others, making it hard to function in everyday life. Includes a pattern of unstable, intense relationships; as well as impulsiveness and an unhealthy way of seeing themselves.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Lamotrigine - an anti-epileptic medication used to treat epilepsy and stable mood in bipolar disorder.
What is Lamictal?
During exercise, your body releases hormones known as ____. This helps relieve pain, reduce stress, and improve mood.
What are endorphins?
In 2017, this musical artist released a song titled '1-800-273-8255' which was the current suicide hotline as a means to raise awareness.
What is Logic?