Mental Illness
What are the most common mental disorders?
ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Substance Abuse, Phobia and Eating Disorders
What is the most common social pressure?
Peer social pressure
What is sugar?
A sweetener put in food/drinks (can be unhealthy if too much is consumed)
What is spiritual health?
The way you find meaning, hope comfort and inner peace in your life.
What other type of health can living in a crowded space affect?
Physical Health
What type of eating disorders are there? Name them all.
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, disordered eating and binge eating
What are the types of peer pressure?
Reasoning, Rejections, Put Downs and Unspoken Peer Pressure
What are the two main components of physical health?
Fitness & Nutrients
What's a way to express spiritual health religiously?
Church going is a common way to express spiritual health religiously
How to relax when you're angry? Name 4 ways
- Step away from the situation
- Take a deep breath
- Reframe your thinking
- 10 minute rule
What makes a phobia different compare to a fear?
A phobia is irrational; as it can interfere with the ability to function/make decisions and quality of life.
Can you only be influenced negativity by peer pressure?
False, there's also peer pressure that has positive influence.
Name 3 main things that happen if you consumed too much sugar
Lower brain function, lower energy levels, and tooth decay
Name one way of how having a religion/faith be beneficial?
Gives . . .
- control to someone other than yourself
- relief to the mind
- comfort knowing that someone's there for you
What should be a way of expressing your emotional health and what shouldn't?
Emotional health is expressing your emotions in a constructive way, not destructive.
How do you get mental disorders?
The exact cause of most mental illnesses is not known.
Through research, it is becoming clear that many of these conditions are caused by a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors.
List at least 4 risk factors for suicide.
Family history of suicide
History of mental disorders, particularly depression
Feelings of hopelessness
Impulsive or aggressive tendencies
Isolation (feeling of being cut off from others)
Unwillingness to seek help because of the stigma attached to mental disorders
Problems in school (grades, bullying, etc.)
A significant number of young people who commit suicide have attempted suicide before
What is the daily recommend amount of sugar intake?
25 grams
What is mindfulness?
A mental state achieve by focusing one's awareness on present moments (calmly acknowledging/accepting feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations as therapeutic)
Emotional health is one's _____ in _____ up when _____ _____ _____ down.
Emotional health is one's resilience in getting up when life knocks you down.
What are two categories of medication for ADD/ADHD?
Stimulants and Anti-Depressants
List at least 4 different warning signs of someone who is contemplating suicide.
Verbal threats, Changes in behavior, Substance abuse, Unusual purchases, Giving away prized possessions, Themes of Death
How does food affect your exercise? How does one influence the other positively/negatively?
When you eat well, you perform well. When you eat bad, you preform bad.
What does the acronym, RAIN, mean and what type of state does it help achieve?
R ecognize what's going on
A llow the experience to be there (just as it is)
I nvestigate with kindness
N atural awareness
RAIN helps achieve a state of mindfulness
Name at least 4-6 things you can do to have a healthy environment
Recycle, use drink bottles, switch off lights, take shorter showers, pick up trash, plant trees and no plastic bag usage