Mental Health Disorders
What disorder is characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, tiredness, and poor concentration
Depression
A sponge
Channeling feelings into physical actives
Exercise
How many months have 28 days?
12 they all have at least 28 days
These are used to treat the symptoms of many mental health problems/mental disorders.
Psychiatric Medications
what disorder is characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure.”
Anxiety
Where will you find roads without vehicles, forests without trees, and cities without houses?
a map
a specific type of writing meant to help process one’s emotions, achieve goals, and process thoughts.
Journaling
What gets wet while it's drying?
a towel
True or False: Medication and therapy can be helpful in dealing with mental health challenges.
True
What disorder is a chronic or progressive nature in which there is deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from normal ageing.
Dementia
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
a stamp
Force the thoughts from your active thought processes by engaging in other mentally stimulating activities.
Distraction
What can you catch but not throw?
a cold
True or False? Non-mental health prescription medications, over-the-counter medicine, recreational substances and alcohol can interact with mental health medications.
True, All of these types of medications or other substances can interact with your mental health medications, sometimes in a harmful or even life-threatening manner. This is why it’s very important to tell your prescriber about any use of other medications or substances to make sure you don’t inadvertently get into difficulties or put your health (or your life) at risk.
What disorder typically consists of both manic and depressive episodes separated by periods of normal mood.
Bipolar disorder
What is yours but other people use it more than you?
Name
By taking the time to still the mind and empty oneself of thought, you give yourself an opportunity to put a pause on everything going on in your life and mind.
Meditation
Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of rocks?
neither they both weigh a pound
True or False? If you think you no longer need to take your medications or feel they aren’t working properly, just stop taking them.
False, Several medications for mental health conditions can have unpleasant and dramatic side effects if stopped too suddenly. The dosage of many medications will need to be slowly decreased while under the supervision of your prescriber before you can stop taking them. Never go “cold turkey” and just stop taking your medications.
What disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self and behavior.
Schizophrenia
What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?
a clock
If you can’t change it, there’s no real point in stressing out over it. It is what it is.
To practice this, one must be adept at identifying what is within their control and what is not.
Acceptance
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
a cion
How long should you give your medications to work before stopping or changing (with the help of your doctor!)
2-6 weeks. Some medications can take several weeks to reach their full effects. Also when changing medications, previous ones that have been stopped can remain in your body for some time and affect the efficacy of the new ones.