Triggers
Stressful life events, like a job loss or death in the family can be called.
What is trigger.
Spending most of your time alone not talking to other people.
What is isolating.
Feelings of sadness, hopelessness and loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed.
What is depression.
Triggers are the same for everyone.
What is False?
In through your nose, out through your mouth.
What is deep breathing?
Type of trigger that involves your senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, touching or tasting) and come from the environment
What is external trigger.
Not taking showers, brushing teeth, changing clothes, eating regular meals.
What is poor self-care.
Elevated mood, high engry levels, racing thoughts and decreased need for sleep.
What is mania.
Using your coping skills can help you manage your emotions and help prevent a relapse.
What is True? Using coping skills when triggered can help you manage uncomfortable emotions and help prevent relapse.
Using words to describe your thoughts and feelings to someone you trust.
What is talk it out?
Type of trigger that involves your thoughts, memories, or feelings.
What internal trigger.
Becoming agitated by little things and becoming impatient.
What is irritability.
Fear others want to harm you or are out to get you.
What is paranoia.
Ignoring your feelings makes them go away.
What is false? Ignoring feelings only makes them grow more intense. Like a pressure valve, they will slowly seep out or explode in unintended and potentially harmful ways.
Writing down thoughts and feelings about what you experience.
What is journaling?
Often the best way to deal with a trigger if possible.
What is avoid it.
Thinking others may be talking about you or don't like you.
What is suspicious.
A fixed false belief can be bizarre or non-bizarre.
What is delusion.
I should stop taking medication if I don't think they are working or feel like I don't need them.
What is False. It is important to take your medication as prescribed by your psychiatrist. If you have thoughts your medication it not working talk to your psychiatrist or treatment team.
Sitting quietly with eyes unfocused or closed, maintaining attention on the present moment and letting thoughts pass freely.
What is meditation?
Three potential triggers I could experience.
Answers may vary. May include- Anniversary date, changes in medication, financial difficulties, being in unsafe neighborhood, physical illness, family friction, feeling disrespected, loud noises...
Definition of early warning signs.
What are subtle changes from your baseline that could progress to a relapse if not addressed.
Flat affect, social withdraw, reduced interest in activities (anhedonia), responding to others with short answers (alogia), reduced interest in activities (Avolition).
What are negative symptoms of schizophernia.
Hearing voices others cannot hear is a trigger for mental illness relapse.
What is false. Hallucinations can be a symptom of schizophrenia.
Leaving conflict to gather thoughts, change your feelings, and control your behaviors.
What is walking away from the trigger?