Coping Skills
This coping skill involves calming the body and mind during stress or emotional overwhelm.
What is relaxation?
What is the purpose of a wellness plan?
To help maintain stability, wellness, and recovery while preventing setbacks.
Mental illnesses are medical conditions that affect a person's thoughts, feelings, and ________.
Behavior
According to EIMR, stress first affects which part of us before we even have time to think?
The body / nervous system
This coping strategy involves doing activities to stay mentally engaged and reduce focus on distress.
What is distraction?
Name one common symptom of depression.
Persistent sadness, low energy, hopelessness, loss of interest, sleep changes, appetite changes, difficulty concentrating (any one)
What is one way substance use can affect mental health?
It can worsen symptoms like anxiety, depression, or mood instability.
True or False: Strong stress reactions are usually a sign of weak willpower.
False
This refers to increasing healthy activity and routine to improve mood and functioning.
What is behavioral activation?
This refers to hearing, seeing, or sensing things that are not there.
What are hallucinations?
This condition can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.
PTSD
What happens to mental health symptoms when stress becomes chronic or ongoing?
Symptoms often increase or become harder to manage
This coping skill involves becoming aware of your thoughts without reacting to them.
What is mindfulness?
This happens when someone creates distance from others and avoids connection.
What is isolation?
These are strongly held false beliefs that are not based in reality.
What are delusions?
This happens when stress builds up for too long without relief.
What is burnout?
Why is flexibility in coping a protective factor?
More options = more control and less overwhelm.
This refers to negative beliefs about mental illness that can affect how people see themselves.
What is stigma?
What symptom of bipolar disorder may include increased energy, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, and impulsive decisions?
Mania
According to Module 4, Topic 1, why does understanding biology help with recovery?
It reduces shame and helps people understand their reactions are not personal failures