Mental Health Vocabulary
This term describes your overall emotional well-being, including how you handle stress, interact with others, and make choices.
What is mental health?
UCF’s Recreation and Wellness Center offers many options for this mood-boosting activity, from group fitness classes to kayaking on Lake Claire.
What is exercise?
This pop star opened up about her bipolar diagnosis and founded the Rare Impact Fund to expand access to mental health services.
Who is Selena Gomez?
This national service, reachable by calling or texting 988, connects people in emotional distress with trained counselors 24/7.
What is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline?
Skipping classes, falling behind on assignments, and constant fatigue may signal this common mental health condition among college students.
What is depression?
This term describes unfair judgment or negative stereotypes about people with mental health conditions.
What is stigma?
Managing this aspect of life well—balancing classes, social time, and self-care—is key to good mental wellness in college.
What is time management?
This actor from “A Star Is Born” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” has shared his journey with anxiety and how therapy has helped him manage it.
Who is Bradley Cooper?
This UCF office offers free counseling services to students struggling with stress, anxiety, or other mental health issues.
What is the UCF Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)?
This mental health issue can cause excessive worry about grades, social situations, or the future—even when there’s no immediate danger.
What is anxiety?
This word means how well you recover from setbacks—like a bad grade or stressful finals week—and keep moving forward.
What is resilience?
This calming practice involves focusing on your breathing and staying in the present moment.
What is meditation or mindfulness?
This Grammy-winning singer of “Happier Than Ever” has talked openly about living with depression and body image struggles since her early teens.
Who is Billie Eilish?
If you’re concerned about a friend’s mental health at UCF, you can contact this program that helps connect students to resources and crisis support.
What is the UCF CARE Team?
If your friend suddenly gives away personal belongings and talks about feeling like a burden, it’s important to consider this serious risk.
What is suicide?
This word refers to healthy ways people deal with stress, like journaling, exercising, or talking to a friend.
What are coping strategies?
Drawing, playing music, or doing crafts are examples of this type of coping, which uses art to process emotions.
What is creative expression?
Known for his roles in “Jumanji” and “Aladdin,” this late comedian struggled with depression and brought attention to mental health through his tragic passing.
Who is Robin Williams?
At UCF, these student-led groups provide a safe space for sharing experiences and offering mutual support for mental health.
What are peer support groups?
Feeling totally worn out, overwhelmed, and unable to focus because of school stress could be a sign of this.
What is burnout?
This term describes repeated, unwanted thoughts and actions, often linked to a well-known mental health disorder.
What are obsessions and compulsions?
Talking with a licensed mental health professional in a confidential setting is known as this common coping and support method.
What is therapy or counseling?
This Olympic gymnast prioritized her mental health during the 2021 Tokyo Games, sparking global conversation about athlete wellness.
Who is Simone Biles?
By texting HOME to 741741, UCF students can connect anytime with trained counselors on this free, nationwide text-based crisis service.
What is the Crisis Text Line?
When someone experiences both depressive and manic episodes, they may be showing signs of this mood disorder.
What is bipolar disorder?