General Wellness
This is the number of dimensions of health / wellness..
What is seven?
Physical Health is defined as...
What is taking care of your body so it’s working at an optimal level?
The World Health Organization's definition of mental health states that mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to their community.
On average, what percentage of people do not seek mental health services due to stigma?
What is 50%?
__________ is needed in every human interaction.
BONUS: Name some ground rules for _______...
What is consent?
BONUS: Consent needs to be continuously given, freely given, enthusiastic, given when you are fully informed, conscious and aware. Consent can be taken away.
Social well-being is defined as..
What is having healthy relationships, knowing you belong, and feeling connected
These are principles or standards of behavior which help individuals to determine what is importance in life and how you may choose to live and work.
What are values?
If a teenager comes from a family that has a history of addiction, that teen is more prone to also struggling with addiction.
Genetics accounts for ____% of addiction.
What is 50-75%
We heard about a study in Iceland, where 40% of teenagers were found to be using substances, including drinking alcohol, smoking weed and smoking cigarettes. Describe the action that the community took to reduce this percentage?
What is building community centers where students were able to connect and engage in activities like dancing, skateboarding, rock climbing, music, art and sports.
Name one way to prevent contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and one way to prevent the spread of STI's.
What is getting tested regularly, having open dialogue with your partner, avoiding risky sexual behavior, using contraception in all sexual interactions or abstinence?
Fairness and Equality in a relationship is described as...
What is when both parties hold equal power in the relationship to share opinions, make suggestions and decisions.
Give an example of how the dimensions of health are interconnected.
Answers vary.
i.e. I did not get a good night's sleep and was then crabby toward a friend.
True or False: When your brain senses a stressor or threat, the brain may signal the body to engage the fight, flight or forget response.
False.
It is the Fight, Flight or Freeze response.
Name at least 3 common mental health diagnoses amongst teens?
Bonus: What percentage of teens have a diagnosed mental health condition?
What are anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavior disorders.
Bonus: What is 25% or 1 in 4.
Name at least 3 challenges or obstacles to asking for consent.
What is: feeling awkward asking, fearing being rejected, not feeling confident, assuming you already know what the person wants/ feels, assuming that past experiences grant permission for current situation
Name at least four characteristics of a healthy relationship.
What are trust, support, open and honest communication, independence, fairness and equality, mutual respect, etc...
As a team, choose one dimension of health.
Give three examples of how you can support or maintain this dimension of your well-being.
Answers vary.
Name at least 4 physical responses we may experience in response to stress.
What are: increasing body temperature, tapping/ shaking arms, hands or feet, rapid heart rate, racing thoughts, sweaty palms, clenching teeth or fists, headaches.
This is the neurotransmitter in your brain that is associated with reward. It impacts levels of risk taking, dating, drug or alcohol use, gaming, eating and pretty much anything that makes us feel good.
What is dopamine?
Name four reasons as to how dating can contribute value to your life experience.
What are: providing companionship and connection, learning how to collaborate with others, learn give and take, learn how to resolve conflict and learn how to be dependable and depend on others.
________ is communicating and expressing your thoughts, feelings, and opinions in a way that makes your views and needs clearly understood by others, without putting down their thoughts, feelings, or opinions.
What is assertive communication?
Name each of the dimensions of health.
What are: physical health, mental health, social / relational well-being, environmental health, educational/ intellectual health, spiritual health, financial health.
We learned that, during our lives, our brains initially soak up all information around us like a sponge. Later in life, pruning occurs. Describe this process.
Bonus: Give an example of where this is seen in the movie Inside Out
Pruning involves removing the connections or pieces of information that are not used.
Bonus: The scene in which we see characters "vacuuming" old memories from Riley's brain is an example of pruning.
Name at least 3 categorizations of identity which may create an obstacle to receiving mental health supports.
What are: race, class, gender identity, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, socio-economic status, ability or disability, language proficiency, etc.
Name at least 3 forms of contraception.
50 Bonus points for each additional form named.
What are: abstinence, condoms (internal and external), birth control pill, the shot, IUD, tubal ligation (tubes tied), vasectomy, emergency contraception.
This percentage of teens have said that they deleted a social media post because it got too few "likes"..
What is 43%?