Depression and Trauma STATS
What are some symptoms of depression?
What is chronic sadness, irritability, loss of interest in activities, withdrawing from others, changes in appetite, changes in sleep, difficulty thinking clearly, difficulty concentrating, decreased hygiene, hopelessness.
What is trauma?
What is the body's response to a deeply disturbing or distressing event or series of events. Trauma is when something frightening, dangerous, or violent overwhelms our ability to cope with increased emotions. We can experience or witness trauma. It can also be a single event or continuous.
True or False: Stress and anxiety are the same thing.
False
BONUS (100) What is the difference between stress and anxiety?
Name one coping skill or self-care activity that starts with each of the first 5 letters of the alphabet (A, B, C, D, E)
A- art, aa, animals
B- breathing, baking, taking a bath
C- call someone, cry, crafts, cook, clean.
D- draw, drive somewhere, look at dogs.
E- exercise, essential oils, eat something.
What is one dimension of wellbeing?
Intellectual, financial, physical, social, spiritual, emotional, and environmental
What is the average percent of adults who report experiencing depression in their lifetime?
What is 7%
What are some effects of trauma?
What is...
True or False: Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is a type of therapy based on the idea that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. It involves challenging automatic negative thoughts and utilizing healthy behaviors (coping skills) to improve overall well-being.
Define resilience
The ability to cope with and adapt well to life stressors and restore positive functioning.
It means ‘bouncing back’ from adversity or difficult experiences.
What is the difference between being sad and depressed?
What is...
Sadness is a normal emotion that we feel after something has happened. When a person feels sad, it only last for a few days.
Depression is a mood, where a person loses interest or enjoyment of other things. A person might feel sad, but that sadness doesn't go away after a few days.
How is trauma treated?
What is...
Therapy
Sometimes medications to help treat symptoms
Regaining a sense of safety
Have support systems
Coping skills for distressing symptoms
Talking about your feelings and experience
What are some risk factors for anxiety?
What is...
*Risk factors are things that may make a person more likely to have/feel/experience anxiety including
Family history
Stress
Trauma
Physical health conditions
Personality traits like shyness or low self-esteem
This type of coping involves identifying, challenging, and altering negative thought patterns that can maintain anxiety.
What is Cognitive Restructuring
Define rumination
The compulsively focused attention on the symptoms of one’s distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, rather than its solutions.
In Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a person must experience a traumatic event, which is typically exposure to actual or threatened experiences, serious injury, or violence. What is the difference between interpersonal trauma, non-interpersonal trauma, and chronic trauma?
Interpersonal trauma is trauma caused by another person.
Non-interpersonal trauma is not caused by another person (i.e. a natural disaster or car accident).
Chronic trauma occurs repetitively over a long period of time.
Name 3 things that help protect a person from the effects of trauma.
What is...
Having a goal or a purpose
Believing like they can do something
Having tools to regulate emotions
Problem-solving skills
Being involved in positive activities
Positive relationships with family and peers
Positive school environment
Stable home life
Positive community environment
When is anxiety a good thing?
What is anxiety is the body's warning system that there's danger nearby.
BONUS (100) When does anxiety become an issue? (Looking for specific terms in definition)
What are the three types of grounding?
Mental, Physical, Soothing.
List three characteristics of someone with a high level of emotional wellbeing.
Awareness and understanding of their own emotions
Regulate their emotions
Express a range of emotions in an appropriate way
Accept mistakes and setbacks
Adapt to the changing environment
Take on challenges/risks etc.
Why is it important to love yourself?
loving yourself = better self-esteem, better relationships with others, less anxiety and stress, better coping skills
What is Post-Traumatic Growth?
Post-traumatic growth (PTG) or benefit finding is positive psychological changes experienced as a result of adversity and other challenges in order to rise to a higher level of functioning.
Name 4 symptoms of anxiety.
What is...
Worry
Panic attacks
Difficulty concentrating
Trouble sleeping
Fatigue
Muscle tension
Restlessness
Sweating, shaking, and/or increased heartbeat
What is one benefit that a person can experience from using healthy coping skills?
Feeling more relaxed, having a clear mind to help solve your problems, creating healthy relationships with others, being able to think about your response to a situation.
What is an internal and external factor on mental health (provide an example of both)
Internal originates within a person (e.g genes, substance use, thoughts and attitudes etc.)
External factors originate outside of a person (e.g school, work, violence and relationships etc.)