Neurochemical Mind
What neurotransmitter enables us to see rewards and take action to move toward them?
Hint: Too little can result in addiction, and too much can be related to mood swings or schizophrenia.
What is... Dopamine
What term is used to describe when we overlook or ignore unpleasant external realities?
What is... Denial
This term describes centering and grounding oneself in the present moment.
Hint: Examples include meditation or deep breathing.
What is... Mindfulness
Personality weakness or character flaws cause mental health problems. People with mental health problems can snap out of it if they try hard enough.
Myth. Mental health problems have nothing to do with being lazy or weak and many people need help to get better. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including biological factors, life experiences, and a family history of mental health problems.
This famous pop singer has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Hint: Oops, I did it again...
What is... Britney Spears
What neurotransmitter helps regulate mood and social behavior, appetite and digestion, sleep, memory, and sexual desire and function?
Hint: Too much can cause anxiety, depression, or OCD.
What is... Serotonin
This term refers to when we return to an earlier stage of development in our mind.
What is... Regression
What term describes taking your mind off a problem for a while?
Hint: Can include puzzles, books, music, games, etc.
What is... Distraction
People with mental health problems are violent and unpredictable.
Myth. Most people with mental health problems are no more likely to be violent than anyone else. Only 3%–5% of violent acts can be attributed to those living with a serious mental illness. In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are over 10 times more likely to be victims of violence than the general population.
Singer and mental health advocate Demi Lovato has become the face of this disorder.
What is... Bipolar
This hormone mobilizes the brain and body for action.
Hint: Too little can cause depression, and too much of it can cause anxiety and stress.
What is... Norepinephrine
This term refers to when we become emotionally withdrawn from a healthy sense of self and the world.
Hint: Usually the result of trauma.
What is... Dissociation
This DBT skill involves doing something the opposite of your impulse congruent with a more positive emotion.
Hint: Includes affirmations and something funny.
What is... Opposite Action
People with mental health problems are just as productive as other employees. Their employers often report good work and attendance, punctuality, motivation, and job tenure on par with or greater than other employees.
Fact
Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio has been diagnosed with this mental health disorder.
What is... OCD
What excitatory neurotransmitter plays a role in schizophrenia?
Hint: Its name is also found in a food additive commonly used in Chinese food.
What is... Glutamate
What term describes when we channel a negative or destructive impulse into a socially constructive action?
What is... Sublimation
What term describes comforting yourself through the use of your five senses?
What is... Self-Soothing (Grounding is also acceptable)
Neither friends nor loved ones can do anything for a person with a mental health problem.
Myth. Friends and loved ones can make a big difference. Only 44% of adults with diagnosable mental health problems and less than 20% of children and adolescents receive needed treatment. Friends and family can be important influences to help someone get the treatment and services they need
This celebrity has been diagnosed with PTSD and been open about her diagnosis.
Hint: You can't read her by her poker face.
Lada Gaga
This hormone triggers the body’s stress response, often referred to as the fight or flight response.
Hint: Too much of it can lead to anxiety disorders.
What is... Adrenaline
What term is used to describe when we release our frustration on a substitute the way we would want to release it out on the true source of that frustration?
What is... Displacement
This term describes having the knowhow to identify and express your feelings.
Hint: Journaling, drawing, or having a list of emotions.
What is... Emotional awareness
Prevention doesn't work. It is impossible to prevent mental illnesses.
Myth. Prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders focuses on addressing known risk factors such as exposure to trauma that can affect the chances that children, youth, and young adults will develop mental health problems.
This 37th U.S. president was known to have abused alcohol and prescription drugs while in office.
What is... Richard Nixon