Well-Being
This is a normal emotional reaction to stress, but if it becomes overwhelming or constant, it may be a sign of a mental health disorder.
What is anxiety?
What to do when you have an issue and you need support
What is talk to the counselor or trusted adult?
his simple relaxation technique involves taking slow, deep breaths to help calm your nervous system during moments of high stress.
What is deep breathing? (Accept: box breathing / diaphragmatic breathing)
This is the term for the influence that people your own age can have on your actions, choices, and behaviors.
What is peer pressure?
A person you can go to on site if you are concerned or worried for a friend's mental health or well-being
What is the counselor(s)
This common mental health condition involves persistent feelings of sadness, changes in sleep, and a loss of interest in activities.
What is depression?
What is social media?
This healthy coping strategy involves writing down your thoughts, feelings, and daily experiences to process emotions.
What is journaling?
This term describes the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, which is vital for strong friendships.
What is empathy?
The methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations
What is coping tools (calming tools, coping skills, calming skills)
This psychological concept refers to your overall opinion of yourself, including your self-worth and confidence.
What is self-esteem?
The term for what is important to you and what you use to guide your decision making
What is values or morals?
These are personal boundaries you set with others to protect your own time, energy, and emotional well-being.
What are boundaries?
This modern type of harassment takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets.
What is cyberbullying?
What are 2 ways a high school student can support their mental health?
What is getting good sleep, having healthy coping skills, positive and supportive relationships, finding a trusted adult, music, sports/extracurricular activities, exercising, advocating, asking for help, etc.
This type of professional at your high school is specifically trained to help you manage your mental health, schedules, and personal challenges.
Who is a school counselor?
Something that tends to increase when you enter high school and means being held accountable
What is responsibility?
It is important to get to know this person at school because they can help you with any issues
What is the counselor?
This psychological term describes a relationship where both people rely heavily on each other for validation, often in an unhealthy way.
What is a codependent relationship?
What are 2 warning signs that a high school student might be experiencing mental health struggles?
What is: trouble sleeping, feeling down or depressed, risk taking behaviors, not eating, mood swings, drug use, alcohol use, drastic changes in behaviors, difficulty concentrating, intense worries or fears, etc.
This is the act of delaying or postponing tasks, often leading to increased stress and rushed work.
What is procrastination?
Something that can influence you to make a decision that you normally wouldn't or that goes against what you believe
What is peer pressure?
This term describes negative, automatic thoughts that make you feel bad, which you can combat by practicing positive self-talk.
What is cognitive distortion? (Accept: negative self-talk)
What counselor can you see if you want to join a group to make friends and new connections?
What is a SAP Counselor?
The number to call for a mental health crisis and to reach the suicide and crisis hotline. This is available 24/7.
What is 988?