Stress
Stress caused by a positive event.
What is eustress?
Getting everything out of your head and onto paper.
What is journaling or brain dump (very helpful strategy)
Patterns or change in behavior/thinking that causes a person emotional pain, distress, and prevents normal functioning.
What is mental illness?
Signs and symptoms of this mental illness include: delusions, auditory or visual hallucinations, and an inability to function normally.
What is schizophrenia?
A person with this diagnosis has an extreme, irrational fear of an object or situation.
What is a phobia?
Stress that negatively affects you.
What is distress?
Relaxation technique or meditation led by a teacher, video, or recording.
What is guided relaxation or mindfulness
There is a ______ __________ in the brain of someone with mental illness.
What is chemical imbalance?
A combination of problems such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity, or impulsive behavior.
What is ADHD
A psychological or physical dependence on a substance, habit, or behavior.
What is addiction?
Events that occur before birth that can increase a baby's risk of mental illness later in life (give examples)
What is poor nutrition, trauma, smoking, drinking.
Taking time out of your day to reflect on all the positive and negative things that occurred
Self reflection (Helps us be self aware and emotionally intelligent)
Inherited traits, negative life experiences, environmental exposures, and brain chemistry are all...
What is general cause of mental illness?
A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality traits.
What is multiple personality disorder?
Intense, excessive, and persistent worry or fear about everyday situations.
What is anxiety?
If we have a lot of stress and don't manage it, it can lead to ...
What is mental illness?
A relaxation practice that enables more air to flow into your body using long, slow inhales and exhales.
Untreated depression can lead to...
What is suicide?
A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness, and inability to feel pleasure.
What is depression?
the recurrent use of substances or behaviors that lead to health issues and an inability to meet responsibilities.
What is Substance use and addictive disorders
Stress can affect these three areas of health
What is physical, mental, and social dimensions?
Noting good and bad habits that help or hurt our ability to handle stress.
What is analyzing habits? ( must identify to process and fix)
A person with this diagnosis feels an uncontrollable need to perform repetitive acts.
Males with ADHD will likely show....
Females with ADHD will likely show...
Males: frequent movement and physical aggression
Females: inattentiveness and low self-esteem.
A mental health condition triggered by witnessing or experiencing a terrifying event.
What is post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?